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Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_1'); })All About My Mother is a 1999 film from Spain by Pedro Almodóvar, starring Cecilia Roth and Penélope Cruz. In North America it was released by Sony Pictures Classics, while in Spain it was distributed by Warner Bros. under Warner Sogefilms.Manuela (Roth) is a middle-aged nurse who works at a hospital in Madrid, and is in charge of the hospital's organ donation program. She is a single mother to an only child, Esteban, who has dreams of being a writer. On his 17th birthday, Esteban is struck by a car and killed while trying to get the autograph of Huma Rojo, a prominent actress. Manuela, stricken with grief, leaves for her old hometown of Barcelona. She is searching for Lola, Esteban's father, who is now a transvestite prostitute. Among the people she meets in Barcelona are her old friend Agrado, a transsexual prostitute; Rosa (Cruz), a nun who happens to be pregnant and HIV positive; her son's idol Huma Rojo, and Huma's lover and fellow actress Nina.Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_2'); })
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Dead Guy Junior: Rosa names her baby Esteban as a tribute to the baby's deceased half-brother, Manuela's son.
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Break the Cutie: Rosa learns that she is HIV positive while being pregnant.
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Buxom Beauty Standard: When Nina suggests that Agrado could get rid of her fake tits, Agrado responds that if she did she wouldn't get work. Apparently the men that patronize transgender hookers demand big racks.
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Completely Different Title: In-Universe. Esteban is irritated when All About Eve comes on Spanish television with the Spanish title "Eve Unveiled".
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Addled Addict: Nina's heroin habit is so bad that she has to shoot up during performances of the play.
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Death by Childbirth: Rosa dies of Placenta praevia, leaving Manuela to adopt little Esteban.
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Downer Beginning: Esteban is hit by a car and killed 12 minutes into the movie.
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