Y Tu Mamá También
Y Tu Mamá También is a 2001 Mexican road film blending drama, comedy, and sex, directed by Alfonso Cuarón and co-written by him and his brother Carlos. It stars Mexican actors Diego Luna and Gael García Bernal and Spanish actress Maribel Verdú.
Plot
The film opens with two teenaged best friends—working-class Julio (Gael García Bernal) and upper-class Tenoch (Diego Luna)—each having sex with their respective girlfriends before the girls depart on a trip to Italy. Without their girlfriends around, the boys take the opportunity to live as bachelors.
More details
author | Alfonso Cuarón Carlos Cuarón |
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contentLocation | Mexico |
director | Alfonso Cuarón |
editor | Alex Rodríguez |
genre | comedy drama |
keywords | answering machine best friend chance encounter cry drive even fight first love isolated meet mexico city morning motel room phone call return home secluded beach wait wake up wed |
musicBy | Natalie Imbruglia |
nomination | Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay European Film Award for Best Non-European Film |
producer | Jorge Vergara |
publisher | 20th Century Fox IFC Films |
recordedAt | Mexico |
theme | coming-of-age independent lgbt-related road movie |