Maps of Movies
All About My Mother (1999)
Where All About My Mother says it takes place, and where it was really shot.
From a Madrid street to Barcelona's night taxis, a mother's search for her son's father: the places where it was filmed, and one hospital with no filming record
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Scenes and places
Manuela's work at the Madrid hospital (1999)
Manuela is an Argentine nurse who coordinates donor organ transplants and raises her teenage son Esteban, who dreams of becoming a writer, on her own.
Set in Ramón y Cajal Hospital, Madrid — The Madrid hospital where Manuela supervises donor organ transplants. Google Maps · Apple Maps
The night Esteban chases an autograph (1999)
On his 17th birthday, Esteban chases after his favorite actress, Huma Rojo, for her autograph after she plays Blanche DuBois in A Streetcar Named Desire. A car hits him, and Manuela's life changes in an instant. Almodóvar recreated this accident from John Cassavetes' Opening Night.
Set in A Madrid theatre after A Streetcar Named Desire — Outside a theatre in Madrid, after a performance of A Streetcar Named Desire. Google Maps · Apple Maps
Filmed at Círculo de Bellas Artes, Madrid (Alcalá Street, Madrid, Spain) — A Guardian travel piece places the Madrid tragedy as shot around this building. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The night taxi passes the Columbus monument (1999)
Manuela arrives in Barcelona at night and her taxi circles the city, passing the Columbus monument at the foot of the Ramblas. She has come to find Esteban's father, whom she never told her son about.
Set in Monument a Colom, Barcelona — A monument to Christopher Columbus at the entrance of the Ramblas near the port, passed in a night taxi ride on Manuela's arrival. Google Maps · Apple Maps
The monument to Christopher Columbus at the foot of the Ramblas, by the port.
Filmed at Monument a Colom (Portal de la Pau, Barcelona, Spain) — The night taxi passes this monument. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The same taxi passes the Sagrada Família (1999)
The same taxi carries Manuela on past Gaudí's unfinished church. The ride shows the city to her as a stranger, in the dark, with no plan beyond finding one man.
Set in Sagrada Família, Barcelona — The world-famous neo-Gothic church by the Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí, passed by the same night taxi. Google Maps · Apple Maps
The neo-Gothic church by the Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí.
Filmed at Sagrada Família (Sagrada Família, Barcelona, Spain) — The night taxi passes the church. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Agrado's flat across from the Palau (1999)
Manuela looks for Esteban's father in the streets where prostitution takes place and finds her old friend Agrado, a warm and witty transgender sex worker. Agrado takes her home, so Manuela has someone to turn to in the city.
Set in Agrado's apartment, Barcelona — Manuela finds her old friend Agrado, who takes her to her flat. Google Maps · Apple Maps
The Palau de la Música Catalana, the concert hall opposite the flat.
Filmed at Opposite the Palau de la Música Catalana (Palau de la Música Catalana, Barcelona, Spain) — Agrado's flat is placed just across from the Palau, per two sources. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Walking with Agrado to the help centre (1999)
Manuela and Agrado keep looking for Esteban's father together, and head on foot to a social-aid centre. Rosa, a young nun who works in a shelter for battered sex workers, befriends the two women.
Set in Plaça de Lluís Millet, Barcelona — Manuela and Agrado walk past an old guild house on the way to a social-aid centre. Google Maps · Apple Maps
The Casa del Gremi dels Velers, a guild house on the Plaça de Lluís Millet.
Filmed at Casa del Gremi dels Velers, Plaça de Lluís Millet (Plaça de Lluís Millet, Barcelona, Spain) — The two women pass this building on the walk. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Manuela becomes the housekeeper at Rosa's parents' flat (1999)
Rosa befriends Manuela and Agrado and decides to introduce Manuela to her parents as a housekeeper. In her parents' flat Manuela cares for Rosa, who is pregnant, while Rosa's father no longer recognizes people.
Set in Rosa's parents' flat, Barcelona — Rosa introduces Manuela to her parents as a domestic helper. Google Maps · Apple Maps
Cases Ramos, a building on the Plaça de Lesseps.
Filmed at Cases Ramos, Plaça de Lesseps (Plaça de Lesseps, Barcelona, Spain) — The parents' flat is placed in this building, per two sources. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The theatre staging A Streetcar Named Desire (1999)
Manuela meets Huma Rojo, the star of the play. Huma's lover and co-star Nina has left in the middle of the night, so Manuela helps look for her and ends up working as Huma's assistant.
Set in Teatre Tívoli, Barcelona — The theatre where Huma and Nina perform A Streetcar Named Desire. Google Maps · Apple Maps
A theatre on Carrer de Casp.
Filmed at Teatre Tívoli, Carrer de Casp (Carrer de Casp, Barcelona, Spain) — The theatre scenes are placed here, per three sources. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Night search for Nina (1999)
Huma's lover Nina has fled into the night, and Huma and Manuela go to find her in a quarter frequented by lost or drugged young people. Manuela, who came for one man, is now looking for someone else's lover.
Set in Carrer de les Caputxes, Barcelona — Manuela and Huma go out at night to look for Huma's missing lover. Google Maps · Apple Maps
Filmed at Carrer de les Caputxes (Carrer de l'Allada-Vermell, Barcelona, Spain) — The night search for Nina is placed on this street. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Rosa feels ill by a small fountain (1999)
Walking through the city with Manuela, Rosa suddenly feels unwell by a small fountain. Manuela takes her to hospital. The coordinates here are for the street, not the exact fountain.
Set in Fountain on Carrer de l'Allada-Vermell, Barcelona — Manuela and Rosa walk through town and Rosa feels unwell at a small fountain. Google Maps · Apple Maps
Filmed at Carrer de l'Allada-Vermell (Carrer de l'Allada-Vermell, Barcelona, Spain) — The fountain scene is placed on this street; the coordinates are the street. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The taxi stops at a small park (1999)
On her way to hospital Rosa asks the taxi to stop at a park, where she spots her father's dog, Sapic, and then her own father. He does not recognize her and asks for her age and height, but the dog knows her.
Set in Plaça del Duc de Medinaceli, Barcelona — On the way to hospital Rosa's taxi stops at a park where her father is walking his dog. Google Maps · Apple Maps
Filmed at Plaça del Duc de Medinaceli (Plaça del Duc de Medinaceli, Barcelona, Spain) — The park scene is placed in this square. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The hospital where Rosa gives birth (1999)
Manuela takes the pregnant Rosa to hospital, and Rosa's baby is born healthy.
Set in Hospital del Mar, Barcelona — The hospital where Rosa is taken. Google Maps · Apple Maps
A hospital on Passeig Marítim 25-29.
Filmed at Hospital del Mar, Passeig Marítim (Passeig Marítim, Barcelona, Spain) — The hospital scenes are placed here, per two sources. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The funeral at Montjuïc cemetery (1999)
At a funeral, Manuela finally comes face to face with Lola, the other parent of her son Esteban. Lola talks about how she always wanted a son. Manuela tells her about Esteban.
Set in Cementiri de Montjuïc, Barcelona — Cemetery where Rosa is buried; Manuela meets Lola again. Google Maps · Apple Maps
The Montjuïc cemetery, on Carrer Mare de Deu del Port.
Filmed at Cementiri de Montjuïc (Montjuïc Cemetery, Barcelona, Spain) — The funeral is placed here, per two sources. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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A café meeting with the baby's father (1999)
Some time after the funeral, Manuela meets the baby's father, Lola, in a café and introduces the baby. The café's exact place is only guessed by the source.
Set in A café, Barcelona — Manuela shows the baby to his father in a café.
Filmed at Carrer de l'Ample area (suggested) (Carrer de l'Ample, Barcelona, Spain) — The source says the café 'would be' on this street; the coordinate is the street. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Characters
- Manuela — An Argentine nurse in Madrid whose son's accident sends her to Barcelona to find the boy's father.
- Huma Rojo — A stage actress who plays Blanche DuBois in A Streetcar Named Desire.
- Agrado — Manuela's old friend in Barcelona, a warm and witty transgender sex worker.
- Rosa — A young HIV-positive nun working in a shelter for battered sex workers.