Y tu mamá también (2001)

Director:

Alfonso Cuarón

Writers:

Alfonso Cuarón (screenplay)
Carlos Cuarón (screenplay)

Release Date:

8 June 2001 (Mexico)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

La vida tiene sus maneras de enseñarnos. La vida tiene sus maneras de confundirnos. La vida tiene sus maneras de cambiarnos. La vida tiene sus maneras de asombrarnos. La vida tiene sus maneras de herirnos. La vida tiene sus maneras de curarnos. La vida tiene sus maneras de inspirarnos.

Plot:

In Mexico, two teenage boys and an attractive older woman embark on a road trip and learn a thing or two about life, friendship, sex, and each other.

Plot Keywords:

Mexico | Beach | Road Trip | Wedding | Friendship

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 35 wins & 28 nominations

Cast

Ana López Mercado	...	Ana Morelos
Diego Luna	...	Tenoch Iturbide
Gael García Bernal	...	Julio Zapata
Nathan Grinberg	...	Manuel Huerta
Verónica Langer	...	María Eugenia Calles de Huerta
María Aura	...	Cecilia Huerta
Giselle Audirac	...	Nicole Bazaine
Arturo Ríos	...	Esteban Morelos
Andrés Almeida	...	Diego 'Saba' Madero
Diana Bracho	...	Silvia Allende de Iturbide
Emilio Echevarría	...	Miguel Iturbide
Marta Aura	...	Enriqueta 'Queta' Allende
Maribel Verdú	...	Luisa Cortés
Juan Carlos Remolina	...	Alejandro 'Jano' Montes de Oca
Liboria Rodríguez	...	Leodegaria 'Leo' Victoria
Silverio Palacios	...	Jesús 'Chuy' Carranza
Mayra Serbulo	...	Mabel Juárez de Carranza
Andrea López	...	Lucero Carranza
Amaury Sérbulo	...	Christian Carranza
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Daniel Giménez Cacho	...	Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Jorge Vergara	...	President (uncredited)

Directed by
Alfonso Cuarón

Writing credits
Alfonso Cuarón		(screenplay)
Carlos Cuarón		(screenplay)

Produced by
Sergio Aguero	....	executive producer
Alfonso Cuarón	....	producer
Amy Kaufman	....	executive producer
David Linde	....	executive producer
Kelly Miller	....	production executive: Good Machine International
Sandra Solares	....	line producer
Jorge Vergara	....	producer

Cinematography by
Emmanuel Lubezki

Film Editing by
Alfonso Cuarón
Alex Rodríguez

Casting by
Manuel Teil

Production Design by
Marc Bedia
Miguel Ángel Álvarez

Art Direction by
Diana Quiroz
Miguel Ángel Álvarez

Set Decoration by
Roberto Loera

Costume Design by
Gabriela Diaque

Makeup Department
Carlos Sánchez	....	hair stylist
Carlos Sánchez	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Marc Bedia	....	production supervisor
Keary Jenkins	....	production supervisor
Eamon O'Farrill	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Fernanda Arce	....	assistant director
Manuel Hinojosa	....	assistant director
Berenice Manjarrez	....	assistant director

Art Department
Ariel Chávez	....	assistant art director
Mily Moreno	....	property master

Sound Department
Marko A. Costanzo	....	foley artist
Tom Fleischman	....	sound re-recording mixer
José Antonio García	....	production sound mixer
José Antonio García	....	sound
Ruy García	....	sound designer
Frank Kern	....	sound editor
Hal Levinsohn	....	adr editor
Blake Leyh	....	sound effects editor
Skip Lievsay	....	sound re-recording mixer
Debora Lilavois	....	assistant sound editor
Philip Stockton	....	sound supervisor

Special Effects by
Salvador Servin	....	special effects
Alejandro Vázquez	....	special effects

Camera and Electrical Department
Marco Antonio Huerta	....	assistant camera
Fabián Monroy	....	assistant camera
Luis David Sansans	....	assistant camera

Editorial Department
Manuel Billeter	....	additional editor (R-rated version)
Manuel Billeter	....	post-production coordinator
Silvia Garza Bermúdez	....	assistant editor
David Gray	....	assistant editor
James Nichols Jr.	....	assistant editor
Mario Ontal	....	assistant editor
Noëlle Penraat	....	negative cutter
Jennifer Ruff	....	assistant editor
Kathy Thomson	....	digital colorist

Music Department
Annette Fradera	....	music supervisor
Liza Richardson	....	music supervisor
Susan Shufro	....	music editor

Other crew
Manuel Billeter	....	translator
Maury Carvajal	....	script supervisor (as Mauri Carvajal)
Nuria Garcia Atienza	....	marketing
Marga García	....	marketing
Antonio Giménez	....	marketing
Rodrigo Herranz	....	production coordinator
Mauricio Lule	....	production assistant
Rocío Ortega	....	animal wrangler
Horacio Rodríguez	....	production assistant
Jennifer Schaefer	....	delivery supervisor: Los Angeles
Sally Steele	....	film publicist
Mario P. Székely	....	set publicist
Juan Uruchurtu	....	production liaison
Dylan Verrechia	....	office intern
Fabian Valdez	....	production assistant (uncredited)

Thanks
Jonás Cuarón	....	special thanks
Alejandro González Iñárritu	....	special thanks
Timothy J. Sexton	....	special thanks
Guillermo del Toro	....	thanks
Fernando Trueba	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Anhelo Producciones
• Besame Mucho Pictures
• Producciones Anhelo

Distributors

• 20th Century Fox (2001) (Mexico) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox Italia (2001) (Italy) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox de Argentina (2001) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox of Germany (2002) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Cinema Mondo (2002) (Finland) (theatrical)
• Dendy Films (200?) (Australia) (theatrical)
• Folkets Bio (2002) (Sweden) (theatrical)
• Fox-Warner (2002) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• GAGA (2002) (Japan) (theatrical)
• IFC Films (2002) (North America) (theatrical) (subtitled)
• Marco Film (2002) (Denmark) (theatrical)
• Paradiso Entertainment (2002) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• UGC-Fox Distribution (UFD) (2001) (France) (theatrical)
• Warner Sogefilms A.I.E. (2001) (Spain) (theatrical)
• Folkets Bio (2003) (Sweden) (DVD)
• GAGA (2001) (Japan) (all media)
• Gativideo (2002) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Gativideo (2002) (Argentina) (VHS)
• Icon Home Entertainment (2010) (UK) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• MGM Home Entertainment (2002) (USA) (DVD)
• Njutafilms (2010) (Sweden) (DVD)
• Paradiso Home Entertainment (2003) (Netherlands) (DVD) (VHS)
• Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment Germany (2002) (Germany) (DVD)
• Twister Digital Video (2002) (Russia) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Alianza Films International  production liaison
• C5  post-production sound services
• Mega Playground  post-production facilities

Also Known As:

"Y Tu Mamá También" - UK, USA
"And Your Mother Too" - USA (informal literal title)
"And Your Mother Too!" - Australia
"¡Din morsa också!" - Sweden (poster title)
"...Og din mor!" - Denmark
"...mit deiner Mutter auch!" - Germany
"Anyádat is!" - Hungary
"Din morsa också!" - Sweden (imdb display title)
"E Sua Mãe Também" - Brazil
"E a Tua Mãe Também" - Portugal
"Et même ta mère!" - France (DVD title)
"Et... ta mère aussi" - Canada (French title)
"Et... ta mère aussi!" - France (imdb display title)
"I ja tebi kevu" - Serbia
"I tvoju mamu takoder" - Croatia
"I twoja matke tez" - Poland
"Ja äitiäs kans" - Finland
"Ja sinu ema ka!" - Estonia
"Jaz pa tebi mamo" - Slovenia (imdb display title)
"Me tin mama mazi" - Greece (festival title)
"Och även din mamma" - Finland (Swedish title)
"Og mora di også" - Norway
"Og mora di, også!" - Norway
"Tengoku no kuchi, owari no rakuen" - Japan
"Thelo kai ti mama sou" - Greece (transliterated ISO-LATIN-1 title)
"Y tu mamá también" - France
"Y tu mamá también" - Spain

MPAA:

Rated R for strong sexual content involving teens, drug use and language (cut)

Runtime:

106 min

Country:

Mexico

Language:

Spanish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Philippines:R-18 (re-rating) | Philippines:X (original rating) | Brazil:14 | Austria:18 | Argentina:18 | Australia:R | Belgium:KNT | Canada:16+ (Quebec) | Canada:18A (Alberta/British Columbia) | Canada:18 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:R (Manitoba/Ontario) | Chile:14 | Colombia:18 | Denmark:15 | Finland:K-15 | France:-12 | Germany:16 | Hong Kong:III | Hungary:16 | Iceland:16 | Ireland:18 | Italy:VM18 | Japan:R-15 | Mexico:C (cut) | Netherlands:12 | New Zealand:R18 | Norway:15 | Peru:14 | Poland:18 | Portugal:M/16 | Singapore:R(A) (cut) | South Korea:18 (cut) | Spain:13 | Sweden:15 | Switzerland:16 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Vaud) | UK:18 | USA:R (cut)

Filming Locations:

Huatulco, Oaxaca, Mexico

Company:

Anhelo Producciones

Trivia:

The last names of all the principal characters (Zapata, Iturbide, Carranza, etc.) are those of important figures in Mexican history. The last name of the one Spanish character - Cortés - is that of the Spanish conquistador who conquered much of Mexico for Spain.

Goofs:

Continuity: The image of Ernesto 'Che' Guevara hanging from the rear-view mirror keeps appearing and disappearing during the first part of the road trip, right before it is substituted by the toy rabbit Luisa buys at the township.

Quotes:

Luisa:Life is like the surf, so give yourself away like the sea.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Wanderlust (2006) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Enamorada

This is far from a teen sex comedy

After watching this movie, I looked at what a few critics had to say about it and I was shocked to see some of them refer to this movie as a "teen sex comedy". Wow, I didn't get that impression at all! Yes, the movie is infused with sex, and the two lead characters are horny teens, and there are quite a few comedic moments, but this is far from a teen sex comedy. It's treatment of the subject matter is real, for one thing, and backdrop of the Mexican countryside (and the director's detached observation's through third-person narration) bring some sobriety to the film. Be warned, though: there is a lot of sex, so not exactly a movie you're going to want to watch with the in-laws.