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View Y Tu Mamá También film page
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Two teenage friends invite an older woman on an impulsive road trip through Mexico.

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Mexico City teenagers Julio and Tenoch invite older Spanish woman Luisa to a fictional beach called Boca del Cielo. When she accepts, they begin a road trip through rural Mexico, turning boasts, friendship, and concealed resentments into unstable companionship.

Why it belongs

Through mobile long takes and dry narration, Y Tu Mamá También joins erotic coming-of-age energy to a wider Mexico glimpsed beyond the boys' privilege.

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Handheld car interiors, roadside encounters, unbroken conversations, and an omniscient narrator repeatedly widen the frame beyond the trio. Luna, Bernal, and Verdú make desire inseparable from class, friendship, performance, and mortality.

Major award record

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Venice1 win2001 · official Venice 2001 awards ↗
Best Screenplay2001 · Alfonso Cuarón and Carlos Cuarónofficial Venice 2001 awards ↗

Totals include every recorded competitive win. Only Picture or top-film honors, Direction, Screenplay, and lead or supporting performances are named.

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Sight & Sound—IMDb Top 250—AFI 100—
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Great Cinema Master List scores

Greatness8.9
Engagement9.1
Ease8.6

Spanish · R
Narrative Feature
Mood: Romantic & Reflective