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Parallel Mothers

Film · 2021

Two unmarried women who have become pregnant by accident and are about to give birth meet in a hospital room: Janis, in her late-thirties, unrepentant and happy; Ana, a teenager, remorseful and frightened.

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01

The people who made it

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Behind the camera

  1. Pedro Almodóvarwriter · director
  2. Teresa Fonteditor
  3. Esther Garcíaexecutive producer
  4. José Luis Alcainecinematographer
  5. Alberto Iglesiascomposer
  6. Yolanda Serranocasting director
  7. Eva Leiracasting director
  8. Diego Pajueloproducer
  9. Bárbara Peiróproducer
  10. Agustín Almodóvarproducer
  11. Antxón Gómezproduction designer

On screen

  1. Milena Smitlead actor
  2. Israel Elejaldelead actor
  3. Aitana Sánchez-Gijónlead actor
  4. Penélope Cruzlead actor
  5. Trinidad Iglesiassupporting actor
  6. Inma Ochoasupporting actor
  7. José Javier Domínguezsupporting actor
  8. Arantxa Arangurensupporting actor
  9. Julieta Serranosupporting actor
  10. Adelfa Calvosupporting actor
  11. Rossy de Palmasupporting actor
  12. Agustín Almodóvarguest actor
  13. Adrián Navasguest actor
  14. Alice Daviesguest actor
  15. Amets Iriondoguest actor
  16. Ana Peleteiroguest actor
  17. Carlotta Castro Bohórquezguest actor
  18. Carmen Flores Sandovalguest actor
  19. Edy Pérezguest actor
  20. Eira Rey Enríquezguest actor
  21. Julio Manriqueguest actor
  22. Lorenzo Profilioguest actor
  23. Luna Auria Contrerasguest actor
  24. Daniela Santiagoguest actor
03

Across the whole team

7
  1. Bitter Christmas2026 · FilmExceptional· 13 shared
  2. Pain and Glory2019 · FilmExceptional· 14 shared
  3. Strange Way of Life2023 · FilmExceptional· 12 shared
  4. I'm So Excited!2013 · FilmExceptional· 9 shared
  5. Julieta2016 · FilmExceptional· 10 shared
  6. Volver2006 · FilmExceptional· 6 shared
  7. The Skin I Live In2011 · FilmExceptional· 7 shared
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From the people who made Parallel Mothers

120
  1. The Human Voice2020 · FilmExceptional· 7 shared
  2. Bad Education2004 · FilmExceptional· 6 shared
  3. The Room Next Door2024 · FilmExceptional· 5 shared
  4. The Flower of My Secret1995 · FilmExceptional· 5 shared
  5. Broken Embraces2009 · FilmExceptional· 7 shared
  6. Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown1988 · FilmExceptional· 5 shared
  7. Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!1990 · FilmExceptional· 6 shared
  8. Live Flesh1997 · FilmExceptional· 6 shared
  9. Kika1993 · FilmExceptional· 3 shared
  10. All About My Mother1999 · FilmExceptional· 5 shared
  11. Talk to Her2002 · FilmExceptional· 4 shared
  12. High Heels1991 · FilmStrong· 2 shared
  13. Law of Desire1987 · FilmExceptional· 3 shared
  14. Dark Habits1983 · FilmExceptional· 3 shared
  15. The Secret Life of Words2005 · FilmExceptional· 3 shared
  16. Pepi, Luci, Bom1980 · FilmExceptional· 3 shared
  17. What Have I Done to Deserve This?1984 · FilmStrong· 2 shared
  18. My Life Without Me2003 · FilmExceptional· 3 shared
  19. Matador1986 · FilmExceptional· 3 shared
  20. The Holy Girl2004 · FilmExceptional· 3 shared
  21. Labyrinth of Passion1982 · FilmStrong· 2 shared
  22. Jamon Jamon1992 · FilmStrong· 3 shared
  23. Everybody Knows2018 · FilmStrong· 5 shared
  24. Mutant Action1993 · FilmStrong· 4 shared
  25. Sirāt2025 · FilmStrong· 3 shared
  26. Dying of Laughter1999 · FilmStrong· 1 shared
  27. So My Grandma's a Lesbian!2020 · FilmStrong· 2 shared
  28. Even the Rain2011 · FilmStrong· 3 shared
  29. Wild Tales2014 · FilmStrong· 3 shared
  30. The Headless Woman2008 · FilmStrong· 3 shared
  31. The Man Who Killed Don Quixote2018 · FilmStrong· 2 shared
  32. The Healer2017 · FilmStrong· 1 shared
  33. The Day of the Beast1995 · FilmStrong· 1 shared
  34. Sunday's Illness2018 · FilmStrong· 1 shared
  35. My Penguin Friend2024 · FilmStrong· 1 shared
  36. El Angel2018 · FilmStrong· 3 shared
  37. The Clan2015 · FilmStrong· 3 shared
  38. Dance with the Devil1997 · FilmStrong· 1 shared
  39. Dark Blue Almost Black2006 · FilmStrong· 2 shared
  40. Zama2017 · FilmStrong· 2 shared
  41. Coven2020 · FilmStrong· 1 shared
  42. Mr. Nice2010 · FilmStrong· 1 shared
  43. Che: Part Two2008 · FilmStrong· 5 shared
  44. Outlaws2021 · FilmStrong· 3 shared
  45. Route Irish2011 · FilmStrong· 2 shared
  46. Cannibal2013 · FilmStrong· 2 shared
  47. The Legacy of the Bones2019 · FilmStrong· 3 shared
  48. God's Crooked Lines2022 · FilmStrong· 3 shared
  49. Family United2013 · FilmStrong· 2 shared
  50. Belle Époque1992 · FilmStrong· 2 shared
  51. 7 Virgins2005 · FilmStrong· 2 shared
  52. Unit 72012 · FilmStrong· 2 shared
  53. Offering to the Storm2020 · FilmStrong· 3 shared
  54. Gun City2018 · FilmStrong· 2 shared
  55. The Limits of Control2009 · FilmStrong· 2 shared
  56. We Need to Talk2016 · FilmStrong· 2 shared
  57. Extinction2015 · FilmStrong· 2 shared
  58. Biutiful2010 · FilmStrong· 3 shared
  59. The End2012 · FilmStrong· 2 shared
  60. While at War2019 · FilmStrong· 3 shared
  61. Adú2020 · FilmStrong· 2 shared
  62. Marshland2014 · FilmStrong· 3 shared
  63. The Queen of Spain2016 · FilmStrong· 2 shared
  64. Mirage2018 · FilmStrong· 2 shared
  65. Prison 772022 · FilmStrong· 2 shared
  66. The Invisible Guest2017 · FilmStrong· 2 shared
  67. Spanish Affair2014 · FilmStrong· 2 shared
  68. The Kid2014 · FilmStrong· 2 shared
  69. Che: Part One2008 · FilmStrong· 3 shared
  70. Maixabel2021 · FilmStrong· 3 shared
  71. The Impossible2012 · FilmStrong· 2 shared
  72. A Stroke of Luck2016 · FilmStrong· 3 shared
  73. Agent Zeta2026 · FilmStrong· 2 shared
  74. Palm Trees in the Snow2015 · FilmStrong· 2 shared
  75. Cell 2112009 · FilmStrong· 2 shared
  76. Spanish Affair 22015 · FilmStrong· 2 shared
  77. It's Now or Never2015 · FilmStrong· 2 shared
  78. Keepers of the Covenant: Making 'Exodus: Gods and Kings'2015 · FilmStrong· 1 shared
  79. I Can Quit Whenever I Want2019 · FilmStrong· 3 shared
  80. Toro2016 · FilmStrong· 2 shared
  81. Empowered2018 · FilmStrong· 2 shared
  82. EVA2011 · FilmStrong· 2 shared
  83. Sundays2025 · FilmNotable· 2 shared
  84. Yuli2018 · FilmNotable· 1 shared
  85. The Tigers2025 · FilmNotable· 2 shared
  86. The Endless Trench2019 · FilmNotable· 2 shared
  87. The Monk2011 · FilmNotable· 2 shared
  88. El Sur1983 · FilmNotable· 1 shared
  89. Two Much1995 · FilmNotable· 1 shared
  90. White Lines2020 · TV seriesNotable· 3 shared
  91. Passion2013 · FilmNotable· 1 shared
  92. The Red Squirrel1993 · FilmNotable· 1 shared
  93. My Life in Ruins2009 · FilmNotable· 1 shared
  94. Finding Altamira2016 · FilmNotable· 1 shared
  95. The Kite Runner2007 · FilmNotable· 1 shared
  96. Take My Eyes2003 · FilmNotable· 1 shared
  97. Berlin2023 · TV seriesNotable· 2 shared
  98. Berlin and the Lady with an Ermine2026 · TV seriesNotable· 3 shared
  99. Golden Balls1993 · FilmNotable· 1 shared
  100. One Hundred Years of Solitude2024 · TV seriesNotable· 2 shared
  101. The Tit and the Moon1994 · FilmNotable· 1 shared
  102. Sex and Lucía2001 · FilmNotable· 1 shared
  103. Who Can Kill a Child?1976 · FilmNotable· 1 shared
  104. Money Heist2017 · TV seriesNotable· 4 shared
  105. The 13 Roses2007 · FilmNotable· 2 shared
  106. Lovers of the Arctic Circle1998 · FilmNotable· 1 shared
  107. The Two Faces of January2014 · FilmNotable· 1 shared
  108. Blast from the Past1999 · FilmNotable· 1 shared
  109. The Pier2019 · TV seriesNotable· 2 shared
  110. The Summit2017 · FilmNotable· 1 shared
  111. Quién te cantará2018 · FilmNotable· 1 shared
  112. Domino2019 · FilmNotable· 1 shared
  113. Exodus: Gods and Kings2014 · FilmNotable· 1 shared
  114. Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy2011 · FilmNotable· 1 shared
  115. The Constant Gardener2005 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  116. The Tribe2018 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  117. The Devil's Backbone2001 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  118. Madonna: Truth or Dare1991 · FilmFaint· 2 shared
  119. Wild Oats2016 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  120. Rapture1980 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
05

Through the cast

73
  1. ma maPenélope CruzAlberto Iglesias2015 · FilmStrong· 2 shared
  2. VenenoIsrael ElejaldeYolanda Serrano2020 · TV seriesStrong· 4 shared
  3. Under Her ControlAitana Sánchez-Gijón2022 · FilmStrong· 2 shared
  4. On the FringePenélope CruzAdelfa Calvo2022 · FilmStrong· 2 shared
  5. Tin & TinaMilena Smit2023 · FilmStrong· 1 shared
  6. Thi MaiAitana Sánchez-Gijón2018 · FilmStrong· 2 shared
  7. The Snow GirlMilena Smit2023 · TV seriesStrong· 1 shared
  8. Cross the LineMilena Smit2020 · FilmStrong· 1 shared
  9. Tell Me About LoveAitana Sánchez-Gijón2008 · FilmStrong· 1 shared
  10. I'm Not ScaredAitana Sánchez-Gijón2003 · FilmNotable· 1 shared
  11. The Platform 2Milena Smit2024 · FilmNotable· 1 shared
  12. A Walk in the CloudsAitana Sánchez-Gijón1995 · FilmNotable· 1 shared
  13. The MachinistAitana Sánchez-Gijón2004 · FilmNotable· 1 shared
  14. The Hi-Lo CountryPenélope Cruz1998 · FilmNotable· 1 shared
  15. A Matador's MistressPenélope Cruz2008 · FilmNotable· 2 shared
  16. Twice BornPenélope Cruz2012 · FilmNotable· 1 shared
  17. The BackwoodsAitana Sánchez-Gijón2006 · FilmNotable· 1 shared
  18. ElegyPenélope Cruz2008 · FilmNotable· 1 shared
  19. Fan-Fan the TulipPenélope Cruz2003 · FilmNotable· 1 shared
  20. To Rome with LovePenélope Cruz2012 · FilmNotable· 1 shared
  21. Don't MovePenélope Cruz2004 · FilmNotable· 1 shared
  22. BreathlessAitana Sánchez-Gijón2024 · TV seriesNotable· 1 shared
  23. Captain Corelli's MandolinPenélope Cruz2001 · FilmNotable· 1 shared
  24. BandidasPenélope Cruz2006 · FilmNotable· 1 shared
  25. All the Pretty HorsesPenélope Cruz2000 · FilmNotable· 1 shared
  26. Vicky Cristina BarcelonaPenélope Cruz2008 · FilmNotable· 1 shared
  27. The CounselorPenélope Cruz2013 · FilmNotable· 1 shared
  28. The Good NightPenélope Cruz2007 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  29. Open Your EyesPenélope Cruz1997 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  30. Zoolander 2Penélope Cruz2016 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  31. The 355Penélope Cruz2022 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  32. L'immensitàPenélope Cruz2022 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  33. Don't Tempt MePenélope Cruz2001 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  34. BlowPenélope Cruz2001 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  35. Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger TidesPenélope Cruz2011 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  36. Woman on TopPenélope Cruz2000 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  37. Loving PabloPenélope Cruz2017 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  38. NoelPenélope Cruz2004 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  39. Magical GirlIsrael Elejalde2014 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  40. Official CompetitionPenélope Cruz2021 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  41. Vanilla SkyPenélope Cruz2001 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  42. G-ForcePenélope Cruz2009 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  43. The MotiveAdelfa Calvo2017 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  44. The InvitePenélope Cruz2026 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  45. The Girl of Your DreamsPenélope Cruz1998 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  46. The Misfits ClubAitana Sánchez-Gijón2014 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  47. NinePenélope Cruz2009 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  48. Head in the CloudsPenélope Cruz2004 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  49. Talk of AngelsPenélope CruzRossy de Palma1998 · FilmFaint· 2 shared
  50. GrimsbyPenélope Cruz2016 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  51. SaharaPenélope Cruz2005 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  52. Do Not DisturbRossy de Palma2014 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  53. Toy BoyAdelfa Calvo2019 · TV seriesFaint· 2 shared
  54. My Brother Chases DinosaursRossy de Palma2019 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  55. A Mermaid in ParisRossy de Palma2020 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  56. Wasp NetworkPenélope Cruz2020 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  57. Honeymoon CrasherRossy de Palma2025 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  58. MadameRossy de Palma2017 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  59. The HouseRossy de Palma2022 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  60. Lord, Give Me PatienceRossy de Palma2017 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  61. Toc TocRossy de Palma2017 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  62. GothikaPenélope Cruz2003 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  63. Nothing in ReturnAdelfa Calvo2015 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  64. Woody Allen: A DocumentaryPenélope Cruz2011 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  65. Waking Up in RenoPenélope Cruz2002 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  66. Little BirdsRossy de Palma2020 · TV seriesFaint· 1 shared
  67. Murder on the Orient ExpressPenélope Cruz2017 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  68. Cria!Julieta Serrano1976 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  69. The Bride!Penélope Cruz2026 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  70. FerrariPenélope Cruz2023 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  71. The Perfect FamilyIsrael Elejalde2021 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  72. Getaway PlanIsrael Elejalde2017 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  73. The WarningJulieta Serrano2018 · FilmFaint· 1 shared