Y Tu Mama Tambien (2001)

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Rating: R
Release Date: Jan 1, 2001
Running Time: 105 mins.
Additional Notes: dialogue Spanish
Country Of Origin: Mexico
director: Alfonso Cuaron
synopsis
Abandoned by their girlfriends for the summer, rich teenagers Tenoch and Julio meet older woman Luisa at a wedding. Trying to impress Luisa, the friends tell her they are headed on a road trip to a beautiful, secret beach called Boca del Cielo (Heaven's Mouth). Intrigued with their story and desperate to escape, Luisa asks if she can join them on their trip. Soon the three are headed out of Mexico City, making their way towards the fictional destination. Along the way Luisa seduces the two young men, and they begin to argue over her. As they continue their journey, caught up in their own world, the wealthy trio all but ignore the harsh realities of poverty that surround them.
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rating October 22, 2002
There's more than sex to this spellbinder from Mexican director Alfonso Cuaron. There's keen social observation, political satire, surprising tenderness and even tragedy. But it's the erotic pow of the film that hits you first as a married woman in her twenties (Maribel Verdu) goes on the road with two teen horn dogs (Diego Luna and Gael Garcia Bernal).

The DVD transfer looks gorgeous, and the extras include audio commentary from the actors (Luna and Bernal laugh uproariously at every scene in… Continued

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A wild, uninhibited coming-of-age road picture about two Mexico City teenagers and a gorgeous 28-year-old who tags along with them on their summer vacation.

Story

Wealthy, happy-go-lucky Tenoch (Diego Luna) and his lower-class, free-spirited buddy Julio (Gael Garcia Bernal, from Amores Perros) are a couple of aimless 17-year-old boys who plan to have some fun getting high and getting laid over the summer in Mexico City while their girlfriends are in Europe. When Tenoch's beautiful, married,… Continued

cast + crew
Director
Luisa Cortes
Julio Zapata
Tenoch Iturbide
Silvia Allende de Iturbide
Miguel Iturbide
Ana Morelos
Cecilia Huerta
Diego "Saba" Madero
Maria Eugenia Calles de Huerta
Esteban Morelos
Screenplay
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Producer
Executive Producer
Executive Producer
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