Y tu mamá también (2001)

Director:

Alfonso Cuarón

Writers:

Alfonso Cuarón (screenplay)
Carlos Cuarón (screenplay)

Release Date:

8 June 2001 (Mexico)

Genre:

Comedy | 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:

Road Trip | Mexico | Sex | Friendship | Beach

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 33 wins & 27 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
Miguel Ángel Álvarez
Marc Bedia

Art Direction by
Miguel Ángel Álvarez
Diana Quiroz

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
Mario Luis Pacheco	....	set publicist
Horacio Rodríguez	....	production assistant
Jennifer Schaefer	....	delivery supervisor: Los Angeles
Sally Steele	....	film publicist
Juan Uruchurtu	....	production liaison
Dylan Verrechia	....	office intern

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)
• 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)
• GAGA (2001) (Japan) (all media)
• Gativideo (Argentina) (DVD)
• Gativideo (Argentina) (VHS)
• MGM Home Entertainment (2002) (USA) (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

Also Known As:

And Your Mother Too (USA) (informal literal title)

MPAA:

Rated R for strong sexual content involving teens, drug use and language.

Runtime:

105 min | South Korea:102 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 (DVD rating) | Argentina:18 | Australia:R | Belgium:KNT | Brazil:18 | 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:NC-17 (original rating) | USA:R (cut) | USA:Unrated

Filming Locations:

Huatulco, Oaxaca, Mexico

Company:

Anhelo Producciones

Trivia:

'Tenoch' is the name of the legendary founder of México Tenochtitlán, the capital of the Aztec Empire.

Goofs:

Continuity: The movie takes place in the summertime - we know this from the boys just having graduated, their girls going off to Europe, the weather, etc. Yet at the wedding near the beginning of the film, the narrator tells us that in a few days the president of Mexico will go to Seattle for the WTO conference - which happened in November.

Quotes:

Julio Zapata: Traveling is really cool
Tenoch: Yeah, but with mushrooms! You've never stepped into a single plane

Movie Connections:

Featured in Wanderlust (2006) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Y Tu Mama Tambien

Three for the road...

This is a very different Mexican film. One in which you can really appreciate the sure hand of director Alfonso Cuaron working at the top of his form with an excellent group of actors, which proves that when someone of this magnitude decides to make a good film about interesting characters in contemporary Mexico, one can expect a fine finished product.

Alfonso and Carlos Cuaron have created people and situations that are very believable. The script is fine. "Y tu mama tambien" is about awakening and about reaching maturity. It's a great Mexican Road movie done with a lot of care.

The Cuarons shows us a slice of life that could happen, not only in that country, but one that is universal. Producers and directors in Mexico should see this film and learn how to do future movies, even though the popular taste runs into the horrible soap operas, popular in Mexican TV. The Cuarons have turned out a magnificent script and have turned away from those popular melodramas that are a staple of the film industry of our neighbor to the South.

Gael Garcia Bernal, who was excellent in Amores Perros, here demonstrates once again what an actor can do, given the right scenario and obviously a lot of freedom to give life to Julio. Diego Luna is also very credible in his portrayal of the son of a rich man on the road to discover himself. Obviously, the underlying theme is that both like each other, but it never comes out, as they both are so closeted and think themselves of being straight in such a macho atmosphere.

Maribel Verdu plays the pivotal role of Luisa. She sees right through the boys, but has to play the part since they are the salvation from her miserable marriage. Here as in other Spanish films, she lets us know she is an actress who likes to take chances. This was the right vehicle for her and she takes advantage of a role that makes her outshine the rest of the cast.

One can only hope more interesting things coming from this director and Mexico's gain is our loss, as it's obvious Mr. Cuaron's incursion into American films have not been as satisfactory as his work here.