Y Tu Mamá También (English: And Your Mother Too) is a 2001 Mexican drama film directed by Alfonso Cuarón and co-written by Cuarón and his brother Carlos. The film tells a coming-of-age story about two teenage boys who take aroad trip with a woman in her late twenties. It stars Mexican actors Diego Luna and Gael García Bernal and Spanishactress Maribel Verdú in the leading roles. The film is part of the road movie genre, set in 1999 against the backdrop of the political and economic realities of present-day Mexico, specifically at the end of the uninterrupted 71-year line ofMexican presidents from the Institutional Revolutionary Party and the rise of the opposition led by Vicente Fox. The film is recognized for its explicit depiction of sex and drug use, which caused complications in the film's rating certificate in various countries. In 2002, the film was released in English-speaking markets under its original Spanish title and opened in limited release within the United States. In Mexico, the film earned $2.2 million its first weekend in June 2001, making it the highest box office opening in Mexican cinema history. [2] In 2003, the film was nominated forBest Original Screenplay at the Academy Awards as well as Best Foreign Language Film at the Golden Globe Awardsin 2002.
Y Tu Mam Tambin(English:And Your Mother Too) is a 2001
Mexicandrama filmdirected byAlfonso Cuarnand co-written by Cuarn
and his brotherCarlos. The film tells acoming-of-agestory about two
teenage boys who take aroad tripwith a woman in her late twenties.
It stars Mexican actorsDiego LunaandGael Garca
BernalandSpanishactressMaribel Verdin the leading roles. The film
is part of theroad moviegenre, set in 1999 against the backdrop of
the political and economic realities of present-day Mexico,
specifically at the end of the uninterrupted 71-year line ofMexican
presidentsfrom theInstitutional Revolutionary Partyand the rise of
the opposition led byVicente Fox.The film is recognized for its
explicit depiction of sex and drug use, which caused complications
in the film'srating certificatein various countries. In 2002, the
film was released in English-speaking markets under its original
Spanish title and opened inlimited releasewithin the United States.
In Mexico, the film earned $2.2 million its first weekend in June
2001, making it the highestbox officeopening inMexican
cinemahistory.[2]In 2003, the film was nominated forBest Original
Screenplayat theAcademy Awardsas well asBest Foreign Language
Filmat theGolden Globe Awardsin 2002.
