Directed by Pedro Almodóvar Written by Pedro Almodóvar Cast Antonio Banderas ... Salvador Mallo Asier Etxeandia ... Alberto Crespo Leonardo Sbaraglia ... Federico Delgado Nora Navas ... Mercedes Julieta Serrano ... Jacinta César Vicente ... Eduardo Asier Flores ... Salvador Mallo Penélope Cruz ... Jacinta Cecilia Roth ... Zulema Susi Sánchez ... Beata Raúl Arévalo ... Venancio Mallo Pedro Casablanc ... Dr. A. Galindo Julián López ... Presentador Eva Martín ... Radióloga Sara Sierra ... Conchita Constancia Céspedes   Rosalía ... Rosita Marisol Muriel ... Lavandera Mari Paqui Horcajo ... Lavandera Mercedes Alba Gómez   Xavi Sáez ... Espectador Aline Casagrande   Luis Calero ... Hermano José María Virgil-Henry Mathet   Chimezie Eke ... Camello Esperanza Guardado   Agustín Almodóvar ... Sacerdote Miguel Rivera   Eneko Galende   Fernando Iglesias ... Pianista Uncredited Cast Neus Alborch   Warren Beatty ... Bud Stamper (archive footage) Nadal Bin ... Camello Topacio Fresh ... Espectadora Alba García   Esther García   Mina ... Herself (archive footage) Marilyn Monroe ... Rose Loomis (archive footage) Natalie Wood ... Wilma Dean Loomis (archive footage) Produced by Agustín Almodóvar Ricardo Marco Budé Esther García Diego Pajuelo Bárbara Peiró Ignacio Salazar-Simpson Original Music by Alberto Iglesias

Additional Info Premiere: March 13, 2019 Theatrical Release: October 04, 2019 DVD Release: January 21, 2020 Blu-ray Release: January 21, 2020 Country: Distributor: Sony Home Entertainment Websites: Alternate Titles Dolor Y Gloria Production Companies El Deseo (presents) Gobierno de España (support) Radio Televisión Española (RTVE) (participation) Canal+ (participation) (uncredited) Ciné + (participation) (uncredited) El Primer Deseo (as El Primer Deseo AIE) Distributors Sony Pictures Classics   (2019) (USA) (theatrical) (subtitled) Rating Stats Overall Rating 7.5 / 10 Our Rating -- / 10 Your Friends -- / 10 Male Users -- / 10 Female Users -- / 10 Site Ranking #2,175 / 20,698 Site Ranking #2,171 The Brave One (2007) #2,172 The Great Debaters (2007) #2,173 The Upside (2017) #2,174 The Santa Clause 2 (2002) #2,175 Pain And Glory (2019) #2,176 Spiral (2021) #2,177 The Cat Returns (2002) #2,178 Motherless Brooklyn (2019) #2,179 Super Mario Bros. (1993)