After being dumped by her lover, Pepa finds her life and the lives of those around her spiraling out of control in a deliciously chaotic series of events.
Directed by Pedro Almodóvar
infidelity
friendship
airport
madrid, spain
suicide attempt
pregnancy
female friendship
slapstick comedy
female protagonist
terrorism
relationship
nervous breakdown
ex-wife
mental health
sleeping pill
lies
independent film
apartment
actress
frustration
Rank
#6 in 1988·#444 overall
Trailer
IMDB
N/A
Letterboxd
4.1 / 5
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Cast
Carmen Maura
Pepa
Antonio Banderas
Carlos
Julieta Serrano
Lucía
María Barranco
Candela
Rossy de Palma
Marisa
Kiti Mánver
Paulina Morales
Guillermo Montesinos
Taxi Driver
Chus Lampreave
Jehovah's Witness Goalkeeper
Eduardo Calvo
Lucía's Father
Loles León
Secretary
Ángel de Andrés López
Police I
Fernando Guillén
Iván
Crew
Pedro Almodóvar
Director
Pedro Almodóvar
Screenplay
José Salcedo
Editor
José Luis Alcaine
Director of Photography
Agustín Almodóvar
Executive Producer
José María de Cossío
Costume Designer
Félix Murcia
Set Decoration
Jesús Moncusi
Hairstylist
Esther García
Production Manager
Julián Núñez Sánchez
Assistant Director
Carlos García Cambero
Assistant Decorator
Martín Sánchez Fernández
Painter
Popular Reviews
1417 reviews
rosina
10.0★ · 04/11/26
Pepa is everything I want to be in life
Pepa is everything I want to be in life
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Lia Markin
9.2★ · 11/11/25
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Constantonis
9.0★ · 07/08/25
watching this on the verge of a nervous breakdown .ᐟ
watching this on the verge of a nervous breakdown .ᐟ
1
Lilia
10.0★ · 01/17/25
i watched again and it was just so lovely it’s so silly and it makes me feel happy when i watch it and sometimes thats all you want a movie to do
i watched again and it was just so lovely it’s so silly and it makes me feel happy when i watch it and sometimes thats all you want a movie to do
1
Jordy
10.0★ · 02/16/24
we all want to be as iconic as pepa
we all want to be as iconic as pepa
1
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