High Heels (1991)

Director
Pedro Almodóvar

Main cast
Victoria Abril; Marisa Paredes; Miguel Bosé; Anna Lizaran; Cristina Marcos

Genres
Comedy, Drama, Romance

Description
High Heels is a murder mystery comedy centering on flamboyant actress Becky del Paramo and her daughter Rebecca, a television anchorwoman. After being estranged for 15 years, Becky re-enters Rebecca's life when she comes to perform a concert. Rebecca, she finds, is now married to one of Becky's ex-lovers, Manuel. The mother and daughter begin making up for lost time, when suddenly, a murder occurs...


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