Y Tu Mama Tambien (And Your Mother Too)

Leaving the poverty and grim reality of Amores Perros (the other hit Mexican movie of recent times, also starring Bernal) far behind, Y Tu Mama Tambien is set among the upper classes where two teenage friends, Julio and Tenoch, are left in a state of limbo when their girlfriends take a trip to Europe. But rather than resting on their laurels, they choose to chase a much bigger prize: Tenoch’s cousin’s wife, Luisa. When she takes up their offer to go on a trip to a mystical beach, the boys can’t believe their luck; little do they know that Luisa is using them as a means to run away and forget. Here begins the boys’ trip towards adulthood as they learn to control their hormones, jealousies and selfishness. Y Tu Mama Tambien’s explicit scenes are more than mere titillation, just as the plot is more than a simple sex comedy.