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\u201cDon\u2019t say that, Raimunda, or I\u2019ll start crying. And ghosts don\u2019t cry.\u201d We watched \u201cVolver\u201d (2006) directed by iconic Spanish director Pedro Almod\xf3var and excuse us, we need to go call our mothers. Pen\xe9lope Cruz plays Raimunda - a mother who does what needs to be done to protect her daughter in a time of dire need. When the ghost of Raimunda\u2019s mother shows up with some unfinished business, Raimunda, her daughter Paula (Yohana Cobo) and her sister Sole (Lola Due\xf1as) are all able to come to terms with some major family issues. Almod\xf3var directs these women in a way that only he can - showing this inter-generational story with all the weight and humor we really encounter in life. We talk about Almod\xf3var\u2019s reunion with actress Carmen Maura (of previous MTMUG episode \u201cWomen on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown), the heartbreaking beauty of Spain and how the \u201cdressed down\u201d Pen\xe9lope Cruz is more beautiful than any of us even on our best day.\xa0

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