Where They Went

Y tu mamá también (2001)

Directed by Alfonso Cuarón

Two teenage friends invite an older Spanish woman on a road trip from Mexico City to a hidden beach on the Pacific coast.

  • Travel shown
  • On foot, bike, skis or swimming
  • Not shown on screen
  • Fictional place
  1. 1Wedding and home
    Mexico City, Mexico
    ≈ 00:01:00
    Stated on screen

    At a wedding the boys invent a beach called Boca del Cielo to impress Luisa, who later agrees to come.

  2. 2On the road south
    Oaxaca (state), Mexico
    ≈ 00:20:00
    Inferred

    Motels, roadblocks and arguments on the drive through the countryside.

  3. 3Boca del Cielo beach (fictional)
    ≈ 01:05:00
    Stated on screenFictional
  4. 4Café
    Mexico City, Mexico
    ≈ 01:37:00
    Stated on screen

The journey in numbers

Distance travelled
945 km
Places
3
Countries
1
Stops
4
  • Car: 499 km
  • Not shown: 446 km

Distances are measured in a straight line between stops, so real road distances are longer.

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