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Manuela accompanies Rosa to the doctor and helps her through the awkward questions by telling the doctor, for example, that Rosa is her sister and that she is events a “social worker”, rather than the embarrassing truth that she is a pregnant nun. Unfortunately, Rosa events has a pregnancy complication and needs complete rest or she will most likely miscarry. Rosa can’t face going home and telling her mother and Manuela ultimately events gives into her pitiful plight and takes her in. Manuela is back in the mothering business. Two weeks later, Rosa gets still worse news: she is HIV positive. The remainder of the plot will be left untold so that viewers can discover the various twists and turns for themselves. Production Values: Almodovar has provided us with a strong and admirable protagonist, in Manuela, as well as some pretty fascinating unconventional female characters, including prostitutes, transvestites, actresses young and old, and a pregnant nun.
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