cashier's office at gunpoint, they try to walk out through the crowded store, until two of the management start shooting. The women manage in the end to escape with the money, but on getting back to Manny's flat find the crooked police there with him. After he enables the two women to escape the trap, the cops beat him to death. For that last sacrifice, after some debate he is allowed into Heaven. But Lola and Carmen are caught, and locked away in a Spanish prison. When released, Carmen gets promotion in Hell far above her waitress status and is granted her wish of becoming a man again. Cast Victoria Abril - Lola Nevado Penélope Cruz - Carmen Ramos Demián Bichir - Manny Gemma Jones - Nancy Fanny Ardant - Marina D'Angelo Juan Echanove - Supermarket manager Gael García Bernal - Davenport Emilio Gutiérrez Caba - Police chief Cristina Marcos - Police officer Luis Tosar - Police officer Bruno Bichir - Eduardo Elena Anaya - Pili Peter McDonald - Henry Elsa Pataky - Waitress in Hell Awards This film was nominated for the Goya Awards in 2002 in the categories of Best Picture, Best Actress (Victoria Abril) and Best Supporting Actor (Gael García Bernal). The film earned Demián Bichir the "Best Bichir in a movie" MTV Movie Awards-Mexico in 2003. Trivia Javier Bardem (Penélope Cruz's later real-life husband) makes an unbilled cameo appearance (without dialogue) at the very end of the film as Cruz's character's male form. External links Review of MTV Awards-Mexico 2001 films Mexican comedy films Spanish comedy films 2000s Spanish-language films 2000s French-language films Latin-language films 2001 comedy films Films scored by Bernardo Bonezzi Films directed by Agustín Díaz Yanes 2000s English-language films 2000s Spanish films 2000s Mexican films