aken ▁off ▁the ▁restrictions ▁of ▁the ▁Franco ▁regime . ▁ ▁Live ▁F lesh ▁marked ▁Al mod ó var ' s ▁first ▁collaboration ▁with ▁Pen é lo pe ▁Cruz , ▁who ▁plays ▁the ▁prost itute ▁that ▁gives ▁birth ▁to ▁Victor . ▁Additionally , ▁Al mod ó var ▁cast ▁J avier ▁Bar dem ▁as ▁the ▁police ▁officer ▁David ▁and ▁Li berto ▁Rab al ▁as ▁V í ctor , ▁the ▁criminal ▁seeking ▁re dem ption . ▁Italian ▁actress ▁Frances ca ▁N eri ▁plays ▁a ▁former ▁j unk ie ▁who ▁spark s ▁a ▁complicated ▁love ▁triangle ▁with ▁David ▁and ▁V í ctor . ▁ ▁Live ▁F lesh ▁premier ed ▁at ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Film ▁Festival ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 7 . ▁The ▁film ▁did ▁mod est ly ▁well ▁at ▁the ▁international ▁box ▁office ▁and ▁also ▁earned ▁Al mod ó var ▁his ▁second ▁B AF TA ▁nom ination ▁for ▁Best ▁Film ▁Not ▁in ▁the ▁English ▁Language . ▁ ▁All ▁About ▁My ▁Mother ▁( 1 9 9 9 ) ▁ ▁Al mod ó var ' s ▁next ▁film , ▁All ▁About ▁My ▁Mother ▁( 1 9 9 9 ), ▁grew ▁out ▁of ▁a ▁brief ▁scene ▁in ▁The ▁F lower ▁of ▁My ▁Secret . ▁The ▁prem ise ▁revol ves ▁around ▁a ▁woman ▁Man uela ▁( C ec ilia ▁Roth ), ▁who ▁los es ▁her ▁te en age ▁son , ▁Est eb an ▁( E loy ▁Az or ín ) ▁in ▁a ▁trag ic ▁accident . ▁Fil led ▁with ▁gr ief , ▁Man uela ▁dec ides ▁to ▁track ▁down ▁Est