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Volver (2006)

Where Volver says it takes place, and where it was really shot.

A village that isn't on the map: Alcanfor de las Infantas was shot in Almagro and Granátula, and Raimunda's Madrid restaurant was a set built on a vacant lot.

Scenes and places

The village cemetery (2006)

Raimunda, Sole and Paula scrub the family grave while the La Mancha wind blows. The sisters grew up here and now live in Madrid; the village still decides how its dead are remembered.

Set in Alcanfor de las Infantas cemetery — Raimunda, Sole and Paula tend their parents' grave in a small La Mancha village.

Filmed at Municipal cemetery, Granátula de Calatrava (Ciudad Real, Granátula de Calatrava, Spain) — The village scenes were shot around Granátula de Calatrava; the coordinate is the town centre, not the cemetery. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Aunt Paula and the neighbour Agustina (2006)

The sisters visit their ailing aunt Paula, then Agustina next door, who checks on the old woman every day. Agustina's mother has been missing for three years.

Set in Agustina's house, next to the town hall — Agustina's house, beside the aunt's, in the village.

Almagro's Plaza Mayor is the town's main square.

Filmed at Plaza Mayor area, Almagro (Ciudad Real, Almagro, Spain) — Almagro was a shooting location; the house is placed near the town hall by a tourism portal. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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The closed restaurant in Madrid (2006)

Raimunda takes charge of a closed restaurant for its absent owner, Emilio. When a film crew turns up wanting a week of meals, she spots a chance to make money and strikes a deal.

Set in Emilio's restaurant, Vallecas, Madrid — A shut-down restaurant that Raimunda minds for its absent owner.

The restaurant was a purpose-built set in Vallecas, a working-class district of Madrid.

Filmed at Set on a vacant lot, Calle Peña Labra, Vallecas (Vallecas, Madrid, Spain) — Built from scratch on wasteland; the coordinate is the Vallecas district centre. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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The street outside Aunt Paula's house (2006)

Sole returns to the village after Aunt Paula dies and joins the wake. There Agustina confesses what she has heard about the aunt and her late mother.

Set in Street of Aunt Paula's house — The village street where the aunt's wake and funeral take place.

Sole's apartment hair salon (2006)

Sole runs an illegal hair salon out of her Madrid flat. A mysterious helper there poses as a Russian immigrant who speaks no Spanish.

Set in Sole's apartment, Madrid — Sole's flat in Madrid, where she runs an unlicensed hair salon.

The Madrid hospital (2006)

Agustina phones Raimunda from Madrid: she has just been diagnosed with cancer and needs to see her. Raimunda drops her busy day and goes to the hospital.

Set in Central Hospital, Madrid — The hospital where Agustina is treated.

The night trip to the river Júcar (2006)

Raimunda rents a van and enlists two neighbours who ask no questions. They set off on a trip to the river Júcar that will take all night.

Set in River Júcar — A riverbank reached after an all-night drive from Madrid.

Characters

• Raimunda — Madrid cleaner-turned-restaurant caretaker who raised her daughter Paula.
• Sole — Raimunda's sister, who runs an illicit hair salon from her Madrid flat.
• Paula — Raimunda's teenage daughter.
• Agustina — The neighbour who looks in on the aunt every day.

Questions answered on the map

• Where is the village in Volver really?