Después de la película, pedimos una cerveza para mi hermano y una copa de vino para mi tía.

Because después normally needs de before a noun.

• después de la película = after the film
• después de comer = after eating

So de is part of the structure here.

A useful pattern is:

• después de + noun/infinitive
• después de que + clause

Examples:

• Después de la cena... = After dinner...
• Después de estudiar... = After studying...
• Después de que terminó la película... = After the film ended...

The comma separates the introductory time phrase from the main clause:

• Después de la película, = introductory phrase
• pedimos una cerveza... = main action

In Spanish, this comma is very natural and common, especially in writing. It is similar to English:

• After the film, we ordered...

It is not always absolutely required in short sentences, but it is standard and helpful.

Yes. Pedimos can mean either:

• we ask for / we order in the present
• we asked for / we ordered in the preterite

This happens because the nosotros form of pedir is the same in the present and the preterite:

• Present: pedimos
• Preterite: pedimos

So context tells you which one it means. In this sentence, because it describes a completed past event after the movie, it is understood as we ordered or we asked for.

It comes from pedir, meaning to ask for or to order.

Pedir is a stem-changing verb in the present tense:

• pido
• pides
• pide
• pedimos
• pedís (Spain)
• piden

Notice that nosotros and vosotros do not change stem in the present.

In the preterite, pedir has stem changes too, but only in certain forms:

• pedí
• pediste
• pidió
• pedimos
• pedisteis
• pidieron

So pedimos is one of the forms that stays the same both in the present and preterite.

It can mean both, depending on context.

In a bar, restaurant, or café, pedir is the normal verb for to order food or drinks.

So:

• pedimos una cerveza = we ordered a beer

Literally, the verb is closer to ask for, but in this context English usually prefers order.

Other examples:

• Pedí un café. = I ordered a coffee.
• Voy a pedir la cuenta. = I’m going to ask for / order the bill.

Because Spanish often treats these drinks differently.

• una cerveza = a beer
• una copa de vino = a glass of wine

With beer, the drink name itself often works as the unit. With wine, Spanish commonly specifies the serving container or portion:

• una copa de vino = a glass of wine
• un vaso de agua = a glass of water
• una taza de té = a cup of tea

You can sometimes hear un vino in some contexts, but una copa de vino is very natural and specific.

Because copa usually means a stemmed glass, the kind typically used for wine.

• copa = wine glass / cocktail glass / goblet-type glass
• vaso = ordinary drinking glass or tumbler

So una copa de vino sounds natural because wine is usually served in a copa, not a vaso.

Compare:

• un vaso de agua = a glass of water
• una copa de vino = a glass of wine

Here para means for in the sense of intended for or for the benefit of someone.

• una cerveza para mi hermano = a beer for my brother
• una copa de vino para mi tía = a glass of wine for my aunt

It tells us who each drink was for.

This is very natural when you are ordering something on behalf of someone else.

Because mi hermano and mi tía are not direct objects of the verb here.

The personal a is used before a specific human direct object:

• Veo a mi hermano. = I see my brother.

But in this sentence, mi hermano and mi tía come after para, so they are objects of the preposition para, not direct objects of pedimos.

That is why you say:

• para mi hermano
• para mi tía

not para a mi hermano

Because Spanish possessive adjectives like mi, tu, su, nuestro usually go directly before the noun, without an article.

So you say:

• mi hermano = my brother
• mi tía = my aunt

Not:

• el mi hermano
• la mi tía

This is the normal structure in modern Spanish.

Good question. There are two different words:

• mi = my → possessive adjective, no accent
• mí = me after a preposition, with accent

In this sentence, mi means my:

• mi hermano = my brother
• mi tía = my aunt

Compare:

• Es para mí. = It’s for me.
• Es para mi hermano. = It’s for my brother.

So the accent depends on the meaning and grammar.

Yes, Spanish could also express the idea with indirect object pronouns, but the structure would be different.

For example:

• Le pedimos una cerveza a mi hermano y una copa de vino a mi tía.

However, that version can sound a bit ambiguous, because pedir algo a alguien often means to ask someone for something.

So:

• Le pedimos una cerveza a mi hermano could suggest we asked my brother for a beer, depending on context.

That is why para mi hermano is especially clear here: it clearly means the beer was intended for him.

Yes, it could.

The sentence could be:

• Pedimos una cerveza para mi hermano y una copa de vino para mi tía después de la película.

That is grammatically correct. But starting with Después de la película puts the time setting first, which often sounds more natural if you want to frame the event.

So the original order emphasizes when it happened first:

• After the film, ...

Because Spanish, like English, can join two parallel elements with one y:

• una cerveza para mi hermano
• una copa de vino para mi tía

These are two coordinated noun phrases, and one y is enough.

It works just like English:

• a beer for my brother and a glass of wine for my aunt

Sometimes Spanish can omit repeated words, but here repeating para is clearer and more natural:

• una cerveza para mi hermano y una copa de vino para mi tía

If you removed the second para, the sentence could sound less balanced or slightly unclear.

Repeating para helps show that each drink has its own recipient:

• the beer → for my brother
• the wine → for my aunt

In normal everyday use, película means film or movie.

Examples:

• una película española = a Spanish film
• ver una película = to watch a movie

It does not usually mean the cinema building itself. For that, Spanish uses cine:

• Vamos al cine. = We’re going to the cinema / movies.

So:

• después de la película = after the film/movie
• después del cine = after the trip to the cinema / after the movies

Those are related, but not exactly the same.

Yes, completely natural. There is nothing grammatically unusual about ordering different drinks for different people in the same sentence.

The sentence is a good example of how Spanish naturally lists multiple items and who they are for:

• pedimos una cerveza para mi hermano
• y una copa de vino para mi tía

This kind of structure is very common in restaurants, bars, and cafés.