Pedro Almodóvar
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Pedro Almodóvar

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Biography

Pedro Almodóvar Caballero (born September 25, 1949) is a Spanish film director, screenwriter and producer.

Almodóvar is arguably the most successful and internationally known Spanish filmmaker of his generation. His films, marked by complex narratives, employ the codes of melodrama and use elements of pop culture, popular songs, irreverent humor, strong colors, glossy décor and LGBT themes. Desire, passion, family and identity are among Almodóvar’s most prevalent themes. His films enjoy a worldwide following and he has become a major figure on the stage of world cinema.

He founded Spanish film production company El Deseo S.A. with his younger brother Agustín Almodóvar who has produced almost all of Pedro’s films. He was elected a Foreign Honorary Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2001.

Films Featuring Pedro Almodóvar

Dark Habits

19836.6

Icónica Chamorro

20232.0

Tatuaje

Tatuaje

1985

Life Remote Control

2011

Almodóvar, l'insolent de la Mancha

20237.9

Pablo G. del Amo, un montador de ilusiones

20057.0

Pictures of Europe

1990

Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired

20086.3

El viaje de Julieta

2023

God Save the Queens

1995

What's a Girl Like You Doing in a Place Like This?

19784.0

What Have I Done to Deserve This?

19847.1

We Are Cinema

20219.5

Words in Progress

20045.5

The Making of The Skin I Live In

2012

Around Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown

Untied! Reflections on Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!

2014

Madonna: Truth or Dare

19916.2

The Human Voice Q&A With Pedro Almodovar And Tilda Swinton, Hosted By Mark Kermode

2020

The Making of All About My Mother

2012

The Making of Pain and Glory

2020

The Making of Volver

2007

Making Parallel Mothers

2022

Impressions from the Shoot: Making Bad Education

2004

Chavela

20176.9

50 años de... Canciones

20095.0

Wandering Heart

20094.5

¡Ay, Carmen!

20185.3

Matador

19866.7

El Calentito

20055.0

Once Upon a Time… All About My Mother

20128.0

Todos los nombres de Sara

20194.0

Brunes et Blondes

2010

Tiempos de constitución

Tiempos de constitución

19785.0

Pepi, Luci, Bom

19806.3

Rapture

19806.7

A Man Called Autumn Flower

19785.5

Frenesí en la gran ciudad

2011

Law of Desire

19877.1

Arrebatados: recordando a Iván Zulueta

20106.0

Labyrinth of Passion

19826.1

Almodóvar en La habitación de al lado

20249.0

A Free Man

2025