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Director
Pedro Almodóvar
- Born September 25, 1949 in Calzada de Calatrava, Ciudad Real, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain
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.
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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.
Known for
The Skin I Live In2011
Wild Tales2014
All About My Mother1999
Volver2006
Pain and Glory2019
Talk to Her2002
Bad Education2004
Parallel Mothers2021
Filmography
- TBAAround Women on the Verge of a Nervous BreakdownFilmSelf
- TBAA Manual for Cleaning WomenFilmScreenplay
- TBAQueen of the FallsFilmProducer
- 2026LA BOLA NEGRAFilmAssociate Producer
- 2026Bitter ChristmasFilmDirector, Writer
- 2026Short Cuts: Talons aiguilles de Pedro AlmodovarFilmOriginal Film Writer
- 2026Cara al Show con Marc GiróSeriesSelf
- 2025SirātFilmProducer
- 2025A Free ManFilmSelf
- 2025Pedro x JavisSeriesSelf
- 2024The Room Next DoorFilmDirector, Writer
- 2024La RevueltaSeriesSelf - Guest
- 2024Alaska ReveladaSeriesSelf
- 2024Almodóvar en La habitación de al ladoFilmSelf
- 2023Strange Way of LifeFilmDirector, Writer
- 2023Fleeting LiesSeriesExecutive Producer
- 2023Almodóvar, l'insolent de la ManchaFilmSelf
- 2023Icónica ChamorroFilm
- 2023Beau gesteSeriesSelf
- 2023El viaje de JulietaFilmSelf
- 2023Faut Voir - L'Hebdo cinémaSeriesSelf - Guest
- 2022Making Parallel MothersFilmSelf
- 2021Parallel MothersFilmScreenplay, Director
- 2021La Noche DSeriesSelf - Guest
- 2021We Are CinemaFilmSelf (archive footage)
- 2021Directors on DirectorsSeriesSelf
- 2020The Human VoiceFilmDirector, Screenplay
- 2020It Snows in BenidormFilmProducer
- 2020The Human Voice Q&A With Pedro Almodovar And Tilda Swinton, Hosted By Mark KermodeFilmSelf
- 2020The Making of Pain and GloryFilmSelf
- 2020Pongamos que hablo deSeriesSelf
- 2019Pain and GloryFilmDirector, Screenplay
- 2019The Silence of OthersFilmExecutive Producer
- 2019Todos los nombres de SaraFilmSelf - Filmmaker (archive footage)
- 2018El AngelFilmProducer
- 2018¡Ay, Carmen!FilmSelf - Filmmaker
- 2017ZamaFilmCo-Producer
- 2017ChavelaFilmSelf
- 2017Coco Chanel & Arletty: An Auvergne DestinyFilmSelf (archive footage)
- 2016JulietaFilmDirector, Screenplay
- 2016Late motivSeriesPedro Almodóvar
- 2015The ClanFilmProducer
- 2015Close Up with The Hollywood ReporterSeriesSelf
- 2014Wild TalesFilmProducer
- 2014Untied! Reflections on Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!FilmSelf
- 2013I'm So Excited!FilmDirector, Screenplay
- 2012Once Upon a Time… All About My MotherFilmSelf
- 2012The Making of The Skin I Live InFilmSelf
- 2012The Making of All About My MotherFilmSelf
- 2011The Skin I Live InFilmDirector, Screenplay
- 2011Life Remote ControlFilm
- 2011Frenesí en la gran ciudadFilmSelf (archive footage)
- 2010Arrebatados: recordando a Iván ZuluetaFilm
- 2010Brunes et BlondesFilmSelf
- 2009Broken EmbracesFilmDirector, Writer
- 2009The Cannibalistic CouncillorFilmDirector, Writer
- 2009The Last Summer of La BoyitaFilmExecutive Producer
- 2009Wandering HeartFilmSelf
- 200950 años de... CancionesFilmSelf (archive footage)
- 2008The Headless WomanFilmProducer
- 2008Roman Polanski: Wanted and DesiredFilmSelf (archive footage)
- 2007The Graham Norton ShowSeriesSelf
- 2007The Making of VolverFilmSelf
- 2006VolverFilmDirector, Screenplay
- 2005The Secret Life of WordsFilmExecutive Producer
- 2005El CalentitoFilmHimself (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2005Tráiler para amantes de lo prohibido!FilmDirector, Screenplay
- 2005Pablo G. del Amo, un montador de ilusionesFilmSelf
- 2004Bad EducationFilmDirector, Producer, Screenplay
- 2004The Holy GirlFilmExecutive Producer
- 2004Words in ProgressFilm
- 2004Impressions from the Shoot: Making Bad EducationFilmSelf
- 2003My Life Without MeFilmExecutive Producer
- 2003Che tempo che faSeriesSelf
- 2002Talk to HerFilmDirector, Writer, Screenplay
- 2002Heart of the FestivalFilmSelf (archive footage)
- 1999All About My MotherFilmDirector, Screenplay
- 1997Live FleshFilmDirector, Screenplay
- 1996My Name Is ShadowFilmAssociate Producer
- 1995The Flower of My SecretFilmDirector, Screenplay