Pedro Almodóvar
Date of birth: 1949-09-24
Place of birth: Calzada de Calatrava, Ciudad Real, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain
Known for: Directing
Also known as: Almodóvar, Pedro Almodóvar Caballero, Pedro Almodovar, Almodovar-McNamara, Mateo Blanco, Harry 'Huracán' Caine, Almodóvar & McNamara, Almodóvar y McNamara, Pepe Patatia, Pedro
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.
Movie Credits
Dark Habits
1983-10-03
After her drug pusher boyfriend overdoses on heroin, a cabaret singer finds refuge from the authorit
Icónica Chamorro
2023-02-26
Journalist Paloma Chamorro symbolized openness and modernity in Spain in the early 1980s. Her person
Tatuaje
1985-04-10
A short film starring Pedro Almodóvar and Marisa Paredes, parodying a 1940s torch song, the famous S
Life Remote Control
2011-12-01
A series of miscellaneous film footage are put together, to represented, life as if watching it in f
Almodóvar, l'insolent de la Mancha
2023-05-26
An anti-conformist, Pedro Almodovar has dared everything in his immense cinematic career. Confrontin
Pablo G. del Amo, un montador de ilusiones
2005-11-18
Documentary about the personal and professional life of Pablo G. del Amo. He is the most influential
Pictures of Europe
1990-04-25
What makes European cinema so special? Find out in Paul Joyce’s feature-length documentary, Pictures
Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired
2008-01-18
Examines the public scandal and private tragedy which led to legendary director Roman Polanski's sud
El viaje de Julieta
2023-01-09
God Save the Queens
1995-06-23
Creative documentary on the drag queen movement and its origins in Paris, New York and Madrid.
What's a Girl Like You Doing in a Place Like This?
1978-08-16
Persecuted by her controlling ex-husband, Rosa plots an escape
What Have I Done to Deserve This?
1984-10-25
A henpecked housewife ekes out a meager existence, surrounded by a host of colorful characters: her
We Are Cinema
2021-12-16
An Italian documentary about Italian cinema.
Words in Progress
2004-04-15
Documentary featuring footage from six decades of Cannes Film Festivals.
The Making of The Skin I Live In
2012-03-06
A behind-the scenes featurette documenting the making of Pedro Almodóvar’s The Skin I Live In.
Around Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
A featurette containing interviews with cast members who discuss their contributions to Women on the
Untied! Reflections on Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!
2014-08-19
Produced in 2014, this documentary about the making of TIE ME UP! TIE ME DOWN! features interviews w
Madonna: Truth or Dare
1991-05-10
From the rains of Japan, through threats of arrest for 'public indecency' in Canada, and a birthday
The Human Voice Q&A With Pedro Almodovar And Tilda Swinton, Hosted By Mark Kermode
2020-11-06
A recorded Q&A hosted by Mark Kermode, where Pedro Almodóvar and Tilda Swintondiscuss the inspiratio
The Making of All About My Mother
2012-01-01
A documentary from 2012 on the making of the film, featuring interviews with Pedro Almodóvar; Agustí
The Making of Pain and Glory
2020-01-21
A B-roll behind-the-scenes featurette providing insight into Pain and Glory’s production, with inter
Impressions from the Shoot: Making Bad Education
2004-12-24
A short featurette of behind the scenes footage from Almodóvar’s Bad Education (2004).
Making Parallel Mothers
2022-03-16
A behind-the-scenes featurette of four sections: Art Design, Photography & Sound, Costume & Makeup,
The Making of Volver
2007-04-03
A short featurette about the emotions of the cast and crew while shooting Volver.
Chavela
2017-06-16
Inspired by an exclusive interview and performance footage of Chavela Vargas shot in 1991 and guided
50 años de... Canciones
2009-11-12
Wandering Heart
2009-07-24
Wandering Heart intimately follows Caetano from São Paulo to New York and Japan, during the release
¡Ay, Carmen!
2018-10-29
The personal and professional story, told in first person, of Spanish actress Carmen Maura, director
Matador
1986-03-07
A conflicted youth confesses to crimes he didn't commit while a man and woman aroused by death becom
El Calentito
2005-06-24
Early 80's, Sara is a good-family girl, she has never been with a man, does not drinks, does not tak
Once Upon a Time… All About My Mother
2012-05-16
Shot in 1999, "All About My Mother" is Pedro Almodóvar's thirteenth feature film. The director was a
Todos los nombres de Sara
2019-12-15
Born in Campo de Criptana, a small village in the Spanish region of La Mancha, Sara Montiel (1928-20
Brunes et Blondes
2010-10-06
Actresses' hairstyle in movies always carries a strong aesthetic statement associated with erotic, s
Tiempos de constitución
1978-09-16
Pepi, Luci, Bom
1980-10-27
After a young heiress is assaulted by a policeman, she seeks revenge by befriending the policeman’s
Rapture
1980-06-09
José Sirgado is a low-budget filmmaker whose heroin addiction distorts his perspective of the real w
A Man Called Autumn Flower
1978-09-24
During the Primo de Rivera dictatorship, young, wealthy Lluis de Serracant leads a double life: by d
Frenesí en la gran ciudad
2011-10-05
Law of Desire
1987-02-07
Pablo, a successful film director, disappointed in his relationship with his young lover, Juan, conc
Arrebatados: recordando a Iván Zulueta
2010-06-09
A portrait of the film director Iván Zulueta and his film Arrebato. It features contributions from f
Labyrinth of Passion
1982-09-29
An array of outrageous people, including a desperate nymphomaniac and a terrorist with an acute sens
Almodóvar en La habitación de al lado
2024-10-15
Cristina Teva moves to the Almodóvar universe by the hand of the director from La Mancha. In the off
A Free Man
2025-03-28
In the 1970s, Agustín Gómez Arcos rose to the top of French literature, while in his own country, Sp