Pedro Almodóvar
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.
Known For
Passagier in Bus (uncredited)
Entre tinieblas
Icónica Chamorro
Tatuaje
Life Remote Control
Self
Almodóvar, l'insolent de la Mancha
Self
Pablo G. del Amo, un montador de ilusiones
Self
Pictures of Europe
Self (archive footage)
Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired
Self
El viaje de Julieta
God Save the Queens
¿Qué hace una chica como tú en un sitio como éste?
Play-Back 'La bien pagá'
¿Qué he hecho yo para merecer esto?
Self (archive footage)
Noi siamo cinema
Épreuves d'artistes
Self
The Making of The Skin I Live In
Self
Around Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
Self
Untied! Reflections on Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!
Self
Madonna: Truth or Dare
Self
The Human Voice Q&A With Pedro Almodovar And Tilda Swinton, Hosted By Mark Kermode
Self
The Making of All About My Mother
Self
The Making of Pain and Glory
Self
Impressions from the Shoot: Making Bad Education
Self
Making Parallel Mothers
Self
The Making of Volver
Self
Chavela
Self (archive footage)
50 años de... Canciones
Self
Coração Vagabundo
Self - Filmmaker
¡Ay, Carmen!
Francisco Montesinos (uncredited)
Matador
Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
El Calentito
Self
Il était une fois… Tout sur ma mère
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Todos los nombres de Sara
Self
Brunes et Blondes
Tiempos de constitución
Master of Ceremony (uncredited)
Pepi, Luci, Bom y otras chicas del montón
Gloria's Voice (voice) (uncredited)
Arrebato
Lola Nicaragua, la Reina de la Banana
Un hombre llamado Flor de Otoño
Self (archive footage)
Frenesí en la gran ciudad
Dependiente ferretería (uncredited)
La ley del deseo
Arrebatados: recordando a Iván Zulueta
Singer / Director (uncredited)
Laberinto de pasiones
Self
Almodóvar en La habitación de al lado
Self
Un hombre libre
Personal Info
Known For
Directing
Known Credits
43
Gender
Male
Birthday
1949-09-25
Place of Birth
Calzada de Calatrava, Ciudad Real, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain
Also Known As
Almodóvar