Pedro Almodóvar
Known for DirectingBorn 1949-09-25Calzada 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
Law of Desire
1987 · as Dependiente ferretería (uncredited)
Madonna: Truth or Dare
1991 · as Self
Matador
1986 · as Francisco Montesinos (uncredited)
We Are Cinema
2021 · as Self (archive footage)
Brunes et Blondes
2010 · as Self
What Have I Done to Deserve This?
1984 · as Play-Back 'La bien pagá'
Wandering Heart
2009 · as Self
Dark Habits
1983 · as Passagier in Bus (uncredited)
Chavela
2017 · as Self
Labyrinth of Passion
1982 · as Singer / Director (uncredited)
Words in Progress
2004
Pepi, Luci, Bom
1980 · as Master of Ceremony (uncredited)
El Calentito
2005 · as Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Pictures of Europe
1990 · as Self
Icónica Chamorro
2023
Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired
2008 · as Self (archive footage)
The Making of Volver
2007 · as Self
A Free Man
2025 · as Self