Pedro Almodóvar

Personal Info

Know For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

1949-09-24 (76 years old)

Place of Birth

Calzada de Calatrava, Ciudad Real, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain

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 young...

Acting

1983

Dark Habits

as Passagier in Bus (uncredited)

2008

Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired

as Self (archive footage)

1984

What Have I Done to Deserve This?

as Play-Back 'La bien pagá'

2021

We Are Cinema

as Self (archive footage)

2017

Chavela

as Self

2009

50 años de... Canciones

as Self (archive footage)

2009

2018

¡Ay, Carmen!

as Self - Filmmaker

2016

Almodóvar, todo sobre ellas

as Self - Director (archive footage)

1986

Matador

as Francisco Montesinos (uncredited)

2005

El Calentito

as Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)

2019

Todos los nombres de Sara

as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

1980

Pepi, Luci, Bom

as Master of Ceremony (uncredited)

1980

Rapture

as Gloria's Voice (voice) (uncredited)

1978

A Man Called Autumn Flower

as Lola Nicaragua, la Reina de la Banana

2011

Frenesí en la gran ciudad

as Self (archive footage)

1987

Law of Desire

as Dependiente ferretería (uncredited)

1982

Labyrinth of Passion

as Singer / Director (uncredited)

Production

2003

My Life Without Me

as Executive Producer

2002

Talk to Her

as Director

1999

2004

Bad Education

as Director

2004

Bad Education

as Producer

2004

Bad Education

as Screenplay

2005

The Secret Life of Words

as Executive Producer

2006

Volver

as Director

1997

Live Flesh

as Director

1997

Live Flesh

as Screenplay

1990

1987

Law of Desire

as Director

1987

Law of Desire

as Screenplay

1995

1980

Pepi, Luci, Bom

as Director

1980

Pepi, Luci, Bom

as Screenplay

1986

Matador

as Director

1986

Matador

as Screenplay

2009

Broken Embraces

as Director

2009

1982

1982

1982

Labyrinth of Passion

as Production Design

1983

Dark Habits

as Director

1983

Dark Habits

as Screenplay

1991

High Heels

as Director

1991

High Heels

as Screenplay

1993

Kika

as Director

1993

Kika

as Screenplay

2011

2011

The Skin I Live In

as Screenplay

1978

Salomé

as Director

2023

2023

2013

I'm So Excited!

as Director

2013

I'm So Excited!

as Screenplay

2009

The Last Summer in La Boyita

as Executive Producer

2021

Parallel Mothers

as Screenplay

2014

Wild Tales

as Producer

1993

Mutant Action

as Producer

2008

2016

Julieta

as Director

2015

The Clan

as Producer

1996

My Name Is Shadow

as Associate Producer

1986

Matador

as Story

2024

-

Bitter Christmas

as Director

2016

Julieta

as Screenplay

2019

Pain and Glory

as Director

1999

All About My Mother

as Screenplay

2006

Volver

as Screenplay

2002

Talk to Her

as Screenplay

1978

Salomé

as Screenplay

1974

Film político

as Director

1974

Film político

as Screenplay

1975

Blancor

as Director

1975

Blancor

as Screenplay

1975

1975

Homenaje

as Director

1975

Homenaje

as Screenplay

1975

1975

1976

1976

1976

Sea caritativo

as Director

1976

Sea caritativo

as Screenplay

1977

Complementos

as Director

1977

Complementos

as Screenplay

2018

El Angel

as Producer

2004

The Holy Girl

as Executive Producer

2017

Zama

as Co-Producer

2019

The Silence of Others

as Executive Producer

2019

Pain and Glory

as Screenplay

2020

2020

The Human Voice

as Director

2020

The Human Voice

as Screenplay

2021

Parallel Mothers

as Director

2024

2025

Sirât

as Producer

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