Directing
Pedro Almodóvar
EN, ES, FR, IT cinema · 98 credits
Born
25 September 1949 (age 77)
Birthplace
Calzada de Calatrava, Ciudad Real, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain
Also known as Almodóvar · Pedro Almodóvar Caballero · Pedro Almodovar · Almodovar-McNamara · Mateo Blanco · Harry 'Huracán' Caine
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
Filmography
A Manual for Cleaning Women
Screenplay
Bitter Christmas
Director, Writer
Short Cuts: Talons aiguilles de Pedro Almodovar
Original Film Writer
LA BOLA NEGRA
Associate Producer
A Free Man
as Self
Sirāt
Producer
The Room Next Door
Director, Writer
Strange Way of Life
Director, Writer
We Are Cinema
as Self (archive footage)
Parallel Mothers
Screenplay, Director
The Human Voice Q&A With Pedro Almodovar And Tilda Swinton, Hosted By Mark Kermode
as Self
It Snows in Benidorm
Producer
The Human Voice
Director, Screenplay
Todos los nombres de Sara
as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Pain and Glory
Director, Screenplay
The Silence of Others
Executive Producer
¡Ay, Carmen!
as Self - Filmmaker
El Angel
Producer
Chavela
as Self
Coco Chanel & Arletty: An Auvergne Destiny
as Self (archive footage)
Zama
Co-Producer
Julieta
Director, Screenplay
The Clan
Producer
Wild Tales
Producer
I'm So Excited!
Director, Screenplay
Frenesí en la gran ciudad
as Self (archive footage)
The Skin I Live In
Director, Screenplay
50 años de... Canciones
as Self (archive footage)
Wandering Heart
as Self
Broken Embraces
Director, Writer
The Cannibalistic Councillor
Writer, Director
The Last Summer of La Boyita
Executive Producer
Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired
as Self (archive footage)
The Headless Woman
Producer
Volver
Director, Screenplay
El Calentito
as Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Secret Life of Words
Executive Producer
Tráiler para amantes de lo prohibido!
Director, Screenplay
Bad Education
Screenplay, Producer, Director
The Holy Girl
Executive Producer
My Life Without Me
Executive Producer
Heart of the Festival
as Self (archive footage)
Talk to Her
Director, Writer, Screenplay
All About My Mother
Director, Screenplay
Live Flesh
Screenplay, Director
My Name Is Shadow
Associate Producer
The Flower of My Secret
Director, Screenplay
Kika
Director, Screenplay
Mutant Action
Producer
High Heels
Screenplay, Director
Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!
Screenplay, Director
Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
Director, Screenplay
Law of Desire
as Dependiente ferretería (uncredited), Screenplay, Director
Matador
as Francisco Montesinos (uncredited), Screenplay, Director, Story
What Have I Done to Deserve This?
as Play-Back 'La bien pagá', Screenplay, Director
Dark Habits
as Passagier in Bus (uncredited), Screenplay, Director, Songs
Labyrinth of Passion
as Singer / Director (uncredited), Production Design, Director, Producer, Writer
Pepi, Luci, Bom
as Master of Ceremony (uncredited), Director, Screenplay
Rapture
as Gloria's Voice (voice) (uncredited)
A Man Called Autumn Flower
as Lola Nicaragua, la Reina de la Banana
Salomé
Director, Screenplay
Folle... Folle... ¡Fólleme Tín!
Director, Writer
Las tres ventajas de Ponte
Writer, Director
Complementos
Director, Screenplay
Sex Is Coming, Sex Is Coming
Director, Writer
Muerte en la carretera
Director, Screenplay
Sea caritativo
Director, Screenplay
Blancor
Director, Screenplay
El sueño, o la estrella
Screenplay, Director
Homenaje
Screenplay, Director
La caída de Sódoma
Director, Screenplay
Film político
1974
Film político
Director, Screenplay
