Pedro Almodóvar
Birthday
1949/09/24 (75 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Calzada de Calatrava, Ciudad Real, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain
Also know as
Almodóvar, Pedro Almodóvar Caballero, 페드로 알모도바르, 阿莫多瓦, პედრო ალმოდოვარი, Педро Альмодовар, Pedro Almodovar, Almodovar-McNamara, Mateo Blanco, Harry 'Huracán' Caine, Almodóvar & McNamara, Almodóvar y McNamara, Pepe Patatia, Pedro, پدرو آلمودوار
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 world...Read more
Acting
(1983) Dark Habits
as Passagier in Bus (uncredited)
(2023) Icónica Chamorro
as ---
(1985) Tatuaje
as ---
(2011) Life Remote Control
as ---
(2023) Almodóvar, l'insolent de la Mancha
as Self
(2005) Pablo G. del Amo, un montador de ilusiones
as Self
(1990) Pictures of Europe
as Self
(2008) Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired
as Self (archive footage)
(2023) El viaje de Julieta
as Self
(1995) God Save the Queens
as ---
(1978) What's a Girl Like You Doing in a Place Like This?
as ---
(1984) What Have I Done to Deserve This?
as Play-Back 'La bien pagá'
(2021) We Are Cinema
as Self (archive footage)
(2004) Words in Progress
as ---
(2012) The Making of The Skin I Live In
as Self
Around Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
as Self
(2014) Untied! Reflections on Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!
as Self
(1991) Madonna: Truth or Dare
as Self
(2020) The Human Voice Q&A With Pedro Almodovar And Tilda Swinton, Hosted By Mark Kermode
as Self
(2012) The Making of All About My Mother
as Self
(2020) The Making of Pain and Glory
as Self
(2007) The Making of Volver
as Self
(2022) Making Parallel Mothers
as Self
(2004) Impressions from the Shoot: Making Bad Education
as Self
(2017) Chavela
as Self
(2009) 50 años de... Canciones
as Self (archive footage)
(2009) Wandering Heart
as Self
(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)
(2012) Once Upon a Time… All About My Mother
as Self
(2019) Todos los nombres de Sara
as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
(2010) Brunes et Blondes
as Self
(1978) Tiempos de constitución
as ---
(1980) Pepi, Luci, Bom
as Maestro de Ceremonias (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)
(2010) Arrebatados: recordando a Iván Zulueta
as ---
(1982) Labyrinth of Passion
as Singer / Director (uncredited)
Almodóvar en La habitación de al lado
as Self
(2025) Un hombre libre
as ---
(2020) Pongamos que hablo de
as Self
(1990) La mujer de tu vida
as ---
(2007) The Graham Norton Show
as Self
(2015) Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
as Self
(1953) The Oscars
as Self
(1995) Lo + plus
as Self - Guest
(2016) Late motiv
as Pedro Almodóvar
(2021) Variety Studio: Directors on Directors
as Self
(2024) Alaska Revelada
as Self