Pedro Almodóvar


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The most internationally acclaimed Spanish filmmaker since Luis Buñuel was born in a small town (Calzada de Calatrava) in the impoverished Spanish region of La Mancha. He arrived in Madrid in 1968, and survived by selling used items in the flea-market called El Rastro. Almodóvar couldn't study filmmaking because he didn't have the money to afford ... See full bio »

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Won 1 Oscar. Another 171 wins & 222 nominations. See more awards »

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(2002)
Átame! Writer
(1989)
(2011)

Filmography

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 2021 Madres paralelas (script)
 2020 The Human Voice (Short) (written by)
 2019 Dolor y gloria (screenplay)
 2016 Julieta
 2011 La piel que habito (screenplay)
 2009 La concejala antropófaga (Short) (as Harry 'Huracán' Caine)
 2006/I Volver (screenplay)
 2002 Hable con ella (written by)
 1997 Carne trémula (screenplay)
 1996 Pastas Ardilla (TV Short)
 1993 Kika (screenplay) / (story)
 1991 Tacones lejanos (screenplay) / (story)
 1989 Átame! (screenplay) / (story)
 1988 Mujeres al borde de un ataque de "nervios" (screenplay) / (story - uncredited)
 1987 La ley del deseo (screenplay - as Pedro Almodovar)
 1986 Matador (screenplay) / (story)
 1984 ¿Qué he hecho YO para merecer esto!! (written by - as Pedro Almodovar)
 1983 Entre tinieblas (written by - as Pedro Almodovar)
 1982 Laberinto de pasiones (screenplay) / (story)
 1980 Pepi, Luci, Bom y otras chicas del montón (screenplay) / (story)
 1978 Salomé (Short)
 1977 Complementos (Short)
 1977 Sexo va, sexo viene (Short)
 1976 Muerte en la carretera (Short)
 1976 Sea caritativo (Short)
 1975 Blancor (Short)
 1975 El sueño, o la estrella (Short)
 1975 Homenaje (Short)
 1975 La caída de Sódoma (Short)
 1974 Film político (Short)
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Personal Details

Other Works:

Pepi, Luci, Bom: tres mujeres con un pasado turbulento..., in "Alphaville", iss. 13-14, January-February 1982. See more »

Publicity Listings:

7 Biographical Movies | 21 Print Biographies | 35 Interviews | 20 Articles | 7 Magazine Cover Photos | See more »

Alternate Names:

Pedro Almodovar | Almodovar-McNamara | Mateo Blanco | Harry 'Huracán' Caine | Almodóvar & McNamara | Almodóvar y McNamara | Pepe Patatia | Pedro

Height:

5' 9¾" (1.77 m)

Children:

None

Parents:

Antonio Almodovar | Francisca Caballero

Relatives:

Agustín Almodóvar (sibling) | See more »
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Personal Quote:

In my movies I didn't think about my childhood until I was more than 50. The first time that I really go back and see my childhood as the origin of fiction was in La mala educación (2004) when I was thinking about sexual harassment in school which was incredibly common in the Catholic college. And for some reason I was old enough to look back. In Bad Education I put the worst of my ... See more »

Trivia:

Was approached to direct at some point both Brokeback Mountain (2005) and The Paperboy (2012). See more »

Trademark:

His films often portrays strong female characters and transsexuals See more »

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