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 ...
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Other Works:
1983: He wrote the "memories" of fictional porn star Patty Diphusa in the magazine "La Luna de Madrid". See more »Publicity Listings:
7 Biographical Movies | 21 Print Biographies | 35 Interviews | 20 Articles | 7 Magazine Cover Photos | See more »Official Sites:
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Pedro Almodovar | Almodovar-McNamara | Mateo Blanco | Harry 'Huracán' Caine | Almodóvar & McNamara | Almodóvar y McNamara | Pepe Patatia | PedroHeight:
5' 9¾" (1.77 m)
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[Cannes press conference for Julieta (2016)] Once again I think I've come back to a place, a place that I'll never leave altogether, which is the universe of women, the feminine universe. I've done lots of movies about mothers but I believe this mother, the mother of this movie, Julieta, if we compare her with other mothers, she's the most vulnerable mother, the weakest, with the least capacity ... See more »Trivia:
Was approached to direct at some point both Brokeback Mountain (2005) and The Paperboy (2012). See more »Trademark:
Uses only his last name for his "Film By" credit ("Un film de Almodóvar") See more »Star Sign:
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