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Pedro Almodóvar
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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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 | 34 Interviews | 19 Articles | 3 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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I don't get involved with my actors. I don't get so involved with the films . . . If I lived like my characters, I would have been dead before I made 16 films. See more »Trivia:
By his own admission, he usually starts writing his movies with a really important scene that ends up placed in the middle of the movie. See more »Trademark:
Often uses symbolism and metaphorical techniques to portray circular storylines. See more »Star Sign:
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