Born
25 September 1949 (76)
Place of Birth
Calzada de Calatrava, Ciudad Real, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain
Also known as
Almodóvar, Pedro Almodóvar Caballero
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...
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.
Bitter Christmas
2026
A Free Man
2025
Almodóvar en La habitación de al lado
2024
The Room Next Door
2024
Almodóvar, l'insolent de la Mancha
2023
Strange Way of Life
2023
Icónica Chamorro
2023
El viaje de Julieta
2023
Making Parallel Mothers
2022
We Are Cinema
2021
Parallel Mothers
2021
The Human Voice Q&A With Pedro Almodovar And Tilda Swinton, Hosted By Mark Kermode
2020
The Human Voice
2020
The Making of Pain and Glory
2020
Todos los nombres de Sara
2019
Pain and Glory
2019
¡Ay, Carmen!
2018
Chavela
2017
Julieta
2016
Untied! Reflections on Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!
2014
I'm So Excited!
2013
Once Upon a Time… All About My Mother
2012
The Making of The Skin I Live In
2012
The Making of All About My Mother
2012
Life Remote Control
2011
Frenesí en la gran ciudad
2011
The Skin I Live In
2011
Brunes et Blondes
2010
Arrebatados: recordando a Iván Zulueta
2010
50 años de... Canciones
2009
Wandering Heart
2009
Broken Embraces
2009
The Cannibalistic Councillor
2009
Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired
2008
The Making of Volver
2007
Volver
2006
Pablo G. del Amo, un montador de ilusiones
2005
Tráiler para amantes de lo prohibido!
2005
El Calentito
2005
Impressions from the Shoot: Making Bad Education
2004