Pedro Almodóvar
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- September 25, 1949
- Place of birth
- Calzada de Calatrava, Ciudad Real, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain
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 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.
Movies with Pedro Almodóvar
- Law of Desire 1987 · ★ 7.1
- Matador 1986 · ★ 6.7
- What Have I Done to Deserve This? 1984 · ★ 7.1
- Dark Habits 1983 · ★ 6.6
- Pepi, Luci, Bom 1980 · ★ 6.3
- Madonna: Truth or Dare 1991 · ★ 6.2
- Labyrinth of Passion 1982 · ★ 6.1
- Rapture 1980 · ★ 6.7
- Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired 2008 · ★ 6.4
- Chavela 2017 · ★ 6.9
- El Calentito 2005 · ★ 5.1
- A Man Called Autumn Flower 1978 · ★ 5.5
- What's a Girl Like You Doing in a Place Like This? 1978 · ★ 4.0
- Wandering Heart 2009 · ★ 5.1
- Once Upon a Time… All About My Mother 2012 · ★ 8.0
- Almodóvar, l'insolent de la Mancha 2023 · ★ 7.9
- ¡Ay, Carmen! 2018 · ★ 5.3
- Heart of the Festival 2002 · ★ 6.7
- Pablo G. del Amo, un montador de ilusiones 2005 · ★ 7.0
- Words in Progress 2004 · ★ 5.5
- Todos los nombres de Sara 2019 · ★ 4.0
- Tiempos de constitución 1978 · ★ 5.0
- Icónica Chamorro 2023 · ★ 2.0
- Life Remote Control 2011 · ★ 0.0
- We Are Cinema 2021 · ★ 9.5
- 50 años de... Canciones 2009 · ★ 5.0
- Arrebatados: recordando a Iván Zulueta 2010 · ★ 6.0
- Almodóvar en La habitación de al lado 2024 · ★ 9.0
- A Free Man 2025 · ★ 0.0
- Coco Chanel & Arletty: An Auvergne Destiny 2017 · ★ 10.0
- Tatuaje 1985
- Pictures of Europe 1990
- El viaje de Julieta 2023
- God Save the Queens 1995
- The Making of The Skin I Live In 2012
- Untied! Reflections on Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! 2014
- The Human Voice Q&A With Pedro Almodovar And Tilda Swinton, Hosted By Mark Kermode 2020
- The Making of All About My Mother 2012
- The Making of Pain and Glory 2020
- The Making of Volver 2007
Movies directed by Pedro Almodóvar
- The Skin I Live In 2011 · ★ 7.5
- All About My Mother 1999 · ★ 7.6
- Volver 2006 · ★ 7.5
- Pain and Glory 2019 · ★ 7.4
- Talk to Her 2002 · ★ 7.6
- Bad Education 2004 · ★ 7.4
- Parallel Mothers 2021 · ★ 6.8
- Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown 1988 · ★ 7.4
- Julieta 2016 · ★ 7.0
- Live Flesh 1997 · ★ 7.0
- Broken Embraces 2009 · ★ 7.2
- I'm So Excited! 2013 · ★ 5.7
- Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! 1990 · ★ 6.8
- The Room Next Door 2024 · ★ 6.7
- High Heels 1991 · ★ 7.0
- Strange Way of Life 2023 · ★ 6.3
- Law of Desire 1987 · ★ 7.1
- Kika 1993 · ★ 6.4
- Matador 1986 · ★ 6.7
- What Have I Done to Deserve This? 1984 · ★ 7.1
- The Flower of My Secret 1995 · ★ 6.8
- The Human Voice 2020 · ★ 6.7
- Dark Habits 1983 · ★ 6.6
- Pepi, Luci, Bom 1980 · ★ 6.3
- Bitter Christmas 2026 · ★ 6.2
- Labyrinth of Passion 1982 · ★ 6.1
- The Cannibalistic Councillor 2009 · ★ 6.3
- Salomé 1978 · ★ 5.5
- Tráiler para amantes de lo prohibido! 2005 · ★ 6.9
- Folle... Folle... ¡Fólleme Tín! 1978 · ★ 4.2
- Two Whores, or a Love Story That Ends in a Wedding 1974 · ★ 6.5
- Sex Is Coming, Sex Is Coming 1977 · ★ 7.0
- El sueño, o la estrella 1975 · ★ 8.0
- Film político 1974 · ★ 8.0
- Blancor 1975 · ★ 10.0
- Homenaje 1975 · ★ 8.0
- La caída de Sódoma 1975 · ★ 9.0
- Muerte en la carretera 1976 · ★ 7.0
- Sea caritativo 1976 · ★ 7.0
- Complementos 1977