Pedro Almodóvar
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.
Directed Films
Bitter Christmas
The Room Next Door
Strange Way of Life
Parallel Mothers
The Human Voice
Pain and Glory
Julieta
I'm So Excited!
The Skin I Live In
Broken Embraces
The Cannibalistic Councillor
Volver
Tráiler para amantes de lo prohibido!
Bad Education
Talk to Her
All About My Mother
Live Flesh
The Flower of My Secret
Kika
High Heels
Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!
Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
Law of Desire
Matador
Also Appeared In
A Free Man
Almodóvar en La habitación de al lado
Almodóvar, l'insolent de la Mancha
Icónica Chamorro
El viaje de Julieta
Making Parallel Mothers
We Are Cinema
The Human Voice Q&A With Pedro Almodovar And Tilda Swinton, Hosted By Mark Kermode
The Making of Pain and Glory
Todos los nombres de Sara
¡Ay, Carmen!
