Director
Pedro Almodóvar
September 25, 1949 · Calzada de Calatrava, Ciudad Real, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain
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.
Notable work
7.5The Skin I Live In (2011)
Director
7.6All About My Mother (1999)
Director
7.5Volver (2006)
Director
7.4Pain and Glory (2019)
Director
7.6Talk to Her (2002)
Director and Writer
7.4Bad Education (2004)
Director
6.8Parallel Mothers (2021)
Director
7.4Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (1988)
Director
7Julieta (2016)
Director
7Live Flesh (1997)
Director
7.2Broken Embraces (2009)
Director and Writer
5.7I'm So Excited! (2013)
Director
Often works with
Agustín Almodóvar
8 titles together
The Skin I Live In, Talk to Her, Bad Education
Antonio Banderas
7 titles together
The Skin I Live In, Pain and Glory, Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
Penélope Cruz
7 titles together
All About My Mother, Volver, Pain and Glory
Rossy de Palma
7 titles together
Parallel Mothers, Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, Julieta
Chus Lampreave
6 titles together
Volver, Talk to Her, Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
Carmen Maura
5 titles together
Volver, Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, Law of Desire
Full filmography · 54
Bitter Christmas
Director and Writer
20266.3
The Room Next Door
Director and Writer
20246.7
Strange Way of Life
Director and Writer
20236.3
Icónica Chamorro
cast
2023
Parallel Mothers
Director
20216.8
The Human Voice
Director
20206.7
Pain and Glory
Director
20197.4
Julieta
Director
20167
I'm So Excited!
Director
20135.7
Life Remote Control
cast
2011
The Skin I Live In
Director
20117.5
Arrebatados: recordando a Iván Zulueta
cast
2010