Directing
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.
Movies with Pedro Almodóvar
Law of Desire
1987
Madonna: Truth or Dare
1991
Matador
1986
We Are Cinema
2021
Brunes et Blondes
2010
What Have I Done to Deserve This?
1984
Wandering Heart
2009
Dark Habits
1983
Chavela
2017
Labyrinth of Passion
1982
Words in Progress
2004
Pepi, Luci, Bom
1980
El Calentito
2005
Pictures of Europe
1990
Icónica Chamorro
2023
Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired
2008
The Making of Volver
2007
A Free Man
2025
¡Ay, Carmen!
2018
Rapture
1980
Frenesí en la gran ciudad
2011
Impressions from the Shoot: Making Bad Education
2004
Almodóvar, l'insolent de la Mancha
2023
El viaje de Julieta
2023
Tiempos de constitución
1978
The Making of The Skin I Live In
2012
A Man Called Autumn Flower
1978
God Save the Queens
1995
What's a Girl Like You Doing in a Place Like This?
1978
Once Upon a Time… All About My Mother
2012
Untied! Reflections on Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!
2014
The Making of All About My Mother
2012
Making Parallel Mothers
2022
Pablo G. del Amo, un montador de ilusiones
2005
The Human Voice Q&A With Pedro Almodovar And Tilda Swinton, Hosted By Mark Kermode
2020
Arrebatados: recordando a Iván Zulueta
2010
50 años de... Canciones
2009
Todos los nombres de Sara
2019
Around Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
Tatuaje
1985
Life Remote Control
2011
Almodóvar en La habitación de al lado
2024
The Making of Pain and Glory
2020
TV Shows with Pedro Almodóvar
The Graham Norton Show
2007
Eurotrash
1993
Beau geste
2023
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015
The Oscars
1953
La Revuelta
2024
Faut Voir - L'Hebdo cinéma
2023
Lo + plus
1995
Directors on Directors
2021
La Noche D
2021
Pedro x Javis
2025
Alaska Revelada
2024
Pongamos que hablo de
2020
La mujer de tu vida
1990
Late motiv
2016