Pedro Almodóvar
Birthday: Born in 1949-09-25 in Calzada de Calatrava, Ciudad Real, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain
Deathday: Alive
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.
TV Credits
Pongamos que hablo de
Character: Self
...
La mujer de tu vida
Character:
A young innocent man pursued for murder finds refuge with a bored married woman. Soon they become lovers....
The Graham Norton Show
Character: Self
Each week celebrity guests join Irish comedian Graham Norton to discuss what's being going on around the world that week. The guests poke fun and share their opinions on the main news stories. Graham is often joined by a band or artist to play the show out....
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Character: Self
Some of this year's most talked about talent open up about the challenges and triumphs of creating critically acclaimed series and performances....
The Oscars
Character: Self
An annual American awards ceremony honoring cinematic achievements in the film industry. The various category winners are awarded a copy of a statuette, officially the Academy Award of Merit, that is better known by its nickname Oscar....
Lo + plus
Character: Self - Guest
...
Late motiv
Character: Pedro Almodóvar
...
Directors on Directors
Character: Self
...
Alaska revelada
Character: Self
'Alaska Revelada' is an approach to the artist's personal and professional life from a place of intimacy until now unknown. The metamorphosis of a pop icon who has not stopped reinventing himself throughout the different stages of his life. Always an advocate of transforming her body to also build her interior, in 'Salud' we explore what the journey has been like since she was a child to achieve a physical and spiritual transformation. In 'Money' we travel through the vast professional life of ...
Faut Voir - L'hebdo cinéma
Character: Self - Guest
...
La Noche D
Character: Self - Guest
...
La revuelta
Character: Self - Guest
David Broncano, along with Jorge Ponce, Ricardo Castella and his other collaborators, lead La Revuelta, a comedy show that includes multiple sections and interviews from the Teatro Príncipe Gran Vía in Madrid....
Pedro x Javis
Character: Self
A three-part review of Pedro Almodóvar's life and filmography, tracing his path from La Mancha to global filmmaking prominence and examining recurring themes that define his cinematic vision....
Movie Credits
Dark Habits
Character: Passagier in Bus (uncredited)
After her drug pusher boyfriend overdoses on heroin, a cabaret singer finds refuge from the authorities in a convent for fallen women....
Icónica Chamorro
Character:
Journalist Paloma Chamorro symbolized openness and modernity in Spain in the early 1980s. Her personality and her shows on TVE (then the only TV channel in the country) made her an influential transgressive icon....
Life Remote Control
Character:
A series of miscellaneous film footage are put together, to represented, life as if watching it in front of a television screen with a remote control....
Almodóvar, l'insolent de la Mancha
Character: Self
An anti-conformist, Pedro Almodovar has dared everything in his immense cinematic career. Confronting impulses, drugs and unbridled sexuality, cross-dressing identities, over the years he has allowed a colorful, uninhibited, taboo-free post-Franco cinema to blossom. In a Spain now caught up in its past, the native of La Mancha embodies all those Spanish generations who know how important it is to remember and protect this artistic insolence at all costs....
Pablo G. del Amo, un montador de ilusiones
Character: Self
Documentary about the personal and professional life of Pablo G. del Amo. He is the most influential movie editor in Spain....
Pictures of Europe
Character: Self
What makes European cinema so special? Find out in Paul Joyce’s feature-length documentary, Pictures of Europe, which examines the differences between American independent and Hollywood movies and films from European directors. Featuring luminary iconoclasts from European cinema such as Agnes Varda, Bernardo Bertolucci and Pedro Almodovar, as well as American counterpoints from Paul Schrader, and those who have crossed back and forth, such as Paul Verhoeven...
Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired
Character: Self (archive footage)
Examines the public scandal and private tragedy which led to legendary director Roman Polanski's sudden flight from the United States....
El viaje de Julieta
Character: Self
...
God Save the Queens
Character:
Creative documentary on the drag queen movement and its origins in Paris, New York and Madrid....
What's a Girl Like You Doing in a Place Like This?
Character:
Persecuted by her controlling ex-husband, Rosa plots an escape...
What Have I Done to Deserve This?
Character: Play-Back 'La bien pagá'
A henpecked housewife ekes out a meager existence, surrounded by a host of colorful characters: her ungrateful husband, her delinquent sons, her headstrong mother-in-law, and her sex worker neighbor, among others....
We Are Cinema
Character: Self (archive footage)
An Italian documentary about Italian cinema....
Words in Progress
Character:
Documentary featuring footage from six decades of Cannes Film Festivals....
The Making of The Skin I Live In
Character: Self
A behind-the scenes featurette documenting the making of Pedro Almodóvar’s The Skin I Live In....
Around Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
Character: Self
A featurette containing interviews with cast members who discuss their contributions to Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown and Pedro Almodovar's directing methods....
Untied! Reflections on Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!
Character: Self
Produced in 2014, this documentary about the making of TIE ME UP! TIE ME DOWN! features interviews with director Pedro Almodóvar; actors Antonio Banderas, Victoria Abril, Loles León, and Rossy de Palma; producer Agustín Almodóvar; production manager Esther García; and cinematographer José Luis Alcaine....
Madonna: Truth or Dare
Character: Self
From the rains of Japan, through threats of arrest for 'public indecency' in Canada, and a birthday tribute to her father in Detroit, this documentary follows Madonna on her 1990 'Blond Ambition' concert tour. Filmed in black and white, with the concert pieces in glittering MTV color, it is an intimate look at the work of the icon, from a prayer circle before each performance to bed games with the dance troupe afterwards....
The Human Voice Q&A With Pedro Almodovar And Tilda Swinton, Hosted By Mark Kermode
Character: Self
A recorded Q&A hosted by Mark Kermode, where Pedro Almodóvar and Tilda Swintondiscuss the inspirations they drew on for the film, how THE HUMAN VOICE fits within the 'Almodóvar oeuvre', and what Pedro will be making next - including a great surprise for Tilda. Recorded under lockdown conditions, the discussion features visual references and clips to create a dynamic and interesting companion piece to the short film....
The Making of All About My Mother
Character: Self
A documentary from 2012 on the making of the film, featuring interviews with Pedro Almodóvar; Agustín Almodóvar; actors Penélope Cruz, Marisa Paredes, Cecilia Roth, and Antonia San Juan; production manager Esther García; and author Didier Eribon....
The Making of Pain and Glory
Character: Self
A B-roll behind-the-scenes featurette providing insight into Pain and Glory’s production, with interviews from Almodóvar and Banderas....
Impressions from the Shoot: Making Bad Education
Character: Self
A short featurette of behind the scenes footage from Almodóvar’s Bad Education (2004)....
The Making of Volver
Character: Self
A short featurette about the emotions of the cast and crew while shooting Volver....
Making Parallel Mothers
Character: Self
A behind-the-scenes featurette of four sections: Art Design, Photography & Sound, Costume & Makeup, and Production Design....
Chavela
Character: Self
Inspired by an exclusive interview and performance footage of Chavela Vargas shot in 1991 and guided by her unique voice, the film weaves an arresting portrait of a woman who dared to dress, speak, sing, and dream her unique life into being....
50 años de... Canciones
Character: Self (archive footage)
...
Wandering Heart
Character: Self
Wandering Heart intimately follows Caetano from São Paulo to New York and Japan, during the release of his first album recorded solely in English. It takes considerably more than a week-long series of shows at Carnegie Hall, accolades in the New York Times, or the admiration of friends like Pedro Almodóvar, David Byrne and Michelangelo Antonioni to make Caetano feel comfortable outside of Brazil....
¡Ay, Carmen!
Character: Self - Filmmaker
The personal and professional story, told in first person, of Spanish actress Carmen Maura, director Pedro Almodóvar's first muse and a brilliant artist in her own right....
Matador
Character: Francisco Montesinos (uncredited)
A conflicted youth confesses to crimes he didn't commit while a man and woman aroused by death become obsessed with each other....
El Calentito
Character: Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Early 80's, Sara is a good-family girl, she has never been with a man, does not drinks, does not take drugs. Following her love, she enters in "El Calentito" a bar where the group "las Siux" is singing....
Once Upon a Time… All About My Mother
Character: Self
Shot in 1999, "All About My Mother" is Pedro Almodóvar's thirteenth feature film. The director was a key figure in the turbulent Movida (the movement for cultural renewal and liberation in post-Franco Spain), explores Barcelona society at the turn of the millennium through the lives of five women....
Todos los nombres de Sara
Character: Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Born in Campo de Criptana, a small village in the Spanish region of La Mancha, Sara Montiel (1928-2013) conquered Mexico, Hollywood, and the hearts of people. The recognition of an unparalleled professional career, an intimate dialogue with a tireless worker who took the stage at the age of twelve and never got off. A movie star who seduced millions of viewers around the world, a singer who reinvented a musical genre, a woman who broke the mold…...
Brunes et Blondes
Character: Self
Actresses' hairstyle in movies always carries a strong aesthetic statement associated with erotic, social, and historical meanings. In a bold and unexpected way, the film revisits this ultimate symbol of femininity in international cinema....
Pepi, Luci, Bom
Character: Master of Ceremony (uncredited)
After a young heiress is assaulted by a policeman, she seeks revenge by befriending the policeman’s mousy wife and introducing her to her circle of outrageous punk friends....
Rapture
Character: Gloria's Voice (voice) (uncredited)
José Sirgado is a low-budget filmmaker whose heroin addiction distorts his perspective of the real world. Although he is a depressed and unstable individual, his mood improves when he receives the mysterious films of Pedro, with whom he shares his passion for cinema....
A Man Called Autumn Flower
Character: Lola Nicaragua, la Reina de la Banana
During the Primo de Rivera dictatorship, young, wealthy Lluis de Serracant leads a double life: by day he's a lawyer, and by night he's a transvestite performer known to his fans as "Flower of Autumn"....
Frenesí en la gran ciudad
Character: Self (archive footage)
...
Law of Desire
Character: Dependiente ferretería (uncredited)
Pablo, a successful film director, disappointed in his relationship with his young lover, Juan, concentrates in a new project, a monologue starring his transgender sister, Tina. Antonio, an uptight young man, falls possessively in love with the director and in his passion would stop at nothing to obtain the object of his desire....
Arrebatados: recordando a Iván Zulueta
Character:
A portrait of the film director Iván Zulueta and his film Arrebato. It features contributions from friends and people who worked with him such as José Luis Borau, Pedro Almodóvar, Antonio Gasset and Julio Médem....
Labyrinth of Passion
Character: Singer / Director (uncredited)
An array of outrageous people, including a desperate nymphomaniac and a terrorist with an acute sense of smell, seek love and happiness in Madrid....
Almodóvar en La habitación de al lado
Character: Self
Cristina Teva moves to the Almodóvar universe by the hand of the director from La Mancha. In the offices of El Deseo, the journalist talks to a Pedro who shares his vision on the issues surrounding his film The Room Next Door....
A Free Man
Character: Self
In the 1970s, Agustín Gómez Arcos rose to the top of French literature, while in his own country, Spain, his name remained hidden. A Free Man reflects on the recent history of Spain through silences, lost stories and the role of culture and memory....