Pedro Almodóvar
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- September 25, 1949, Calzada de Calatrava, Ciudad Real, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain
- Movies
- 92
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.
Upcoming Pedro Almodóvar Movies
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Best-Known Movies
Filmography
Directing, Writing & Producing
| 2026 | Bitter Christmas | Director, Writer |
| 2025 | Sirāt | Producer |
| 2024 | The Room Next Door | Director, Writer |
| 2023 | Strange Way of Life | Director, Writer |
| 2021 | Parallel Mothers | Screenplay, Director |
| 2020 | It Snows in Benidorm | Producer |
| 2020 | The Human Voice | Director, Screenplay |
| 2019 | Pain and Glory | Director, Screenplay |
| 2018 | El Angel | Producer |
| 2016 | Julieta | Director, Screenplay |
| 2015 | The Clan | Producer |
| 2014 | Wild Tales | Producer |
| 2013 | I'm So Excited! | Director, Screenplay |
| 2011 | The Skin I Live In | Director, Screenplay |
| 2009 | Broken Embraces | Director, Writer |
| 2009 | The Cannibalistic Councillor | Director, Writer |
| 2008 | The Headless Woman | Producer |
| 2006 | Volver | Director, Screenplay |
| 2005 | Tráiler para amantes de lo prohibido! | Director, Screenplay |
| 2004 | Bad Education | Director, Producer, Screenplay |
| 2002 | Talk to Her | Director, Writer, Screenplay |
| 1999 | All About My Mother | Director, Screenplay |
| 1997 | Live Flesh | Director, Screenplay |
| 1995 | The Flower of My Secret | Director, Screenplay |
| 1993 | Kika | Director, Screenplay |
| 1993 | Mutant Action | Producer |
| 1991 | High Heels | Director, Screenplay |
| 1990 | Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! | Director, Screenplay |
| 1988 | Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown | Director, Screenplay |
| 1987 | Law of Desire | Director, Screenplay |
| 1986 | Matador | Director, Screenplay |
| 1984 | What Have I Done to Deserve This? | Director, Screenplay |
| 1983 | Dark Habits | Director, Screenplay |
| 1982 | Labyrinth of Passion | Director, Producer, Writer |
| 1980 | Pepi, Luci, Bom | Director, Screenplay |
| 1978 | Folle... Folle... ¡Fólleme Tín! | Director, Writer |
| 1978 | Salomé | Director, Screenplay |
| 1977 | Sex Is Coming, Sex Is Coming | Director, Writer |
| 1977 | Las tres ventajas de Ponte | Director, Writer |
| 1977 | Complementos | Director, Screenplay |
| 1976 | Muerte en la carretera | Director, Screenplay |
| 1976 | Sea caritativo | Director, Screenplay |
| 1975 | Blancor | Director, Screenplay |
| 1975 | El sueño, o la estrella | Director, Screenplay |
| 1975 | Homenaje | Director, Screenplay |
| 1975 | La caída de Sódoma | Director, Screenplay |
| 1974 | Two Whores, or a Love Story That Ends in a Wedding | Director |
| 1974 | Film político | Director, Screenplay |
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