- Known For
- Directing
- Born
- September 25, 1949
- Place of Birth
- Calzada de Calatrava, Ciudad Real, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain
Pedro Almodóvar
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.
Filmography
movieLa Bola Negra
2026 · Associate Producer
movieShort Cuts: Talons aiguilles de Pedro Almodovar
2026 · Original Film Writer
movieBitter Christmas
2026 · Director, Writer
tvPedro x Javis
2025 · Self
movieSirāt
2025 · Producer
movieA Free Man
2025 · Self
tvAlaska Revelada
2024 · Self
movieAlmodóvar en La habitación de al lado
2024 · Self
movieThe Room Next Door
2024 · Director, Writer
tvLa Revuelta
2024 · Self - Guest
tvFleeting Lies
2023 · Executive Producer
tvFaut Voir - L'Hebdo cinéma
2023 · Self - Guest
movieAlmodóvar, l'insolent de la Mancha
2023 · Self
movieStrange Way of Life
2023 · Director, Writer
movieIcónica Chamorro
2023
tvBeau geste
2023 · Self
movieEl viaje de Julieta
2023 · Self
movieMaking Parallel Mothers
2022 · Self
movieWe Are Cinema
2021 · Self (archive footage)
movieParallel Mothers
2021 · Screenplay, Director
tvDirectors on Directors
2021 · Self
tvLa Noche D
2021 · Self - Guest
movieIt Snows in Benidorm
2020 · Producer
movieThe Human Voice Q&A With Pedro Almodovar And Tilda Swinton, Hosted By Mark Kermode
2020 · Self
movieThe Human Voice
2020 · Director, Screenplay
tvPongamos que hablo de
2020 · Self
movieThe Making of Pain and Glory
2020 · Self
movieTodos los nombres de Sara
2019 · Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
moviePain and Glory
2019 · Director, Screenplay
movieThe Silence of Others
2019 · Executive Producer
movie¡Ay, Carmen!
2018 · Self - Filmmaker
movieEl Angel
2018 · Producer
movieZama
2017 · Co-Producer
movieChavela
2017 · Self
movieJulieta
2016 · Director, Screenplay
tvLate motiv
2016 · Pedro Almodóvar
movieThe Clan
2015 · Producer
tvClose Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015 · Self
movieWild Tales
2014 · Producer
movieUntied! Reflections on Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!
2014 · Self
movieI'm So Excited!
2013 · Director, Screenplay
movieOnce Upon a Time… All About My Mother
2012 · Self
movieThe Making of The Skin I Live In
2012 · Self
movieThe Making of All About My Mother
2012 · Self
movieLife Remote Control
2011
movieFrenesí en la gran ciudad
2011 · Self (archive footage)
movieThe Skin I Live In
2011 · Director, Screenplay
movieBrunes et Blondes
2010 · Self
movieArrebatados: recordando a Iván Zulueta
2010
movie50 años de... Canciones
2009 · Self (archive footage)
movieThe Last Summer of La Boyita
2009 · Executive Producer
movieWandering Heart
2009 · Self
movieBroken Embraces
2009 · Director, Writer
movieThe Cannibalistic Councillor
2009 · Writer, Director
movieThe Headless Woman
2008 · Producer
movieRoman Polanski: Wanted and Desired
2008 · Self (archive footage)
movieThe Making of Volver
2007 · Self
tvThe Graham Norton Show
2007 · Self
movieVolver
2006 · Director, Screenplay
movieThe Secret Life of Words
2005 · Executive Producer
moviePablo G. del Amo, un montador de ilusiones
2005 · Self
movieTráiler para amantes de lo prohibido!
2005 · Director, Screenplay
movieEl Calentito
2005 · Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
movieImpressions from the Shoot: Making Bad Education
2004 · Self
movieThe Holy Girl
2004 · Executive Producer
movieWords in Progress
2004
movieBad Education
2004 · Screenplay, Producer, Director
movieMy Life Without Me
2003 · Executive Producer
movieTalk to Her
2002 · Director, Writer, Screenplay
movieAll About My Mother
1999 · Director, Screenplay
movieLive Flesh
1997 · Screenplay, Director
movieMy Name Is Shadow
1996 · Associate Producer
movieThe Flower of My Secret
1995 · Director, Screenplay
movieGod Save the Queens
1995
tvLo + plus
1995 · Self - Guest
movieKika
1993 · Director, Screenplay
tvEurotrash
1993
movieMutant Action
1993 · Producer
movieHigh Heels
1991 · Screenplay, Director
movieMadonna: Truth or Dare
1991 · Self
moviePictures of Europe
1990 · Self
tvLa mujer de tu vida
1990
movieTie Me Up! Tie Me Down!
1990 · Screenplay, Director
movieWomen on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
1988 · Director, Screenplay
movieLaw of Desire
1987 · Dependiente ferretería (uncredited), Screenplay, Director
movieMatador
1986 · Francisco Montesinos (uncredited), Screenplay, Director, Story
Tatuaje
movieTatuaje
1985
movieWhat Have I Done to Deserve This?
1984 · Play-Back 'La bien pagá', Screenplay, Director
movieDark Habits
1983 · Passagier in Bus (uncredited), Screenplay, Director, Songs
movieLabyrinth of Passion
1982 · Singer / Director (uncredited), Production Design, Producer, Writer
moviePepi, Luci, Bom
1980 · Master of Ceremony (uncredited), Director, Screenplay
movieRapture
1980 · Gloria's Voice (voice) (uncredited)
movieFolle... Folle... ¡Fólleme Tín!
1978 · Director, Writer
movieA Man Called Autumn Flower
1978 · Lola Nicaragua, la Reina de la Banana
Tiempos de constitución
movieTiempos de constitución
1978
movieWhat's a Girl Like You Doing in a Place Like This?
1978
movieSalomé
1978 · Director, Screenplay
movieSex Is Coming, Sex Is Coming
1977 · Director, Writer
movieLas tres ventajas de Ponte
1977 · Writer, Director
movieComplementos
1977 · Director, Screenplay
movieMuerte en la carretera
1976 · Director, Screenplay
movieSea caritativo
1976 · Director, Screenplay
movieBlancor
1975 · Director, Screenplay
movieEl sueño, o la estrella
1975 · Screenplay, Director
movieHomenaje
1975 · Screenplay, Director
movieLa caída de Sódoma
1975 · Director, Screenplay
movieTwo Whores, or a Love Story That Ends in a Wedding
1974 · Director
Film político
movieFilm político
1974 · Director, Screenplay
tvThe Oscars
1953 · Self
movieAround Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
— · Self
movieA Manual for Cleaning Women
— · Screenplay
Queen of the Falls
movieQueen of the Falls
— · Producer