Pedro Almodóvar
Directing • Born 1949-09-25
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.
Filmography
56 credits
Dark Habits
Movie • 1983
Passagier in Bus (uncredited)
Icónica Chamorro
Movie • 2023
Tatuaje
Movie • 1985
Life Remote Control
Movie • 2011
Almodóvar, l'insolent de la Mancha
Movie • 2023
Self
Pablo G. del Amo, un montador de ilusiones
Movie • 2005
Self
Pictures of Europe
Movie • 1990
Self
Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired
Movie • 2008
Self (archive footage)
El viaje de Julieta
Movie • 2023
Self
God Save the Queens
Movie • 1995
What's a Girl Like You Doing in a Place Like This?
Movie • 1978
What Have I Done to Deserve This?
Movie • 1984
Play-Back 'La bien pagá'
We Are Cinema
Movie • 2021
Self (archive footage)
Words in Progress
Movie • 2004
The Making of The Skin I Live In
Movie • 2012
Self
Around Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
Movie
Self
Untied! Reflections on Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!
Movie • 2014
Self
Madonna: Truth or Dare
Movie • 1991
Self
The Human Voice Q&A With Pedro Almodovar And Tilda Swinton, Hosted By Mark Kermode
Movie • 2020
Self
The Making of All About My Mother
Movie • 2012
Self
The Making of Pain and Glory
Movie • 2020
Self
Impressions from the Shoot: Making Bad Education
Movie • 2004
Self
Making Parallel Mothers
Movie • 2022
Self
The Making of Volver
Movie • 2007
Self
Chavela
Movie • 2017
Self
50 años de... Canciones
Movie • 2009
Self (archive footage)
Wandering Heart
Movie • 2009
Self
¡Ay, Carmen!
Movie • 2018
Self - Filmmaker
Matador
Movie • 1986
Francisco Montesinos (uncredited)
El Calentito
Movie • 2005
Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Once Upon a Time… All About My Mother
Movie • 2012
Self
Todos los nombres de Sara
Movie • 2019
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Brunes et Blondes
Movie • 2010
Self
Tiempos de constitución
Movie • 1978
Pepi, Luci, Bom
Movie • 1980
Master of Ceremony (uncredited)
Rapture
Movie • 1980
Gloria's Voice (voice) (uncredited)
A Man Called Autumn Flower
Movie • 1978
Lola Nicaragua, la Reina de la Banana
Frenesí en la gran ciudad
Movie • 2011
Self (archive footage)
Law of Desire
Movie • 1987
Dependiente ferretería (uncredited)
Arrebatados: recordando a Iván Zulueta
Movie • 2010
Labyrinth of Passion
Movie • 1982
Singer / Director (uncredited)
Almodóvar en La habitación de al lado
Movie • 2024
Self
A Free Man
Movie • 2025
Self
Pongamos que hablo de
TV • 2020
Self
La mujer de tu vida
TV • 1990
The Graham Norton Show
TV • 2007
Self
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
TV • 2015
Self
The Oscars
TV • 1953
Self
Lo + plus
TV • 1995
Self - Guest
Late motiv
TV • 2016
Pedro Almodóvar
Directors on Directors
TV • 2021
Self
Alaska Revelada
TV • 2024
Self
Faut Voir - L'hebdo cinéma
TV • 2023
Self - Guest
La Noche D
TV • 2021
Self - Guest
La Revuelta
TV • 2024
Self - Guest
Pedro x Javis
TV • 2025
Self