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Pedro Almodóvar

Pedro Almodóvar

Almodovar-McNamara

Born September 25, 1949· Calzada de Calatrava, Ciudad Real, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain

41Filmography★ 7Average rating

Born in the rural town of Calzada de Calatrava, Almodóvar spent his childhood in a religious boarding school before moving to Madrid in 1967 to pursue filmmaking; after the National School of Cinema closed, he taught himself the craft while supporting himself with various jobs, including work at Telefónica. Emerging as a central figure of La Movida Madrileña, he founded the production company El D…

Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources

Known for

Filmography

Features 25

All About My Mother★ 7.6
All About My Mother1999
Talk to Her★ 7.6
Talk to Her2002
The Skin I Live In★ 7.5
The Skin I Live In2011
Volver★ 7.5
Volver2006
Pain and Glory★ 7.4
Pain and Glory2019
Bad Education★ 7.4
Bad Education2004
Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown★ 7.4
Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown1988
Broken Embraces★ 7.2
Broken Embraces2009
What Have I Done to Deserve This?★ 7.1
What Have I Done to Deserve This?1984
Julieta★ 7
Julieta2016
Live Flesh★ 7
Live Flesh1997
High Heels★ 7
High Heels1991
Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!★ 6.8
Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!1990
Parallel Mothers★ 6.8
Parallel Mothers2021
Dark Habits★ 6.6
Dark Habits1983
The Room Next Door★ 6.7
The Room Next Door2024
Pepi, Luci, Bom★ 6.3
Pepi, Luci, Bom1980
Labyrinth of Passion★ 6.1
Labyrinth of Passion1982
I'm So Excited!★ 5.7
I'm So Excited!2013

Short films 16

Strange Way of Life★ 6.3
Strange Way of Life2023

Also in front of the camera

The roles they played on screen.

All on-screen roles
What Have I Done to Deserve This?★ 7.1
What Have I Done to Deserve This?1984
Dark Habits★ 6.6
Dark Habits1983
Labyrinth of Passion★ 6.1
Labyrinth of Passion1982
Pepi, Luci, Bom★ 6.3
Pepi, Luci, Bom1980