Pedro Almodóvar

Pedro Almodóvar

Directing

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

41 films as director · Active 1974–2026

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…

Known for

The Graham Norton Show

The Graham Norton Show

2007

The Oscars

The Oscars

1953

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

2015

La Revuelta

La Revuelta

2024

Eurotrash

Eurotrash

1993

Beau geste

Beau geste

2023

Lo + plus

Lo + plus

1995

Faut Voir - L'Hebdo cinéma

Faut Voir - L'Hebdo cinéma

2023

Directed(41)

Bitter Christmas

2026Bitter Christmas★ 6.5

The Room Next Door

2024The Room Next Door★ 6.7

Strange Way of Life

2023Strange Way of Life★ 6.3

Parallel Mothers

2021Parallel Mothers★ 6.8

The Human Voice

2020The Human Voice★ 6.7

Pain and Glory

2019Pain and Glory★ 7.4

Julieta

2016Julieta★ 7.0

I'm So Excited!

2013I'm So Excited!★ 5.7

The Skin I Live In

2011The Skin I Live In★ 7.5

Broken Embraces

2009Broken Embraces★ 7.1

The Cannibalistic Councillor

2009The Cannibalistic Councillor★ 6.2

Volver

2006Volver★ 7.5

Tráiler para amantes de lo prohibido!

2005Tráiler para amantes de lo prohibido!★ 6.9

Bad Education

2004Bad Education★ 7.4

Talk to Her

2002Talk to Her★ 7.6

All About My Mother

1999All About My Mother★ 7.6

Live Flesh

1997Live Flesh★ 7.0

The Flower of My Secret

1995The Flower of My Secret★ 6.8

Kika

1993Kika★ 6.4

High Heels

1991High Heels★ 7.0

Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!

1990Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!★ 6.8

Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown

1988Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown★ 7.4

Law of Desire

1987Law of Desire★ 7.1

Matador

1986Matador★ 6.7

What Have I Done to Deserve This?

1984What Have I Done to Deserve This?★ 7.1

Dark Habits

1983Dark Habits★ 6.6

Labyrinth of Passion

1982Labyrinth of Passion★ 6.1

Pepi, Luci, Bom

1980Pepi, Luci, Bom★ 6.3

Salomé

1978Salomé★ 5.5

Folle... Folle... ¡Fólleme Tín!

1978Folle... Folle... ¡Fólleme Tín!★ 4.2

Las tres ventajas de Ponte

1977Las tres ventajas de Ponte

Complementos

1977Complementos

Sex Is Coming, Sex Is Coming

1977Sex Is Coming, Sex Is Coming★ 7.0

Muerte en la carretera

1976Muerte en la carretera★ 7.0

Sea caritativo

1976Sea caritativo★ 7.0

Blancor

1975Blancor★ 10.0

El sueño, o la estrella

1975El sueño, o la estrella★ 8.0

Homenaje

1975Homenaje★ 8.0

La caída de Sódoma

1975La caída de Sódoma★ 9.0

1974Film político★ 8.0

Two Whores, or a Love Story That Ends in a Wedding

1974Two Whores, or a Love Story That Ends in a Wedding★ 6.5

Acting(58)

2025Pedro x JavisSelf

2025A Free ManSelf

2024Alaska ReveladaSelf

2024Almodóvar en La habitación de al ladoSelf

2024La RevueltaSelf - Guest

2023Faut Voir - L'Hebdo cinémaSelf - Guest

2023Almodóvar, l'insolent de la ManchaSelf

2023Icónica Chamorro

2023Beau gesteSelf

2023El viaje de JulietaSelf

2022Making Parallel MothersSelf

2021We Are CinemaSelf (archive footage)

2021Directors on DirectorsSelf

2021La Noche DSelf - Guest

2020The Human Voice Q&A With Pedro Almodovar And Tilda Swinton, Hosted By Mark KermodeSelf

2020Pongamos que hablo deSelf

2020The Making of Pain and GlorySelf

2019Todos los nombres de SaraSelf - Filmmaker (archive footage)

2018¡Ay, Carmen!Self - Filmmaker

2017ChavelaSelf

2016Late motivPedro Almodóvar

2015Close Up with The Hollywood ReporterSelf

2014Untied! Reflections on Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!Self

2012Once Upon a Time… All About My MotherSelf

2012The Making of The Skin I Live InSelf

2012The Making of All About My MotherSelf

2011Life Remote Control

2011Frenesí en la gran ciudadSelf (archive footage)

2010Brunes et BlondesSelf

2010Arrebatados: recordando a Iván Zulueta

200950 años de... CancionesSelf (archive footage)

2009Wandering HeartSelf

2008Roman Polanski: Wanted and DesiredSelf (archive footage)

2007The Making of VolverSelf

2007The Graham Norton ShowSelf

2005Pablo G. del Amo, un montador de ilusionesSelf

2005El CalentitoHimself (archive footage) (uncredited)

2004Impressions from the Shoot: Making Bad EducationSelf

2004Words in Progress

1995God Save the Queens

1995Lo + plusSelf - Guest

1991Madonna: Truth or DareSelf

1990Pictures of EuropeSelf

1990La mujer de tu vida

1987Law of DesireDependiente ferretería (uncredited)

1986MatadorFrancisco Montesinos (uncredited)

1984What Have I Done to Deserve This?Play-Back 'La bien pagá'

1983Dark HabitsPassagier in Bus (uncredited)

1982Labyrinth of PassionSinger / Director (uncredited)

1980Pepi, Luci, BomMaster of Ceremony (uncredited)

1980RaptureGloria's Voice (voice) (uncredited)

1978A Man Called Autumn FlowerLola Nicaragua, la Reina de la Banana

1978Tiempos de constitución

1978What's a Girl Like You Doing in a Place Like This?

1953The OscarsSelf

Around Women on the Verge of a Nervous BreakdownSelf

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