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Pedro Almodóvar
Pedro Almodóvar Caballero is a Spanish film director, screenwriter and author. His films are distinguished by melodrama, irreverent humour, bold colour, glossy décor, quotations from popular culture, and complex narratives. Desire, LGBTQ issues, passion, family, motherhood, and identity are among Almodóvar's most frequently explored subjects. As one of the most internationally successful Spanish f…
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entertainment · Spanish filmmaker (born 1949) · film director · stage actor · film producer · screenwriter · singer · director · writer · film screenwriter · actor · also Pedro Almodóvar, Pedro Almodovar, Almodóvar
Born 25 September 1949 · Q55171
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2026· 3 entries
The Guardian: Pedro Almodóvar says film-makers have a ‘moral duty’ to speak out against the far right
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The Guardian: Bitter Christmas review – grief, loss and artistic betrayal in Almodóvar’s film within a film
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2025· 3 entries
The Guardian: Pedro Almodóvar attacks Trump as ‘catastrophe’ in New York speech
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In 2025, Almodóvar signed a letter criticising the film industry's "passivity" before the ongoing Gaza genocide.
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Almodóvar signed a letter criticising the film industry's "passivity" before the ongoing Gaza genocide
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2024· 9 entries
The Guardian: Marisa Paredes, Almodóvar star and legend of Spanish cinema, dies aged 78
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The Guardian: Pedro Almodóvar and Jacques Audiard lead European Film Awards nominations
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The Guardian: Pedro Almodóvar among Spanish stars urging PM to ban arms trade with Israel
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The Guardian: The Room Next Door review – Almodóvar’s English-language debut is extravagant and engrossing
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The Guardian: Almodóvar in English, McQueen at war and Jolie on song: Peter Bradshaw’s picks of the London film festival
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The Guardian: Venice 2024: Almodóvar’s first major festival win is richly deserved – and epically overdue
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The Guardian: Almodóvar’s The Room Next Door wins Golden Lion at Venice film festival
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The Guardian: Pedro Almodóvar: ‘Life needs fiction to make it bearable’
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Almodóvar published his first collection of short stories
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2018· 1 entry
Awarded Adopted Son of Madrid (2018).
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2013· 1 entry
Awarded European Film Academy Achievement in World Cinema Award (2013).
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2012· 1 entry
Awarded honorary doctor of Paris 8 University (2012).
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2009· 3 entries
Awarded honorary doctor of Harvard University (2009).
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And from the University of Oxford in 2016
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Almodóvar signed a petition in support of film director Roman Polanski, calling for his release after Polanski was arrested in Switzerland in relation to his 1977 charge for drugging and raping a 13-year-old girl
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2006· 5 entries
Awarded Best Screenplay Award for Volver (2006).
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Awarded European Film Award for Best Director for Volver (2006).
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Awarded Princess of Asturias Award for the Arts (2006).
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Awarded Goya Award for Best Director for Volver (2006).
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Awarded European Film Award for Best Film for Volver (2006).
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2003· 1 entry
Awarded Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay for Talk to Her (2003).
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2002· 3 entries
Awarded European Film Award for Best Film for Talk to Her (2002).
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Awarded European Film Award for Best Director for Talk to Her (2002).
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Awarded European Film Award for Best Screenwriter for Talk to Her (2002).
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2000· 1 entry
Awarded BAFTA Award for Best Direction for All About My Mother (2000).
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1999· 5 entries
Awarded European Film Award for Best Director for All About My Mother (1999).
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Awarded Honorary César (1999).
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Awarded Cannes Best Director Award for All About My Mother (1999).
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Awarded Goya Award for Best Director for All About My Mother (1999).
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Awarded European Film Award for Best Film for All About My Mother (1999).
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1997· 1 entry
The Gold Medal of Merit in the Fine Arts in 1999, the European Film Academy Achievement in World Cinema Award in 2013, and the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement in 2019
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1995· 1 entry
Where, despite receiving 7 Goya Award nominations, it was not initially well received by critics
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1993· 1 entry
And received very negative reviews from film critics worldwide; not just for its rape scene, which was perceived as both misogynistic and exploitative, but also for its overall sloppiness
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1989· 1 entry
Awarded Goya Award for Best Original Screenplay for Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (1989).
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1988· 1 entry
Awarded Young European Film of the Year for Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (1988).
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1987· 2 entries
Awarded Teddy Award for Law of Desire (1987).
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Where it won the festival's first ever Teddy Award, which recognises achievement in LGBT cinema
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1986· 3 entries
And drew some controversy due to its subject matter
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Agustín Almodóvar, Pedro's brother, has produced all of his films since The Law of Desire (1986)
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Established his own film production company, El Deseo, with his younger brother Agustín Almodóvar, who has been responsible for producing all of his films since Law of Desire (1987)
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1978· 1 entry
Followed by his first 16 mm short Salomé
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1949· 1 entry
Born 1949-09-25.
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