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Pedro Almodóvar

Born

in Calzada de Calatrava, Ciudad Real, Spain

September 25, 1951

Website

http://www.brownplanet.com/pedro-almodovar/

Genre

Film, Biographies & Memoirs

Influences

Rainer Werner Fassbinder, John Waters, Jean Genet, Fellini, Marco Ferr ...more

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Pedro Almodóvar Caballero 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 and glossy décor. 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.

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Average rating: 3.67 · 6,591 ratings · 988 reviews · 51 distinct works • Similar authors

	El último sueño 3.62 avg rating — 3,041 ratings — published 2023 — 43 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Patty Diphusa 3.42 avg rating — 1,598 ratings — published 1991 — 59 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Fogo nas Entranhas by Pedro Almodóvar, Eric Nepomuceno (Translator) 3.36 avg rating — 235 ratings — published 1981 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Todo sobre mi madre: Guión original by Pedro Almodóvar, Klaus Amann (Herausgeber) 4.03 avg rating — 190 ratings — published 1999 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	La piel que habito by Pedro Almodóvar, Vicente Molina Foix (prologuist) 3.98 avg rating — 98 ratings — published 2012 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dolor y gloria 4.43 avg rating — 81 ratings — published 2019 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Flower of My Secret by Pedro Almodóvar, Peter Bush (Translator) 3.75 avg rating — 53 ratings — published 1995 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hable Con Ella 4.15 avg rating — 47 ratings — published 2003 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mala Educación 4.26 avg rating — 42 ratings — published 2004 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Volver 4.26 avg rating — 39 ratings — published 2006 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Quotes by Pedro Almodóvar (?)

“Well, as I was saying, it costs a lot to be authentic, madam. And one can't be stingy with these things, because you are more authentic the more you resemble what you've dreamed you are. - Agrado from "Todo Sobre Mi Madre”
― Pedro Almodovar

tags: cinema, film, lgbt, lgbtqia, spanish, transgender, transvestite

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“Cinema can fill in the empty spaces of your life and your loneliness.”
― Pedro Almodóvar

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“It costs a lot to be authentic. And one can't be stingy with these things because you are more authentic the more you resemble what you've dreamed of being.”
― PEDRO ALMODOVAR

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