Pedro Almodovar
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Pedro Almodóvar

Pedro Almodóvar (2008)
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Birth namePedro Almodóvar Caballero
Birth dateSeptember 25, 1949(age 60)
Place of birthCalzada de Calatrava, Ciudad Real, Spain
OccupationFilmmaker
Years active1974 - present

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Pedro Almodóvar Caballero (-esˈpeðɾo almoˈðoβar kaβaˈʎeɾo; born 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.

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Re: Polanski Free - National Review Online (blog) Tweet this news
National Review Online (blog)---...- Woody Allen, Darren Aronofsky, -Pedro Almodovar-, Terry Gilliam or Tilda Swinton � all of whom had openly stated their support for Polanski last year. ... - Date : Tue, 13 Jul 2010 14:37:10 GMT+00:00
Penelope Cruz and Javier Bardem Are Married - TheaterMania.com Tweet this news
TheaterMania.com---...- her role as Carla in the film version of Nine and a 2006 Oscar nomination for Volver, which was directed by her longtime collaborator -Pedro Almodovar-. ... - Date : Wed, 14 Jul 2010 13:54:33 GMT+00:00
Penelope Cruz Breaks My Lesbian Heart: Marries Javier and She's Pregnant - SheWired Tweet this news
SheWired--Bardem and Cruz worked together in the early nineties on the Spanish film Jamon, Jamon, in -Pedro Almodovar's- 1997 film Live Flesh and in 2008 in Vicky ... - Date : Wed, 14 Jul 2010 20:51:25 GMT+00:00
Biography: Antonio Banderas - Sky Movies Tweet this news
Sky Movies--In the early 80s he met director -Pedro Almodovar-, and Banderas was cast in many of Almodovar's movies between 1982 and 1990, including Labyrinth of Passion, ... - Date : Wed, 30 Jun 2010 13:47:21 GMT+00:00
Penelope Cruz and Javier Bardem marry in secret Bahamas ceremony - Telegraph.co.uk Tweet this news
Telegraph.co.uk--Cruz, a longtime muse of Spanish director -Pedro Almodovar-, has previously been linked romantically with Hollywood actors Tom Cruise and Matthew McConaughey. ... - Date : Wed, 14 Jul 2010 15:48:50 GMT+00:00

La Piel que Habito :
Year English title Original title Notes
1980 Pepi, Luci, Bom Pepi, Luci, Bom y Otras Chicas del Montón * Original Script
1982 Labyrinth of Passion Laberinto de Pasiones * Original Script
1983 Dark Habits Entre Tinieblas * Original Script
1984 What Have I Done to Deserve This? Que he hecho yo para merecer esto * Original Script
1986 Matador Matador Original script with Jesús Ferrero
1987 Law of Desire La Ley del Deseo * Original Script
1988 Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown Mujeres al Borde de un Ataque de Nervios * Original Script
1990 Tie Me Up Tie Me Down ¡Átame * Original Script
1991 High Heels Tacones Lejanos * Original Script
1993 Kika Kika * Original Script
1995 The Flower of My Secret La Flor de Mi Secreto * Original Script
1997 Live Flesh Carne Trémula * Script with Ray Loriga and Jorge Guerricaechevarría, loosely based on Ruth Rendell’s novel
1999 All About My Mother Todo Sobre Mi Madre * Original Script
2002 Talk to Her Hable Con Ella * Original Script
2004 Bad Education La Mala Educación * Original Script
2006 Volver Volver * Original Script
2009 Broken Embraces Los Abrazos Rotos * Original Script

Academy Award for Best Writing (Original Screenplay) 2000 �2009

Cameron Crowe (2000) * Julian Fellowes (2001) * Pedro Almodóvar (2002) * Sofia Coppola (2003) * Pierre Bismuth, Michel Gondry and Charlie Kaufman (2004) * Paul Haggis and Bobby Moresco (2005) * Michael Arndt (2006) * Diablo Cody (2007) * Dustin Lance Black (2008) * Mark Boal (2009)

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