Cast & creator
Pedro Almodóvar
Best known for The Graham Norton Show, Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter, La Revuelta
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 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. He was elected a Foreign Honorary Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2001.
Also known as: Almodóvar, Pedro Almodóvar Caballero, Pedro Almodovar, Almodovar-McNamara, Mateo Blanco
150
film credits
17
television credits
61
1953–2026 · acting roles
6.7
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (167)
Showing 167 of 167 credits
The Graham Norton Show
Self
2007
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Self
2015
La Revuelta
Self - Guest
2024
The Oscars
Self
1953
Eurotrash
1993
La bola negra
Associate Producer
2026
Faut Voir - L'Hebdo cinéma
Self - Guest
2023
Beau geste
Self
2023
Lo + plus
Self - Guest
1995
Wild Tales
Producer
2014
The Skin I Live In
Director
2011The Skin I Live In
Screenplay
2011
Directors on Directors
Self
2021
All About My Mother
Director
1999All About My Mother
Screenplay
1999
Parallel Mothers
Screenplay
2021Parallel Mothers
Director
2021
Bitter Christmas
Director
2026Bitter Christmas
Writer
2026
La Noche D
Self - Guest
2021
Sirāt
Producer
2025
Pain and Glory
Director
2019Pain and Glory
Screenplay
2019
The Room Next Door
Director
2024The Room Next Door
Writer
2024
Volver
Director
2006Volver
Screenplay
2006
Live Flesh
Screenplay
1997Live Flesh
Director
1997
Talk to Her
Director
2002Talk to Her
Writer
2002Talk to Her
Screenplay
2002
Bad Education
Screenplay
2004Bad Education
Producer
2004Bad Education
Director
2004
Broken Embraces
Director
2009Broken Embraces
Writer
2009
Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
Director
1988Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
Screenplay
1988
High Heels
Screenplay
1991High Heels
Director
1991
Strange Way of Life
Director
2023Strange Way of Life
Writer
2023
Law of Desire
Dependiente ferretería (uncredited)
1987Law of Desire
Screenplay
1987Law of Desire
Director
1987
Cara al Show con Marc Giró
Self
2026
I'm So Excited!
Director
2013I'm So Excited!
Screenplay
2013
The Flower of My Secret
Director
1995The Flower of My Secret
Screenplay
1995
Kika
Director
1993Kika
Screenplay
1993
Alaska Revelada
Self
2024
Julieta
Director
2016Julieta
Screenplay
2016
My Life Without Me
Executive Producer
2003
Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!
Screenplay
1990Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!
Director
1990
The Secret Life of Words
Executive Producer
2005
Madonna: Truth or Dare
Self
1991
Pedro x Javis
Self
2025
The Human Voice
Director
2020The Human Voice
Screenplay
2020
Fleeting Lies
Executive Producer
2023
The Clan
Producer
2015
Late motiv
Pedro Almodóvar
2016
El Angel
Producer
2018
Pongamos que hablo de
Self
2020
La mujer de tu vida
1990
Labyrinth of Passion
Singer / Director (uncredited)
1982Labyrinth of Passion
Production Design
1982Labyrinth of Passion
Director
1982Labyrinth of Passion
Producer
1982Labyrinth of Passion
Writer
1982
Zama
Co-Producer
2017
What Have I Done to Deserve This?
Play-Back 'La bien pagá'
1984What Have I Done to Deserve This?
Screenplay
1984What Have I Done to Deserve This?
Director
1984
Matador
Francisco Montesinos (uncredited)
1986Matador
Screenplay
1986Matador
Director
1986Matador
Story
1986
Dark Habits
Passagier in Bus (uncredited)
1983Dark Habits
Screenplay
1983Dark Habits
Director
1983Dark Habits
Songs
1983
The Holy Girl
Executive Producer
2004
Pepi, Luci, Bom
Master of Ceremony (uncredited)
1980Pepi, Luci, Bom
Director
1980Pepi, Luci, Bom
Screenplay
1980
We Are Cinema
Self (archive footage)
2021
It Snows in Benidorm
Producer
2020
Chavela
Self
2017
Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired
Self (archive footage)
2008
The Headless Woman
Producer
2008
A Man Called Autumn Flower
Lola Nicaragua, la Reina de la Banana
1978
Wandering Heart
Self
2009
Mutant Action
Producer
1993
Heart of the Festival
Self (archive footage)
2002
The Silence of Others
Executive Producer
2019
50 años de... Canciones
Self (archive footage)
2009
Once Upon a Time… All About My Mother
Self
2012
Pictures of Europe
Self
1990
God Save the Queens
1995
Brunes et Blondes
Self
2010
What's a Girl Like You Doing in a Place Like This?
1978
Almodóvar, l'insolent de la Mancha
Self
2023
El viaje de Julieta
Self
2023
Rapture
Gloria's Voice (voice) (uncredited)
1980
A Manual for Cleaning Women
Screenplay
Coco Chanel & Arletty: An Auvergne Destiny
Self (archive footage)
2017
The Last Summer of La Boyita
Executive Producer
2009
Words in Progress
2004
Todos los nombres de Sara
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
2019
Icónica Chamorro
2023
The Making of All About My Mother
Self
2012
Untied! Reflections on Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!
Self
2014
The Making of The Skin I Live In
Self
2012
Tráiler para amantes de lo prohibido!
Director
2005Tráiler para amantes de lo prohibido!
Screenplay
2005
¡Ay, Carmen!
Self - Filmmaker
2018
The Making of Volver
Self
2007
Frenesí en la gran ciudad
Self (archive footage)
2011
Muerte en la carretera
Director
1976Muerte en la carretera
Screenplay
1976
The Human Voice Q&A With Pedro Almodovar And Tilda Swinton, Hosted By Mark Kermode
Self
2020
My Name Is Shadow
Associate Producer
1996
Folle... Folle... ¡Fólleme Tín!
Director
1978Folle... Folle... ¡Fólleme Tín!
Writer
1978
Impressions from the Shoot: Making Bad Education
Self
2004
Pablo G. del Amo, un montador de ilusiones
Self
2005Queen of the Falls
Producer
The Making of Pain and Glory
Self
2020
El Calentito
Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
2005
A Free Man
Self
2025
Arrebatados: recordando a Iván Zulueta
2010Film político
Director
1974Film político
Screenplay
1974
Tiempos de constitución
1978
Homenaje
Screenplay
1975Homenaje
Director
1975
Short Cuts: Talons aiguilles de Pedro Almodovar
Original Film Writer
2026
The Cannibalistic Councillor
Writer
2009The Cannibalistic Councillor
Director
2009
Around Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
Self
La caída de Sódoma
Director
1975La caída de Sódoma
Screenplay
1975
El sueño, o la estrella
Screenplay
1975El sueño, o la estrella
Director
1975
Blancor
Director
1975Blancor
Screenplay
1975
Complementos
Director
1977Complementos
Screenplay
1977
Sex Is Coming, Sex Is Coming
Director
1977Sex Is Coming, Sex Is Coming
Writer
1977
Two Whores, or a Love Story That Ends in a Wedding
Director
1974
Las tres ventajas de Ponte
Writer
1977Las tres ventajas de Ponte
Director
1977
Salomé
Director
1978Salomé
Screenplay
1978
Making Parallel Mothers
Self
2022
Sea caritativo
Director
1976Sea caritativo
Screenplay
1976
Life Remote Control
2011
Almodóvar en La habitación de al lado
Self
2024