Pedro Almodóvar
Year English title Director Writer Producer Original title
1978 Fuck Me , Fuck Me , Fuck Me , Tim Yes Yes No Folle ... folle ... fólleme Tim !
1980 Pepi , Luci , Bom Yes Yes No Pepi , Luci , Bom y otras chicas del montón
1982 Labyrinth of Passion Yes Yes Yes Laberinto de pasiones
1983 Dark Habits Yes Yes No Entre tinieblas
1984 What Have I Done to Deserve This ? Yes Yes No ¿Qué he hecho yo para merecer esto ?
1986 Matador Yes Yes No Matador
1987 Law of Desire Yes Yes No La ley del deseo
1988 Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown Yes Yes Yes Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios
1990 Tie Me Up ! Tie Me Down ! Yes Yes No ¡Átame !
1991 High Heels Yes Yes No Tacones lejanos
1993 Kika Yes Yes No Kika
1995 The Flower of My Secret Yes Yes No La flor de mi secreto
1997 Live Flesh Yes Yes No Carne trémula
1999 All About My Mother Yes Yes No Todo sobre mi madre
2002 Talk to Her Yes Yes No Hable con ella
2004 Bad Education Yes Yes Yes La mala educación
2006 Volver Yes Yes No Volver
2009 Broken Embraces Yes Yes No Los abrazos rotos
2011 The Skin I Live In Yes Yes No La piel que habito
2013 I 'm So Excited Yes Yes No Los amantes pasajeros
Filmography -- Films
Pedro Almodóvar Caballero (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈpeðɾo almoˈðoβaɾ kaβaˈʝeɾo]; born 25 September 1949) is a Spanish filmmaker, director, screenwriter, producer, and former actor. He came to prominence as a director and screenwriter during La Movida Madrileña, a cultural renaissance that followed after the end of Francoist Spain. His first few films characterised the sense of sexual and political freedom of the period. In 1986, he established his own film production company, El Deseo, with his younger brother Agustín Almodóvar, responsible for producing all of his films since Law of Desire (1987). Almodóvar achieved international recognition for his black comedy-drama film Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (1988), which was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, and went on to more success with the dark romantic comedy film Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! (1990), the melodrama High Heels (1991) and the romantic drama thriller Live Flesh (1997). His subsequent two films won an Academy Award each: All About My Mother (1999) received the award for Best Foreign Language Film while Talk to Her (2002) earned him the award for Best Original Screenplay. Almodóvar followed this with the drama Volver (2006), the romantic thriller Broken Embraces (2009), the psychological thriller The Skin I Live In (2011) and the dramas Julieta (2016) and Pain and Glory (2019), all of which were in competition for the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival. His films are marked by his employment of certain actors and creative personnel, complex narratives, melodrama, pop culture, popular songs, irreverent humour, strong colours, and glossy décor. Desire, passion, family, and identity are among Almodóvar's most prevalent themes. Acclaimed as one of the most internationally successful Spanish filmmakers, Almodóvar and his films have gained worldwide interest and developed a cult following.