Pedro Almodóvar

Pedro Almodóvar was born in 1949 in Calzada de Calatrava, in La Mancha. Having come to Madrid to study cinema, he found the school closed and trained himself, taking various jobs, including a post at the telephone company that he kept for twelve years. He acted in the theatre in a company where he met Carmen Maura, sang in a parodic duo and became one of the figures of the Movida that followed Franco's death. With his brother Agustín he founded a company that produces his films, and he has received two Oscars.

In the catalogue 1

• CinemaWomen on the Verge of a Nervous BreakdownMujeres al borde de un ataque de nerviosPedro Almodóvar · 1988Cinema