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Almodóvar, Pedro

LC control no.n 90606701
Descriptive conventionsrda
LC classificationPQ6651.L484
Personal name headingAlmodóvar, Pedro
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Variant(s)Almodóvar Caballero, Pedro
Birth date1949-09-25
Place of birthCalzada de Calatrava (Spain)
Field of activityMotion pictures--Production and direction Motion picture authorship
Profession or occupationMotion picture producers and directors Screenwriters
Film director Screenwriter
Found inThe films of Pedro Almodovar, 1988.
Pedro Almodóvar, c1994: p. 25 (b. 9-25-1951, Calzada de Calatrava, Spain)
Investidura como Doctor "Honoris Causa" del Excmo. Sr. D. Pedro Almodóvar Caballero
Pedro Almodóvar, c2000: p. 129 (b. 09-24-1949, Calzada de Calatrava)
Wikipedia, April 25, 2013 (Pedro Almodóvar; Pedro Almodóvar Caballero; born 25 September 1949 in was born in Calzada de Calatrava, Spain, Ciudad Real, a province of Castile-La Mancha in the administrative district of Almagro. Film director, screenwriter and producer. Almodóvar is a successful and internationally known Spanish filmmaker; 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. He has been an Academy award nominee several times, in several categories including best foreign film and best original screenplay, etc.)
Associated languagespa