Pedro Almodóvar

Pedro Almodóvar (born on September 24, 1949 in Calzada de Calatrava, Spain) is a Spanish filmmaker. Since making his first commercial film in the 1980s, he has written, directed, acted and produced nearly 30 films. His films are centred around relationships that occur around improbable circumstances and are accompanied by melodrama and high camp.

Early life and education

Pedro Almodovar was born in Calzada de Calatrava in Ciudad Real, a province of Castile-La Mancha, the administrative district of Almagro, but migrated with his family to Caceres in Extremadura, when he was 8. He completed his secondary school at a school run by Salesian fathers and took his school-leaving exams and university entrance qualifications at a school run by Franciscan friars. {{inote|http://www.sonyclassics.com/allaboutmymother/pedrobio.html|1}} {{inote|http://www.almodovarlandia.com/almodovarlandia/biography.htm|2}}

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Calzada de Calatrava - Ciudad Real - Castile-La Mancha - Almagro - Caceres - Extremadura - Salesian - Franciscan

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At the age of sixteen, he moved to Madrid and worked in a number of jobs before settling down for twelve years at Telefónica.

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Madrid - Telefónica

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