FILM DIRECTOR

Pedro Almodóvar

1949 - Today

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Pedro Almodóvar Caballero (Spanish: [ˈpeðɾo almoˈðoβaɾ kaβaˈʎeɾo]; born 25 September 1949) is a Spanish film director, screenwriter and author. His films are distinguished by melodrama, irreverent humour, bold colour, glossy décor, quotations from popular culture, and complex narratives. Desire, LGBTQ issues, passion, family, motherhood, and identity are among Almodóvar's most frequently explored subjects. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pedro Almodóvar has received more than 4,784,391 page views. His biography is available in 78 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 72 in 2019). Pedro Almodóvar is the 22nd most popular film director (up from 24th in 2019), the 49th most popular biography from Spain (down from 47th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Spanish Film Director.

Pedro Almodóvar is most famous for his films, which are known for their colorful, fantastical, and melodramatic style.

Memorability Metrics

  • 4.8M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 73.44

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 78

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 9.81

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.43

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Pedro Almodóvar ranks 22 out of 2,041. Before him are Leni Riefenstahl, Wim Wenders, Luchino Visconti, François Truffaut, Sergio Leone, and Jean-Luc Godard. After him are Francis Ford Coppola, Bernardo Bertolucci, Agnès Varda, Georges Méliès, Michelangelo Antonioni, and George Lucas.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1949, Pedro Almodóvar ranks 8. Before him are Benjamin Netanyahu, António Guterres, Caitlyn Jenner, Haruki Murakami, Niki Lauda, and Meryl Streep. After him are Mark Knopfler, Bernard Arnault, Lech Kaczyński, Anna Wintour, Sigourney Weaver, and Arsène Wenger.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Pedro Almodóvar ranks 49 out of 3,355. Before him are Montserrat Caballé (1933), Muhammad al-Idrisi (1100), Arcadius (377), Roland (736), Bartolomé Esteban Murillo (1617), and Michael Servetus (1509). After him are Isabella II of Spain (1830), Francisco de Zurbarán (1598), Santiago Bernabéu Yeste (1895), John of the Cross (1542), El Cid (1045), and Lope de Vega (1562).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Spain

Among film directors born in Spain, Pedro Almodóvar ranks 2. Before him are Luis Buñuel (1900). After him are Carlos Saura (1932), Jesús Franco (1930), Víctor Erice (1940), Bigas Luna (1946), Juan Antonio Bardem (1922), Vicente Aranda (1926), Néstor Almendros (1930), Luis García Berlanga (1921), Segundo de Chomón (1871), and Fernando Trueba (1955).

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