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FILM DIRECTOR

Pedro Almodóvar

1949 - Today

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

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pedro Almodóvar has received more than 4,463,652 page views. His biography is available in 72 different languages on Wikipedia. Pedro Almodóvar is the 24th most popular film director (up from 27th in 2019), the 47th most popular biography from Spain (up from 53rd 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.

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    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 72

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.88

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.37

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Pedro Almodóvar ranks 24 out of 1,581. Before him are Sergio Leone, Francis Ford Coppola, François Truffaut, Miloš Forman, Georges Méliès, and Leni Riefenstahl. After him are Bernardo Bertolucci, Michelangelo Antonioni, Konstantin Stanislavski, David Lynch, Krzysztof Kieślowski, and George Lucas.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1949, Pedro Almodóvar ranks 6. Before him are Pablo Escobar, Meryl Streep, Haruki Murakami, Niki Lauda, and António Guterres. After him are Mark Knopfler, Sigourney Weaver, Richard Gere, Arsène Wenger, Benjamin Netanyahu, and Anna Wintour.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Pedro Almodóvar ranks 47 out of 2,932. Before him are Pope Callixtus III (1379), Arcadius (377), Muhammad al-Idrisi (1100), El Cid (1045), Juan Sebastián Elcano (1476), and Alfonso XIII of Spain (1886). After him are Lope de Vega (1562), Eugénie de Montijo (1826), John of the Cross (1542), Maria Theresa of Spain (1638), Tomás de Torquemada (1420), and Quintilian (35).

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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), Bigas Luna (1946), Juan Antonio Bardem (1922), Mario Camus (1935), Luis García Berlanga (1921), Segundo de Chomón (1871), Víctor Erice (1940), Néstor Almendros (1930), and Vicente Aranda (1926).

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Filmography

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