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James Gaston III Pedro Almodovar

Date of Birth and Country of Origin: Pedro Almodóvar Caballero September 25, 1949 (age 60) Calzada de Calatrava Ciudad Real, Spain

Childhood: he was born of four children (two girls, two boys) in a large and impoverished family of peasant stock. Born in a province of Castile-La Mancha in the administrative district of Almargo. His father could barely read or write. His father worked most of his life hauling barrels of wine by mule. His mother turned his into part time teacher f literacy in the village and also a letter reader and transcriber for the neighbors. When he was 8, his family sent him to study at a religious boarding school in the city of Caceres. His family wanted him to become a priest. But in Caceres there was a movie theatre which he preferred as his real education. Much more education than he received as a priest.

Begin directing: against his parents’ wishes in 1967 he moved to Madrid. With a goal to become a director, but lacked the skills he needed to do so. Plus the school where they taught how to become a director had just closed. He worked some very odd jobs. Such as working selling used items at a flea market, then he got a full time job at a telephone company. He worked there for 12 years. On his free time he used to try to pursue his dream as a director.

Films he made: he collaborated with the vanguard theatrical group, Los Goliardos, where he played his first professional roles and met Carmen Maura. 1980: Pepi, Luci, Bom 1982: Labyrinth of Passion 1983: Dark Habits 1984: What Have I Done To Deserve This? 1986: Matador 1987: Law of Desire (Won 1st Teddy Award) 1988: Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (Won a Goya Award for best foreign language film) 1990: Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! 1991: High Heels (Cesar Award for best Foreign Film) 1993: Kika 1995: The Flower of My Secret 1997: Live Flesh 1999: All about My Mother (Won best foreign language film, best director, best origin, screen play, César award, 7 Goya awards including best picture, actress) 2002: Talk to Her (won an academy award, BAFTA award, Golden Globe, Goya Awards, and best director 2004: Bad Education (best foreign film) 2006: Volver (best screen play, best female actress for the whole female cast, best picture, best director, best supporting actress, and best foreign film) 2009: Broken Embraces

Doing Now: Continues to make films and will come out with a new one soon.

But is not deceased and no interesting facts.