Almodóvar

British  

/ ɑlmɔˈdovɑ /

noun

1. Pedro. born 1949, Spanish film director. His provocative black comedies include Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (1988), The Flower of My Secret (1995), Talk to Her (2002), and Volver (2006)

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Example Sentences

A few years later, Franco died in a different sense, as the vanquished villain whose disappearance made possible the explosive early films of queer-cinema pioneer Pedro Almodóvar, and turned Barcelona, Madrid and Ibiza into global centers of nightclub culture.

From Salon

The movie, produced by Pedro Almodóvar and selected by Spain as its entry for best international feature at next year’s Oscars, begins with the setup of a sound system that will pump out techno through the narrative’s early stretch, which unfolds at a rave in the remote desert of southern Morocco.

From The Wall Street Journal

Almodovar became chief executive in December 2022.

From The Wall Street Journal

He also recalled the time that he was able to have the training staff of the NHL’s Toronto Maple Leafs come right to the hotel room of Spanish auteur Pedro Almodóvar to reset his back.

From Los Angeles Times

At best, they may cite director Pedro Almodóvar, whose films are in Spanish — but Spanish from Spain, not Latin America.

From Los Angeles Times