Happy Birthday to Pedro Almodóvar Caballero, Award Winning Film Artist
Happy Birthday to brilliant and iconoclastic Spanish film maker Pedro Almodóvar Caballero, born on 25 September 1949 in Calzada de Calatrava, Spain. Almodóvar stated that his strong-willed mother influenced his art, and his female characters are strong and eccentric. He began shooting with a super-8 film camera that he’d saved up for, and started building his reputation as a filmmaker with surreal settings and passionate imagery. His extensive filmography has been acclaimed and celebrated worldwide. Among his numerous awards, he received an Oscar for original screen play for “Talk to Her”, released in 2002. As he said of his career, “It’s an extraordinary gift to be able to represent your own fantasies and give them life. Not just your dreams, but everything that excites you and interests you. It gives your life a lot of meaning.”
Feliz cumpleaños al brillante e iconoclasta cineasta español Pedro Almodóvar Caballero, nacido el 25 de septiembre de 1949 en Calzada de Calatrava, España. Almodóvar afirmó que su madre de fuerte voluntad influyó en su arte, y sus personajes femeninos son fuertes y excéntricos. Comenzó a filmar con una cámara de película super-8 para la que había ahorrado y comenzó a construir su reputación como cineasta con escenarios surrealistas e imágenes apasionadas. Su extensa filmografía ha sido aclamada en todo el mundo. Entre sus numerosos premios, recibió un Oscar al guión original por “Talk to Her”, estrenada en 2002. Como dijo de su carrera, “Es un regalo extraordinario poder representar tus propias fantasías y darles vida. No solo tus sueños, sino todo lo que te emociona y te interesa. Le da mucho sentido a tu vida “.