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Pedro x Javis

Pedro x Javis

2025•16•Documentary
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A three-part review of Pedro Almodóvar's life and filmography, tracing his path from La Mancha to global filmmaking prominence and examining recurring themes that define his cinematic vision.

Guillermo Mendo · Director

StatusEnded
LanguageES
First Air DateJun 19, 2025

Episodes

Episode 1 - Friends and MothersE155m

Friends and Mothers

Women have been fundamental in Almodóvar's cinema and life: "I owe my first education to them... And the fact that my films are full of very strong, fighting, omnipotent women, born survivors, comes from that generation which is my mother's generation." Almodóvar speaks with Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi about the importance of friendship in his life and in his female characters, and reflects on the profound influence of his mother. Motherhood, a recurring theme in much of his filmography, has been portrayed in all its facets.

Jun 19, 2025

Episode 2 - Law and DesireE255m

Law and Desire

Desire is the driving force behind many of Almodóvar's characters, and the law, their only boundary—one they often cross. Calvo and Ambrossi talk with the director about the power of his films and the social change he has fostered and reflected.

Jun 19, 2025

Episode 3 - Death and CinemaE355m

Death and Cinema

“I think my fear of death comes from my atheism and so, well, to fight against the idea of ​​death I have made films.” Calvo and Ambrossi talk with Almodóvar about how cinema has become his way of life and his way of conjuring away the fear of death, a constant fear that has evolved over time in his characters and films: from violence and murder to illness and reflection on how to choose the best death. In this struggle against death, Almodóvar reflects on his career and the need to keep filming. Calvo and Ambrossi ask him about his favorite films and which of his works he would choose from his entire filmography. José Luis Alcaine and Alberto Iglesias reminisce about their first collaborations with the director and how their perspectives converged in his creative universe.

Jun 19, 2025

Actors

Pedro Almodóvar

Pedro Almodóvar

Self

Javier Calvo

Javier Calvo

Self

Javier Ambrossi

Javier Ambrossi

Self

Agustín Almodóvar

Agustín Almodóvar

Self

Antonio Banderas

Antonio Banderas

Self

Penélope Cruz

Penélope Cruz

Self

Rossy de Palma

Rossy de Palma

Self

Alberto Iglesias

Alberto Iglesias

Self

Brays Efe

Brays Efe

Self

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