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Pedro Almodóvar Trivia Questions

How much do you really know about Pedro Almodóvar? Below are 8 true or false statements. Click each one to reveal the answer and explanation.

1.

Pedro Almodóvar has frequently collaborated with actress Penélope Cruz, casting her in multiple of his films.

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Cruz has appeared in six Almodóvar films, including 'Volver', 'Broken Embraces', and 'Pain and Glory', becoming his most famous muse.

2.

Pedro Almodóvar founded the production company El Deseo with his brother Agustín Almodóvar.

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In 1986, Pedro and his brother Agustín co-founded El Deseo, which has produced all of Almodóvar's films since "Law of Desire" (1987).

3.

Pedro Almodóvar was born in the city of Barcelona, Spain.

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Almodóvar was born in Calzada de Calatrava, a small town in the province of Ciudad Real, La Mancha, not in Barcelona.

4.

Pedro Almodóvar won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film for "All About My Mother".

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His film "All About My Mother" won the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film, marking a major milestone in Almodóvar's career.

5.

Pedro Almodóvar won the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival for his film "All About My Mother".

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"All About My Mother" won Best Director at Cannes in 1999, not the Palme d'Or. The Palme d'Or went to "Rosetta". Almodóvar has never won the Palme d'Or.

6.

Pedro Almodóvar directed an English-language feature film titled 'The Skin I Live In'.

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'The Skin I Live In' (2011) is a Spanish-language film. Almodóvar has never directed an English-language feature film.

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Pedro Almodóvar won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for his film 'Talk to Her' at the 75th Academy Awards in 2003.

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At the 75th Academy Awards, Almodóvar won Best Original Screenplay for 'Talk to Her', his only personal Oscar win to date.

8.

Pedro Almodóvar studied film at the University of Madrid before starting his career.

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Almodóvar left school at age 16, moved to Madrid, and taught himself filmmaking while working various odd jobs; he never attended university.

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