El Deseo S.A. is a

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company owned by the Almodóvar brothers (

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and Agustín). The company has financed all the films directed by Pedro starting from '' The Law of Desire'' in 1987 but has also produced films not directed by the manchego director, in particular it has given the opportunity to debut a new generation of filmmakers such as Álex de la Iglesia and

Isabel Coixet Isabel Coixet Castillo (; born 9 April 1960) is a Spanish film director. She is one of the most prolific film directors of contemporary Spain, having directed twelve feature-length films since the beginning of her film career in 1988, in addition ...

. The

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celebrated El Deseo's 25th anniversary in Los Angeles.

Filmography

Film

* ''

Law of Desire ''The Law of Desire'' () is a 1987 Spanish comedy thriller film written and directed by Pedro Almodóvar. Starring Eusebio Poncela as Pablo, Carmen Maura as Tina and Antonio Banderas as Antonio, it was the first film Almodóvar made independen ...

'' (1987) * ''

Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown ''Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown'' () is a 1988 Spanish black comedy film written and directed by Pedro Almodóvar, starring Carmen Maura, Antonio Banderas and Julieta Serrano. The plot follows actress Pepa, who, after her lover Ivá ...

'' (1988) * ''

Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! ''Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!'' (, , "Tie Me!") is a 1989 Spanish black romantic comedy film co-written and directed by Pedro Almodóvar, starring Victoria Abril and Antonio Banderas alongside Loles León, Francisco Rabal, Julieta Serrano, Marí ...

'' (1990) * ''

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'' (1991) * ''

Acción mutante ''Mutant Action'' () is a 1993 science fiction black comedy film co-written and directed by Álex de la Iglesia. It stars Antonio Resines, Álex Angulo, and Frédérique Feder. Plot A future post-apocalyptic world is ruled by the good-looking ...

'' (1993) * ''

The Flower of My Secret ''The Flower of My Secret'' () is a 1995 drama film written and directed by Pedro Almodóvar. It was selected as the Spanish entry for the Best Foreign Language Film category at the 68th Academy Awards, but it was not selected as one of the fina ...

'' (1995) * '' I Have a House'' (1996) * '' Live Flesh'' (1997) * ''

Messieurs les enfants ''Messieurs les enfants'' is a 1997 French comedy film, directed by Pierre Boutron. Plot Caught out by their French teacher, Joseph, Igor and Nourdine end up with punishment for the following topic: "You wake up one morning and you see that in th ...

'' (1997) * ''

All About My Mother ''All About My Mother'' () is a 1999 comedy-drama film written and directed by Pedro Almodóvar, and starring Cecilia Roth, Marisa Paredes, Candela Peña, Antonia San Juan, Penélope Cruz, Rosa Maria Sardà, and Fernando Fernán Gómez. Th ...

'' (1999) * ''

The Devil's Backbone ''The Devil's Backbone'' () is a 2001 gothic horror film directed by Guillermo del Toro, and written by del Toro, David Muñoz, and Antonio Trashorras. Set in Spain, 1939, during the final year of the Spanish Civil War, the film follows a b ...

'' (2001) * '' Loco Fever'' (2001) * ''

Talk to Her ''Talk To Her'' () is a 2002 Spanish psychological melodrama film, written and directed by Pedro Almodóvar. It stars: Javier Cámara, Darío Grandinetti, Leonor Watling, Geraldine Chaplin, and Rosário Flores. The film follows two men who f ...

'' (2002) * ''

Chill Out! ''Chill Out!'' () is a 2003 Spanish comedy film written and directed by Félix Sabroso and Dunia Ayaso which stars Pepón Nieto, Candela Peña, Loles León, and Rubén Ochandiano. Plot Set in a multicultural neighborhood of Madrid, the plot ...

'' (2003) * ''

My Life Without Me ''My Life Without Me'' is a 2003 Canadian drama film directed by Isabel Coixet and starring Sarah Polley, Mark Ruffalo, Scott Speedman, and Leonor Watling. Based on the 1997 short story collection ''Pretending the Bed Is a Raft'' by Nanci Kincai ...

'' (2003) * '' Bad Education'' (2004) * ''

The Holy Girl ''The Holy Girl'' () is a 2004 drama film directed by Lucrecia Martel. The film was executively produced by Pedro Almodóvar and features Mercedes Morán, María Alche, Carlos Belloso, Alejandro Urdapilleta, and Julieta Zylberberg. Plot At the Ho ...

'' (2004) * ''

Volver ''Volver'' (, meaning "to return") is a 2006 Spanish comedy-drama film written and directed by Pedro Almodóvar. The film features an ensemble cast that includes Penélope Cruz, Carmen Maura, Lola Dueñas, Blanca Portillo, Yohana Cobo, and ...

'' (2006) * '' The Headless Woman'' (2008) * '' My Prison Yard'' (2008) * ''

Broken Embraces ''Broken Embraces'' () is a 2009 Spanish romantic drama film written, produced, and directed by Pedro Almodóvar. Led by an ensemble cast consisting of many Almodóvar regulars, it stars Lluís Homar as a blind Madrilenian screenwriter who rec ...

'' (2009) * '' José and Pilar'' (2010) * ''

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'' (2013) * '' Wild Tales'' (2014) * '' The Clan'' (2015) * '' Julieta'' (2016) * '' Zama'' (2017) * '' El Angel'' (2018) * ''

The Silence of Others ''The Silence of Others'' () is an American–Spanish documentary film written and directed by Almudena Carracedo and Robert Bahar, which tells the story of the silenced fight of the victims of the dictatorship of Francisco Franco. Since its rel ...

'' (2018) * ''

Pain and Glory ''Pain and Glory'' () is a 2019 Spanish drama film, written and directed by Pedro Almodóvar. It stars Antonio Banderas as an aging and ailing film director who reflects on his life. The supporting cast features Asier Etxeandia, Leonardo Sbarag ...

'' (2019) * ''

The Human Voice ''The Human Voice'' () is a monodrama first staged at the Comédie-Française in 1930, written two years earlier by Jean Cocteau. It is set in Paris, where a still-quite-young woman is on the phone with her lover of the last five years. He is t ...

'' (2020) * ''

Parallel Mothers ''Parallel Mothers'' () is a 2021 Spanish drama film written and directed by Pedro Almodóvar. The film centers on Janis, played by Penélope Cruz, and Ana ( Milena Smit) who give birth on the same day in a hospital. Their lives become intertwi ...

'' (2021) * '' It Snows in Benidorm'' (2021) * ''

Strange Way of Life ''Strange Way of Life'' () is a 2023 Spanish Western drama short film written and directed by Pedro Almodóvar. It stars Ethan Hawke and Pedro Pascal as two gunslingers who reunite after 25 years. The film marks Almodóvar's second English-langu ...

'' (2023)

Television

* '' Mujeres'' (2006) * ''Mentiras pasajeras'' (TBD)

References

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