https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Spain in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Spanish filmmaker Pedro Almodóvar is to represent Spain at the Oscars for the seventh time, with his 21st feature film Pain And Glory. https://www.thelocal.es/20190919/pain-and-glory-pedro-almodvars-latest-movie-is-as-much-self-therapy-as-it-is-self-portrait Thu, 19 Sep 2019 11:00:30 +0200 pain-and-glory-pedro-almodvars-latest-movie-is-as-much-self-therapy-as-it-is-self-portrait Spain's film academy said Thursday it had picked veteran director Pedro Almódovar's latest drama "Pain and Glory" to represent the country at the Oscars. https://www.thelocal.es/20190905/spain-picks-almodovars-pain-and-glory-for-oscars Thu, 05 Sep 2019 17:33:26 +0200 spain-picks-almodovars-pain-and-glory-for-oscars Spanish director Pedro Almodovar will receive a Golden Lion lifetime achievement award at the Venice Film Festival this year, the organisers said on Friday. https://www.thelocal.es/20190615/spains-almodovar-to-win-life-award-at-venice-film-festival Sat, 15 Jun 2019 09:38:07 +0200 spains-almodovar-to-win-life-award-at-venice-film-festival Pedro Almodóvar taught Daniela Michanie everything she needed to know about (and made her fall in love with) the city of Madrid. https://www.thelocal.es/20180301/almodovar-movies-madrid Thu, 01 Mar 2018 14:37:59 +0100 almodovar-movies-madrid Donald Trump would be the perfect protagonist for a disaster film, said Spanish director Pedro Almodovar, as a retrospective of his movies got underway in New York. https://www.thelocal.es/20161130/trump-could-inspire-a-disaster-movie-says-spains-almodovar Wed, 30 Nov 2016 20:12:43 +0100 trump-could-inspire-a-disaster-movie-says-spains-almodovar The latest film by Pedro Almodóvar has been chosen by the Spanish film academy to represent Spain at next year's Oscars. https://www.thelocal.es/20160907/spain-film-almodvar-julieta-to-bid-for-oscar-success Wed, 07 Sep 2016 14:44:11 +0200 spain-film-almodvar-julieta-to-bid-for-oscar-success The Spanish film director's latest film is competing for the top prize at the Cannes Film Festival. https://www.thelocal.es/20160519/almodvar-proves-cannes-favourite-with-latest-film Thu, 19 May 2016 13:53:35 +0200 almodvar-proves-cannes-favourite-with-latest-film Film director Pedro Almodóvar accused the Spanish media on Tuesday of exaggerating his role in the Panama Papers scandal as he screened his latest film "Julieta" at the Cannes film festival. https://www.thelocal.es/20160517/almodovar-blasts-spanish-media-for-exaggerating-panama-papers-role Tue, 17 May 2016 17:48:11 +0200 almodovar-blasts-spanish-media-for-exaggerating-panama-papers-role In his latest film to compete in the Cannes Film Festival, Spain's Pedro Almodóvar has ditched the humour and quirkiness that marks much of his work to tell a dramatic mother-daughter story. https://www.thelocal.es/20160420/pedro-almodvars-julieta-to-compete-at-cannes Wed, 20 Apr 2016 10:54:48 +0200 pedro-almodvars-julieta-to-compete-at-cannes Spain's industry minister on Monday asked the Panamanian authorities to publicly declare he has no connection to any company in the Central American state, after he was named in the Panama Papers banking leak. https://www.thelocal.es/20160412/spain-minister-asks-panama-to-clear-him-over-banking-leak Tue, 12 Apr 2016 10:59:41 +0200 spain-minister-asks-panama-to-clear-him-over-banking-leak Oscar-winning Spanish director Pedro Almodóvar has cancelled a press junket for his newest film "Julieta", his production company said Tuesday, as he faces scrutiny over offshore financial dealings exposed in the so-called Panama Papers. https://www.thelocal.es/20160406/almodvar-cancels-junket-for-new-film-amid-tax-fraud-scrutiny Wed, 06 Apr 2016 14:08:12 +0200 almodvar-cancels-junket-for-new-film-amid-tax-fraud-scrutiny The actress, known for her sharp comic timing and her long working relationships with some of Spain’s best film directors, has died aged 85. https://www.thelocal.es/20160405/almodvar-muse-actress-chus-lampreave-dies Tue, 05 Apr 2016 13:26:50 +0200 almodvar-muse-actress-chus-lampreave-dies Health professionals are calling on the Spanish film industry to stub out its obsession with smoking and banish cigarettes from the silver screen. https://www.thelocal.es/20160205/last-gasp-for-smoking-in-spanish-cinema Fri, 05 Feb 2016 12:08:00 +0100 last-gasp-for-smoking-in-spanish-cinema The iconic Spanish director's latest film is a melodrama exploring the life of one woman over three decades. Here's a sneak peek. https://www.thelocal.es/20160112/pedro-almodovar-new-film-julieta-spain Tue, 12 Jan 2016 13:20:23 +0100 pedro-almodovar-new-film-julieta-spain The first photograph has been released from the set of Pedro Almodóvar’s latest film, a Spanish set drama following the life of one woman over 30 years. https://www.thelocal.es/20150520/almodvar-begins-shooting-new-film-in-spain Wed, 20 May 2015 11:57:57 +0200 almodvar-begins-shooting-new-film-in-spain Celebrated Spanish film director Pedro Almodóvar has unveiled the cast for his next film, Silencio, including his two new "chicas Almodóvar". https://www.thelocal.es/20150327/almodovar-unveils-cast-for-latest-film Fri, 27 Mar 2015 12:30:27 +0100 almodovar-unveils-cast-for-latest-film Top Spanish film director Pedro Almodóvar has apologized after he suggested people in Spain's Galicia region were backward during an angry attack on Spain's banks. https://www.thelocal.es/20141023/pedro-almodovar-sorry-over-illiterate-galician-gaffe Thu, 23 Oct 2014 17:18:00 +0200 pedro-almodovar-sorry-over-illiterate-galician-gaffe