Almodóvar (river)

	Almodóvar (river) Almodóvar (from ar, المدوّر, link=no, ''al-mudawwar'', "round, circular (place)") may refer to: Places * Almodôvar, Beja, Portugal * Almodóvar del Campo, Ciudad Real, Spain * Almodóvar del Pinar, Cuenca, Spain * Almodóvar del Río, Córdoba, Spain * Almodóvar Reservoir, Cádiz, Spain People * Pedro Almodóvar (b. 1949), a Spanish filmmaker * Agustín Almodóvar (b. 1955), a Spanish film producer * Melina Almodóvar, Puerto Rican salsa singer, songwriter, dancer, and entertainer * Norma Jean Almodovar, American author and sex workers' activist Other * Duke of Almodóvar del Río Duke of Almódovar del Río (''Ducado de Almodóvar del Río'') is a hereditary ducal title in the Spanish nobility which holds a Grandeeship of Spain 2nd Class. It was conferred on 11 July 1780 on Pedro Jiménez de Góngora, 6th Marquess of ... , a Spanish nobility title {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Almodôvar Almodôvar ( or ; ar, المدوّر, al-Mudawwar, the Round one) is a town and a municipality in the District of Beja, Portugal. The population in 2011 was 7,449, in an area of 777.88 km2. The present Mayor is António Bota, a member of the Socialist Party. The town's Museum of Southwestern Writing is featured on episode 1 of the three part documentary ''The Celts: Blood, Iron and Sacrifice'', which was broadcast by the BBC in 2015, and hosted by Alice Roberts and Neil Oliver, featuring stone tables containing what some archeologists believe to be a proto-Celtic language. Parishes The municipality is subdivided into the following parishes: * Aldeia dos Fernandes * Almodôvar e Graça dos Padrões * Santa Clara-a-Nova e Gomes Aires * Rosário * Santa Cruz * São Barnabé History The village of Almodôvar is signaled in medieval Islamic cartography under the name ''al-Mudawwar'' meaning "thing in round" or "surrounded in round". The settlement was rebuilt at the time ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Almodóvar Del Campo Almodóvar del Campo is a municipality of Spain, located in the province of Ciudad Real, autonomous community of Castilla–La Mancha. Featuring a total area of 1.208,25 km2, it is the largest municipality in the region and one of the largest municipalities in Spain. As of 1 January 2020, it had a population of 5,983. Geography It lies some 14 km S.S.W. of the provincial capital, on the northern side of the Sierra de Alcudia. The city lies at about 669 metres above mean sea level. History The former settlement of ''Sisapo'' has been identified as the La Bienvenida archaeological site, which is located near the hamlet of the same name. The foundation mark has been pushed back to the late-8th to early-7th centuries BC. There is doubt on whether ''Sisapo'' was an Oretani city, although Plinius presented it as a Turduli city. Sisapo thrived during the Roman era on the basis of the exploitation of cinnabar, a mercury ore. The mines decreased in activity by the late-2nd t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Almodóvar Del Pinar Almodóvar del Pinar is a municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ... in Cuenca, Castile-La Mancha, Spain. It had a population of 393 . References Municipalities in the Province of Cuenca {{cuenca-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Almodóvar Del Río Almodóvar del Río is a city located in the province of Córdoba, Spain. References External linksAlmodóvar del Río- Sistema de Información Multiterritorial de Andalucía Municipalities in the Province of Córdoba (Spain) {{Andalusia-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Almodóvar Reservoir Almodóvar Reservoir is a reservoir in Tarifa, province of Cádiz, Andalusia, Spain. See also * List of reservoirs and dams in Andalusia This is a list of dams and reservoirs in Andalusia, Spain. Almería Cádiz Córdoba Granada Huelva * Embalse de Aracena * Embalse de Zufre * Embalse de Andévalo * Embalse del Chanza * Embalse de Corumbel Bajo * Embalse de ... External links Agencia del agua Junta de Andalucía Reservoirs status summary Confederación Hidrográfica del Guadalquivir Reservoirs in Andalusia {{Spain-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Pedro Almodóvar Pedro Almodóvar Caballero (; (often known simply as Almodóvar) born 25 September 1949) is a Spanish filmmaker. His films are marked by melodrama, irreverent humour, bold colour, glossy décor, quotations from popular culture, and complex narratives. Desire, passion, family, and identity are among Almodóvar's most prevalent subjects in his films. Acclaimed as one of the most internationally successful Spanish filmmakers, Almodóvar and his films have gained worldwide interest and developed a cult following. Almodóvar's career came to during La Movida Madrileña, a cultural renaissance that followed after the end of Francoist Spain. His early films characterised the sense of sexual and political freedom of the period. In 1986, he established his own film production company, El Deseo, with his younger brother Agustín Almodóvar, who has been responsible for producing all of his films since ''Law of Desire'' (1987). His breakthrough film was ''Women on the Verge of a Nervous Br ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Agustín Almodóvar Agustín Almodóvar Caballero (born 25 May 1955) is a film producer and younger brother of filmmaker Pedro Almodóvar. He was born in Calzada de Calatrava and obtained a degree in chemistry from the Complutense University of Madrid. He began his career in film production as a messenger in Fernando Trueba's film ''Sé infiel y no mires con quién''. In 1986, he and Pedro founded their own production company, El Deseo S.A. Through this company he has produced all of Pedro's films since 1986, and several French co-productions. He is a member of the Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences of Spain. Filmography 1986: ''Matador'', director: Pedro Almodóvar. 1987: ''La ley del deseo'', director: Pedro Almodóvar. 1988: ''Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios'', director: Pedro Almodóvar. 1989: ''¡Átame!'', director: Pedro Almodóvar. 1991: '' Tacones lejanos'', director: Pedro Almodóvar. 1991: ''Terra fría'', director: Antonio Campos. 1992: ''Acción mutante'', dir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Melina Almodóvar Melina Almodóvar (born Ilsa Melina Almodóvar Sánchez in Santurce, Puerto Rico), also known as La Muñeca de la Salsa and La Chica Del Bling, is a Puerto Rican Salsa music, salsa singer, songwriter, dancer, and entertainer. Known for her high-energy performances and salsa dancing skills, she combines old-school salsa moves with contemporary styles of dancing and singing. She established the Orquesta Caliente salsa orchestra in the Southern United States. Early life Almodóvar was born on June 3, 1979, in Santurce, San Juan, Puerto Rico, Santurce, a barrio of San Juan, Puerto Rico. Her family split its time between Levittown, Puerto Rico, Levittown and Cataño, Puerto Rico. Her parents, Ilsa Milagros Sánchez Rodríguez and José Luis Almodóvar Hernández, divorced when she was one year old. Her father married Evangeline Garland five years after the divorce, and they had two daughters, Gretchen Evangeline Almodóvar Garland and Carina Cristina Almodóvar Garland. Almodóva ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]