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José María Forqué Galindo ( ___MASK28___ March 1923  ___MASK85___ March 1995 ) was a Spanish screenwriter and film director . Agustín Almodóvar Caballero ( born 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 ___MASK34___ . 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 . Francisco Franco Bahamonde ; ( ___MASK12___ December 1892  ___MASK46___ November 1975 ) was a Spanish general who ruled over Spain as a dictator from 1939 until his death in 1975 . He ruled Spain for 36 years . Kika is a 1993 Spanish language film directed by Pedro Almodóvar and starring Verónica Forqué as the title character . Pedro Almodóvar Caballero ( born ___MASK2___ September 1949 ) is a Spanish film director , screenwriter , producer and former actor . He came to prominence as a director and screenwriter during La Movida Madrileña , a cultural renaissance that followed the death of Spanish dictator Francisco Franco . His first few 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 , responsible for producing all of his films since " Law of Desire " ( 1987 ). Verónica Forqué Vázquez - Vigo ( born 1 December 1955 ) is a Spanish actress of stage , film and television who comes from an artistic and theatrical family . Her mother is Carmen Vázquez Vigo and her father was the director José María Forqué . Her brother is director Álvaro Forqué . She was married to Spanish actor Manuel Iborra , by whom she has a daughter , María ( born 1990 ). La Movida Madrileña was a countercultural movement that took place mainly in ___MASK34___ during the Spanish transition after Francisco Franco ' s death in 1975 . It represented the resurrection of the economy in Spain and the emergence of a new Spanish identity .