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Matador (1986)

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Director:

Pedro Almodóvar

Producer:

Andrés Vicente Gómez

Writer:

Pedro Almodóvar, Jesús Ferrero

Runtime:

1hr 50m

Synopsis

A matador is wounded by a bull and can no longer kill in the arena. It is just one of the problems of one of the characters that unexpectedly collide in this film.

Cast

  • Assumpta Serna
  • Antonio Banderas
  • Nacho Martínez
  • Eva Cobo
  • Julieta Serrano
  • Chus Lampreave
  • Carmen Maura
  • Eusebio Poncela
  • Bibiana Fernández
  • Luis Ciges

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3.6
  • Oct 27, 2017

    Antonio Banderas has telepathy powers and it's barely even relevant to the story

    725 Likes
    Max Oxley
    Max Oxley
    Nov 7, 2020

    A wonderfully sumptuous tale of two extraordinary people (/psychopaths) finding each other in a world full of boring normies. I really love this twisted Spanish soap opera, courtesy of Pedro Almodóvar. It is full of campy wit, sleaze (the movie opens with a guy…

    293 Likes
    Lou (rhymes with wow!)
    Lou (rhymes with wow!)
    Apr 24, 2025

    Look at me! Look at me! Look at me! Look how I die! Sexy lady with a death and murder fetish, yeahhhhhh count me in

    185 Likes
    Blue Ghosts
    Blue Ghosts
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    Sep 24, 2022

    Almodóvar’s warning of straight people.

    175 Likes
    Hunter ᴴᴰ
    Hunter ᴴᴰ
    Jul 17, 2019

    red hot danger, even when the lipstick smears off (from vigorous making out, of course)

    143 Likes
    KYK
    KYK
    Feb 11, 2022

    the matador diego montes looked like jeremy irons and martin scorsese had a baby. much to consider

    125 Likes
    Merkin Muffley
    Merkin Muffley
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    Jun 1, 2021

    Lust and death. It started with the emasculated bullfighter aroused while watching Bava and Franco sexy murders. Almodovar steals from the best, and it is worth pointing out that around 1986, Almodovar was certainly closer to Franco than Cannes. The idea of murder as sexual…

    93 Likes
    Filipe Furtado
    Filipe Furtado
    Jan 25, 2021

    surprisingly lynch/de palma/hitchcock/giallo adjacent. I'm hooked; more almodovar pls TCM u a real one for airing this uncut

    91 Likes
    dankwit
    dankwit
    Nov 8, 2025

    Antonio Banderas: I'd like to turn myself in for raping a woman. Policewoman: Wow! Some girls get all the luck! Sadly I know a lot of freaks who would agree with her.

    79 Likes
    Horror Syndrome
    Horror Syndrome
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Frequently Asked Questions

How long is Matador (1986)?
The movie is 1hr 50min long.
What's Matador (1986) about?
A matador is wounded by a bull and can no longer kill in the arena. It is just one of the problems of one of the characters that unexpectedly collide in this film.
Who's the cast of Matador (1986)?
  • Assumpta Serna as María
  • Antonio Banderas as Ángel
  • Nacho Martínez as Diego
  • Eva Cobo as Eva
  • Julieta Serrano as Berta
  • Chus Lampreave as Pilar
  • Carmen Maura as Julia
  • Eusebio Poncela as Comisario
  • Bibiana Fernández as Vendedora Flores
  • Luis Ciges as Guarda
Who's the director behind Matador (1986)?
Pedro Almodóvar directed Matador (1986).
Who produced Matador (1986)?
Andrés Vicente Gómez produced Matador (1986).