Matador
A conflicted youth confesses to crimes he didn't commit while a man and woman aroused by death become obsessed with each other.
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Cast
34 people
Assumpta Serna
María
Known for
Borgia
The Craft
Antonio Banderas
Angel
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Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
The Skin I Live In
Nacho Martínez
Diego
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Law of Desire
High Heels
Eva Cobo
Eva
Known for
Operation Condor
Julieta Serrano
Berta
Known for
Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
Pain and Glory
Chus Lampreave
Pilar
Known for
Volver
Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
Carmen Maura
Julia
Known for
Volver
Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
Eusebio Poncela
Commissioner
Known for
Law of Desire
Intacto
Bibiana Fernández
Flower Seller
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Kika
High Heels
Luis Ciges
Guard
Known for
The Miracle of P. Tinto
Who Can Kill a Child?
Eva Siva
Housekeeper of María and Diego
Known for
Pepi, Luci, Bom
High Heels
Verónica Forqué
Journalist
Known for
Kika
Three Days of Christmas
Pedro Almodóvar Director · Jesús Ferrero Screenplay Bernardo Bonezzi Composer
Worldwide gross $286K · United States release June 10, 1988 · Produced in Spain
Box office
Worldwide gross
$286,126
Production
Compañía Iberoamericana de TV
Production
TVE
Production
Spain
Produced in
Languages
Original language
Spanish
Spoken on screen
Spanish
Release dates
Spain · March 7, 1986
Theatrical
United States · June 10, 1988
Theatrical · San Francisco, California
United States
September 16, 1988 · Theatrical · New York City, New York
September 29, 2006 · Theatrical · Re-release
Brazil
October 30, 1992 · Theatrical
France
March 16, 1988 · Theatrical
Germany
July 19, 1990 · Theatrical
Greece
July 3, 2025 · Theatrical · Re-Issue
South Korea
September 24, 1988 · Theatrical
Taiwan
October 14, 2026 · Premiere · Kaohsiung Film Festival (4K Restoration)
United Kingdom
November 27, 1991 · Theatrical
May 6, 1993 · Physical · VHS
March 29, 2006 · Physical · DVD
April 20, 2026 · Physical · Radiance 4k Ultra HD Blu-ray
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