▁In ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁he ▁was ▁named ▁as ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁J ury ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁C annes ▁Film ▁Festival . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁he ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁Honor ary ▁Golden ▁Lion ▁at ▁the ▁ 7 6 th ▁Ven ice ▁International ▁Film ▁Festival . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁career ▁beg inn ings ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁Pedro ▁Al mod ó var ▁Cab all ero ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁ 2 5 ▁September ▁ 1 9 4 9 ▁in ▁Cal z ada ▁de ▁Cal atra va , ▁a ▁small ▁rural ▁town ▁of ▁Ciudad ▁Real , ▁a ▁province ▁of ▁Cast ile - La ▁Man cha ▁in ▁Spain . ▁He ▁has ▁two ▁older ▁sister s , ▁Anton ia ▁and ▁María ▁Jes ús , ▁and ▁one ▁brother ▁Ag ust ín . ▁His ▁father , ▁Antonio ▁Al mod ó var , ▁was ▁a ▁win em aker , ▁and ▁his ▁mother , ▁Francis ca ▁Cab all ero , ▁who ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁was ▁a ▁letter ▁reader ▁and ▁trans cri ber ▁for ▁ill iter ate ▁neighb ours . ▁ ▁When ▁Al mod ó var ▁was ▁eight ▁years ▁old , ▁the ▁family ▁sent ▁him ▁to ▁study ▁at ▁a ▁religious ▁board ing ▁school ▁in ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁C á cer es , ▁Ext rem ad ura , ▁in ▁western ▁Spain , ▁with ▁the ▁hope ▁that ▁he ▁might ▁som ed ay ▁become ▁a ▁priest . ▁His ▁family ▁eventually ▁joined ▁him ▁in ▁C á cer es , ▁where ▁his ▁father