▁opened ▁a ▁gas ▁station ▁and ▁his ▁mother ▁opened ▁a ▁b ode ga ▁where ▁she ▁sold ▁her ▁own ▁wine . ▁Un like ▁Cal z ada , ▁there ▁was ▁a ▁cinema ▁in ▁C á cer es . ▁" C in ema ▁became ▁my ▁real ▁education , ▁much ▁more ▁than ▁the ▁one ▁I ▁received ▁from ▁the ▁priest ", ▁he ▁said ▁later ▁in ▁an ▁interview . ▁Al mod ó var ▁was ▁influenced ▁by ▁Luis ▁Bu ñ uel . ▁ ▁Again st ▁his ▁parents ' ▁wishes , ▁Al mod ó var ▁moved ▁to ▁Madrid ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁to ▁become ▁a ▁film maker . ▁When ▁ca ud illo ▁Francisco ▁Franco ▁closed ▁the ▁National ▁School ▁of ▁Cinema ▁in ▁Madrid , ▁he ▁became ▁self - t aught . ▁To ▁support ▁himself , ▁Al mod ó var ▁had ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁jobs , ▁including ▁s elling ▁used ▁items ▁in ▁the ▁famous ▁Madrid ▁fle a ▁market ▁El ▁R astro ▁and ▁as ▁an ▁administrative ▁assistant ▁with ▁Spanish ▁phone ▁company ▁Tele f ónica , ▁where ▁he ▁worked ▁for ▁twelve ▁years . ▁Since ▁he ▁worked ▁only ▁until ▁three ▁in ▁the ▁afternoon , ▁he ▁had ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁day ▁to ▁purs ue ▁his ▁film - making . ▁ ▁Career ▁beg inn ings ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 7 0 s , ▁Al mod ó var ▁became ▁interested ▁in ▁experimental ▁cinema ▁and ▁theatre . ▁He ▁collabor ated ▁with ▁the ▁v angu ard ▁the atr ical ▁group ▁Los ▁G oli ard os , ▁in ▁which ▁he ▁played ▁his ▁first ▁professional ▁roles ▁and ▁met