▁that ▁he ▁has ▁pushed ▁boundaries ▁by ▁playing ▁with ▁the ▁expect ations ▁of ▁gender ▁and ▁sexual ity , ▁which ▁places ▁his ▁work ▁in ▁the ▁que er ▁cin ematic ▁canon . ▁Young ▁also ▁commented ▁on ▁Al mod ó var ' s ▁fluid ▁idea ▁of ▁sexual ity ; ▁within ▁his ▁films , ▁L GB T ▁characters ▁do ▁not ▁need ▁to ▁come ▁out ▁as ▁they ▁are ▁already ▁sex ually ▁liber ated , ▁" en l iven ing ▁the ▁narr ative ▁with ▁complex ▁figures ▁that ▁move ▁beyond ▁tr ite ▁dep ict ions ▁of ▁the ▁L GB T Q I ▁experience ". ▁She ▁also ▁wrote ▁about ▁the ▁importance ▁of ▁the ▁relationships ▁between ▁gay ▁men ▁and ▁straight ▁women ▁in ▁Al mod ó var ' s ▁films . ▁In ▁conclusion , ▁Young ▁stated , ▁" Al mod ó var ▁is ▁an ▁aute ur ▁that ▁design ates ▁the ▁que er ▁experience ▁as ▁he ▁sees ▁it ▁the ▁dign ity , ▁respect , ▁attention , ▁and ▁recognition ▁it ▁so ▁deser ves ". ▁ ▁Fre quent ▁collabor ators ▁▁ ▁Al mod ó var ▁often ▁cast s ▁certain ▁actors ▁in ▁many ▁of ▁his ▁films . ▁Act ors ▁who ▁have ▁performed ▁in ▁his ▁films ▁ 3 ▁or ▁more ▁times ▁in ▁either ▁lead , ▁supporting ▁or ▁came o ▁roles ▁include ▁Ch us ▁L amp re ave ▁( 8 ), ▁Antonio ▁B ander as ▁( 8 ), ▁Car men ▁Ma ura ▁( 7 ), ▁Cec ilia ▁Roth ▁( 7 ), ▁Ross y ▁de ▁Pal ma ▁( 7 ), ▁Pen é lo pe ▁Cruz ▁( 6 ), ▁Juli eta ▁Ser