Who joined the gathering
Penélope Cruz, Aitana Sánchez-Gijón, Milena Smit, Bibiana Fernández and Rossy de Palma were among the filmmaker's longtime collaborators at the lunch. His brother and El Deseo producing partner Agustín Almodóvar also attended.
Why the setting matters
The celebration took place at Almodóvar's country property roughly 30 kilometres north of Madrid. The home has served as a personal retreat and appeared on screen in Talk to Her, tying the private gathering to his working history.
What the public images showed
Photos shared by guests documented a paella lunch, birthday cake, the porch and the pool. This briefing treats those images as evidence of the event and location, not as proof of wider social reaction or an announced production.
Update note: Original source-read event briefing identifying the guests, setting and film connection without treating social photographs as a broader trend.
Original headline: Paella, piscina y toda su 'troupe': así ha celebrado Pedro Almodóvar su 77º cumpleaños en su casa de campo con Penélope Cruz y Aitana Sánchez-Gijón
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September 29 report identifying the guests, country-house setting and the property's connection to Talk to Her.
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