
Esther García
Biography
Esther García Rodríguez (Cedillo de la Torre, Segovia, July 20, 1956) is a Spanish film producer and production manager, considered one of the most prominent women in Spanish cinema. Since 1986, she has worked with Pedro Almodóvar and is the production manager at El Deseo. She has also distinguished herself by developing a production model associated with auteur independence and by promoting new talent in film directing.
Known For & Full Filmography18 Titles

Movie - 2011, 2h 15m • as Presenter (uncredited)
A brilliant plastic surgeon creates a synthetic skin that withstands any kind of damage. His guinea pig: a mysterious and volatile woman who holds the key to his obsession.

Movie - 2002, 2h 15m • as Oficial
Two men share an odd friendship while they care for two women who are both in deep comas.

Movie - 2019, 2h 15m • as Auxiliar (uncredited)
Salvador Mallo, a filmmaker in the twilight of his career, remembers his life: his mother, his lovers, the actors he worked with. The sixties in a small village in Valencia, the eighties in Madrid, the present, when he feels an immeasurable emptiness, facing his mortality, the incapability of continuing filming, the impossibility of separating creation from his own life. The need of narrating his past can be his salvation.

Movie - 1999, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
Following the tragic death of her teenage son, Manuela travels from Madrid to Barcelona in an attempt to contact the long-estranged father the boy never knew. She reunites with an old friend, an outspoken transgender sex worker, and befriends a troubled actress and a pregnant, HIV-positive nun.

Movie - 2009, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
Harry Caine, a blind writer, reaches this moment in time when he has to heal his wounds from 14 years back. He was then still known by his real name, Mateo Blanco, and directing his last movie.

Movie - 2016, 2h 15m • as Woman at Cemetery
The film spans 30 years in Julieta’s life from a nostalgic 1985 where everything seems hopeful, to 2015 where her life appears to be beyond repair and she is on the verge of madness.

Drama Series - 2025, 16 episodes • as Self
A three-part review of Pedro Almodóvar's life and filmography, tracing his path from La Mancha to global filmmaking prominence and examining recurring themes that define his cinematic vision.

Movie - 2013, 2h 15m • as Controladora aérea
Something has gone wrong with the landing gear of a plane en route from Madrid to Mexico City. The group of eccentric travelers on the flight, defenseless in the face of danger, indulge in colourful confessionals, while the outlandish crew attempts to find ways to entertain them.

Movie - 2003, 2h 15m • as Woman who does nails
A fatally ill mother with only two months to live creates a list of things she wants to do before she dies without telling her family of her illness.

Movie - 1993, 2h 15m • as Presentadora T.V.
Waging war against all things glamorous and beautiful, crippled terrorists Acción Mutante plot a series of attacks on society's elite, and attempt the kidnapping of a wealthy socialite at her elaborate wedding reception.

Movie - 2012, 2h 15m • as Self
Shot in 1999, "All About My Mother" is Pedro Almodóvar's thirteenth feature film. The director was a key figure in the turbulent Movida (the movement for cultural renewal and liberation in post-Franco Spain), explores Barcelona society at the turn of the millennium through the lives of five women.

Movie - 2008, 2h 15m • as Programadora
In Madrid, a petty thief who cannot adjust to life outside of jail puts together a theater troupe her friends -- a prostitute, a gypsy, and a Colombian immigrant -- in an attempt to make a go at a relatively straight life.

Movie - 1987, 2h 15m • as La taxista
Honorio Sigüenza is a man in his forties who has always lived under the yoke of his possessive mother. When his mother dies, he undergoes a radical transformation that will lead him to live numerous love affairs in the face of the disapproval of his cousin Veni, who wanted to marry him.

Movie - 2007, 2h 15m • as Self
A documentary produced for Viva Pedro: The Almodóvar Collection that deconstructs his career through interviews with many of his frequent collaborators.

Movie - 2012, 2h 15m • as Self
A documentary from 2012 on the making of the film, featuring interviews with Pedro Almodóvar; Agustín Almodóvar; actors Penélope Cruz, Marisa Paredes, Cecilia Roth, and Antonia San Juan; production manager Esther García; and author Didier Eribon.

Movie - 2007, 2h 15m • as Self
The genius that is Almodóvar is expressed in this film with interviews from his family, co-workers, and Almodóvar experts.

Movie - 2007, 2h 15m • as Self
A documentary produced for Viva Pedro: The Almodóvar Collection featuring interviews with many of his frequent collaborators.

Movie - 2014, 2h 15m • as Self
Produced in 2014, this documentary about the making of TIE ME UP! TIE ME DOWN! features interviews with director Pedro Almodóvar; actors Antonio Banderas, Victoria Abril, Loles León, and Rossy de Palma; producer Agustín Almodóvar; production manager Esther García; and cinematographer José Luis Alcaine.