High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Volver (Literally: to return (specifically: to return to a place), pronounced [bol er]) is a 2006 Spanish film by director Pedro Almodóvar.Volver was one of the films competing for the Palme d'Or at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival. It eventually won two awards: Best Actress (shared by the six main actresses) and Best Screenplay. The film's premiere was held on March 10, 2006, in Puertollano, Spain, where the filming had taken place. Penélope Cruz was nominated for the 2007 Academy Award for Best Actress, making her the second Spanish woman ever to be nominated in that category.