Pedro Armocida was born in Madrid. He graduated from the "La Sapienza" University of Rome in the Literature course, with a thesis on cinema, a cardinal theme of his entire career. He is a professor of film criticism at "La Sapienza" in Rome, author of various cinema essays. Artistic director of the Pesaro Film Festival since 2015, he holds some equally important positions: he is president of the "Festival Italiani di Cinema" (AFIC) association; since 2021 he is vicepresident of the Italian Film Critics Union (SNCCI). He currently collaborates with Il Giornale, Film Tv, CinecittàNews, Box Office, 8 1⁄2, and MyMovies.