Manuel Summers Rivero (26 March 1935 – 12 June 1993) was a Spanish
film director,
screenwriter and actor.
Biography
Father of
David Summers Rodríguez
David Summers Rodríguez (born 26 February 1964) is a Spanish musician, singer-songwriter, and bassist. He is best known as the lead vocalist of the Spanish pop rock band Hombres G.
Early and personal life
Summers was born in the Chamberí dis ...
leading singer of Pop group
Hombres G
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and of Cheyenne Summers, Spanish voice actress, and brother of
journalist
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Guillermo Summers, was born in
Seville
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and later made adoptive son of Lepe,
Huelva
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. His family originated from England.
He died in
Sevilla
Seville (; es, Sevilla, ) is the capital and largest city of the Spanish autonomous community of Andalusia and the province of Seville. It is situated on the lower reaches of the River Guadalquivir, in the southwest of the Iberian Peninsula ...
on 12 June 1993 aged 58 from
colorectal cancer.
Filmography
Filmography as Film Director:
*''El Viejecito'' (1959). Proyecto de fin de carrera para el Instituto de Ciencias Cinematográficas de
Madrid
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.
*''
Del rosa al amarillo'' (1963). Award at
San Sebastian Film Festival.
*''
La niña de luto'' (1964). Entered into the
1964 Cannes Film Festival
The 17th Cannes Film Festival was held from 29 April to 14 May 1964. On this occasion, the Palme d’Or was renamed "Grand Prix du Festival International du Film", a name that remained in use through 1974, after which it became the Palme d'Or ag ...
.
*''
El juego de la oca'' (1966).
*''
Juguetes rotos'' (1966). Premio Especial del Jurado en el
Festival de Cine de Valladolid.
*''¿Por qué te engaña tu marido?'' (1969).
*''
Urtáin, el rey de la selva... o así'' (1969).
*''
Adiós, cigüeña, adiós'' (1971).
*''
Ángeles gordos'' (1980). Coproduction with United States filmed in
New York City
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.
*''
To er mundo é güeno'' (1982).
*''
To er mundo é... ¡mejó!'' (1982).
*''
La Biblia en pasta'' (1984).
*''
To er mundo é... ¡demasiao!'' (1985).
*''
Me hace falta un bigote'' (1986).
*''
Sufre Mamón'' (1987).
*''
Suéltate el pelo'' (1988).
Filmography as actor:
*''
The Art of Living'' (1965)
*''La niña de luto'', by Manuel Summers.
*''Aunque la hormona se vista de seda....'', by
Vicente Escrivá (1971).
*''Black story. La historia negra de Peter P. Peter'', by
Pedro Lazaga
Pedro Lazaga Sabater (3 October 1918 – 30 November 1979) was a Spanish film director and screenwriter. He directed more than 90 films between 1948 and 1979.
Selected filmography
* ''The Black Siren'' (1947)
* ''María Morena'' (1951)
* ...
(1971).
*''
Vente a Alemania, Pepe'', by Pedro Lazaga (1971).
*''Polvo eres...'', by Vicente Escrivá (1974).
*''De profesión: polígamo'', by
Angelino Fons (1975).
*''Me hace falta un bigote'', by Manuel Summers.
Filmography as producer:
*''La niña de luto'', by Manuel Summers.
Filmography as screenwriter:
*''Del rosa al amarillo'', by Manuel Summers.
*''Urtáin, el rey de la selva... o así'', by Manuel Summers.
References
External links
* http://imdb.com/name/nm0838757/
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1935 births
1993 deaths
Spanish film directors
Spanish people of English descent
People from Seville
Deaths from colorectal cancer
Deaths from cancer in Spain