Manuel Summers

Manuel Summers
Born	26 March 1935(1935-03-26)
Died	12 June 1993(1993-06-12) (aged 58)
Occupation	Film director, screenwriter
Years active	1959 – 1988

Manuel Summers Rivero (26 March 1935 – 12 June 1993) was a Spanish film director and screenwriter.

Biography

Father of David Summers leading singer of Pop group Hombres G and brother of journalist Guillermo Summers, was born in Seville and later made adoptive son of Lepe, Huelva. His family originated from England.

Filmography

Filmography as Film Director:

• El Viejecito (1959). Proyecto de fin de carrera para el Instituto de Ciencias Cinematográficas de Madrid.
• Del rosa al amarillo (1963). Award at San Sebastian Film Festival.
• La niña de luto (1964). Entered into the 1964 Cannes Film Festival.^[1]
• 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 USA filmed in New York.
• 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 (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

1. ^ "Festival de Cannes: The Girl in Mourning". festival-cannes.com. http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/archives/ficheFilm/id/2932/year/1964.html. Retrieved 2009-02-28. 

External links

• http://imdb.com/name/nm0838757/

Persondata
Name	Summers, Manuel
Alternative names
Short description	Film director
Date of birth	March 26, 1935
Place of birth
Date of death	June 12, 1993
Place of death