Manuel Summers

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Manuel Summers

Born March 26, 1935

Died June 12, 1993 · aged 58

Manuel Summers Rivero (Huelva, March 26, 1935 - Sevilla, June 12, 1993)

Known For

PlacidoPlacido · 1962
Placido
★ 7.71962
MovieComedy
In a small Spanish town, during the Christmas holidays, a group of rich old ladies organize a peculiar event that consists of inviting a homeless person to sit down to dinner at their wealthy table. Plácido, a humble worker, is hired by the organizers to participate in a parade with his three-wheeled vehicle, a seemingly simple mission that will not be easy for him to accomplish.
El niño es nuestroEl niño es nuestro · 1973
El niño es nuestro
★ 7.01973
MovieComedy
Immediately following the events in Adiós, Cigüeña, Adiós (1971), Arturo, Paloma, and their friends now face a struggle with their parents and various other authorities over what is to be done with their new addition to the gang. Arturo's father just wants the whole matter to go away, Paloma's father prefers to dump the baby at a foundlings' home run by nuns, and the nuns don't care where the infant originated or what his parents want for him. All other options exhausted, the gang ultimately has no choice but to make a daring raid on the foundlings' home to get their child back, because, as they've repeatedly pointed out... "The child is ours!"
Forbidden PassionForbidden Passion · 1974
Forbidden Passion
★ 3.81974
MovieRomanceDrama
A young woman was seduced by a high positioned official who is married but when she falls in love with a young man she tries to break the other relationship...
Urtain, King of the MountainsUrtain, King of the Mountains · 1969
Urtain, King of the Mountains
★ 6.51969
MovieDocumentary
A humorous visit to the turbulent world of the controversial Spanish boxer José Manuel Urtain.
From Pink to YellowFrom Pink to Yellow · 1963
From Pink to Yellow
★ 6.81963
MovieComedyRomance
Guillermo, who is twelve years old, is in love with Margarita, a girl who is a year older than him and who prefers to date more mature boys. Valentín and Josefa, who are in their seventies, dream of escaping together from the retirement home where they live so they can get married.
¡Vente a Alemania, Pepe!¡Vente a Alemania, Pepe! · 1971
¡Vente a Alemania, Pepe!
★ 5.21971
MovieComedy
Peralejos, a quiet village in Upper Aragon, is a place where nothing ever happens. One day Angelino returns home to spend the holidays, an immigrant who drives a Mercedes and tells great wonders of Germany and their women. Pepe, fascinated by the stories of his friend, decides to immigrate, but his dream begins at five o'clock, cleaning windows, and ends at twelve o'clock pasting posters.
Adiós, cigüeña, adiósAdiós, cigüeña, adiós · 1971
Adiós, cigüeña, adiós
★ 6.31971
MovieComedy
During a trip to the mountains with their schoolmates, Arturo, who has just turned fifteen, gets thirteen-year-old Paloma pregnant.
Charlie and the HookerCharlie and the Hooker · 1977
Charlie and the Hooker
★ 3.81977
MovieDramaComedy
Charlie (Curro), a 16 year-old boy, who apparently seeks to stop being a virgin. But he has fallen madly in love with a prostitute ten years older than he. It is difficult for him to approach her, so he decides to pay her for the services and in this way try to fall in love

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The Girl in MourningThe Girl in Mourning · 1964
The Girl in Mourning
★ 5.51964
MovieComedy
Rocio and Raphael are a young couple from a small Spanish town. Rocio must mourn the death of a relative for six months and is forbidden to see Raphael. Very much in love, they are frustrated by the old-fashioned customs of their village. When they can finally see each other, the two plan to soon marry. Unfortunately, the girl's grandfather dies and she must start the process of mourning all over again. This time Raphael begs her to rebel against her family and the villagers, but she refuses for fear of persecution. When Rocio has had enough of putting her own happiness aside, she decides to run away with Raphael in spite of what her family will say. Things do not go as planned, however, when yet another family member passes away.

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