Los managers
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| Directed by | Fernando Guillén Cuervo |
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| Cinematography | Néstor Calvo |
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| Country | Spain |
| Language | Spanish |
Los managers is a 2006 Spanish comedy film directed by Fernando Guillén Cuervo. It stars Enrique Villén and Manuel Tallafé along with Fran Perea and Paco León.
Plot
[edit]In order to get rich, sleazy jobless men Rena and Maca become the managers of brothers David and Pipo, moving them to Southern Spain to prepare their musical career as "Los Reyes del King", with washed up folkloric singer "La Rota" arranging a tour for them.[1][2][3]
Cast
[edit]- Enrique Villén as Maca[3]
- Manuel Tallafé as Rena[3]
- Fran Perea as David[4]
- Paco León as Pipo[4]
- María Jiménez as La Rota[5]
- Sancho Gracia as Josete[3]
- Celine Tyll as Irina[6]
- Lauren Postigo as himself[7]
- Manuel Manquiña[5]
Production
[edit]The screenplay was written by Fernando Guillén Cuervo along with Joaquín Gorriz and Miguel Ángel Fernández.[8] The film was produced by Altube & Cuervo, Estudios Picasso, and Castelao Producciones. Filming began on 23 May 2005.[8] Shooting locations included the Nueva Umbría beach in Lepe.[9]
Release
[edit]The film was released theatrically in Spain on 7 July 2006.[1] It proved to be a relative success in the Spanish box office, ranking 7th in earnings for domestic films in 2006, with over 400,000 in-year admissions.[10]
Reception
[edit]Jordi Costa of Fotogramas rated the film 2 out of 5 stars, declaring it as a "wasted opportunity" with the film "burdening its occasional successes under the weight of what has been ruined".[1]
Javier Ocaña of El País wrote that "[crafted with] eminently commercial pretensions", the product "maintains a firm sense of dignity in its first half, but falls apart when the story abandons naturalism and picaresque elements".[11]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- 1 2 3 Costa, Jordi (29 May 2008). "Los mánagers". Fotogramas.
- ↑ Guadaño 2010, p. 63.
- 1 2 3 4 "Guillén Cuervo debuta dirigiendo a Paco León y Fran Perea en 'Los managers'". La Voz de Cádiz. Grupo Vocento. 5 July 2006.
- 1 2 Urrero Peña, Guzmán (17 October 2007). "Los mánagers". Rinconete. ISSN 1885-5008 – via Centro Virtual Cervantes.
- 1 2 Linares, Mariana (7 July 2007). "'Los managers' mezcla la comedia, el musical y el 'road movie'". El País.
- ↑ "Los managers". Filmax. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
- ↑ "Fallece Lauren Postigo de un ataque cardíaco en Madrid". El País. 10 December 2008.
- 1 2 "Fran Perea y Paco León, víctimas de 'Los managers'". Fanzine Digital. 28 June 2005.
- ↑ "Paco León y la playa de Huelva en la que rodó una conocida película española junto a Fran Perea". Huelva Información. Grupo Joly. 9 September 2024.
- ↑ Guadaño 2010, p. 66.
- ↑ Ocaña, Javier (7 July 2006). "Recreo en el fracaso". El País.
Bibliography
[edit]- Guadaño, Luis (2010). "When Thesis Films Don't Work. Representational Strategies and Immigrants in Contemporary Spanish Film" (PDF). Weber. The Contemporary West. 26 (2). Ogden, UT: Weber State University: 55–68. ISSN 0891-8899.
External links
[edit]- Los managers at IMDb