Los managers

2006 Spanish film From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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.

Screenplay by
  • Miguel Ángel Fernández
  • Joaquín Gorriz
  • Fernando Guillén Cuervo
Produced by
  • Pedro Olea
  • Fernando Guillén Cuervo
  • Álvaro Augustin
  • Julio Fernández
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Los managers
Theatrical release poster
Directed byFernando Guillén Cuervo
Screenplay by
  • Miguel Ángel Fernández
  • Joaquín Gorriz
  • Fernando Guillén Cuervo
Produced by
  • Pedro Olea
  • Fernando Guillén Cuervo
  • Álvaro Augustin
  • Julio Fernández
Starring
CinematographyNéstor Calvo
Production
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Release date
  • 7 July 2006 (2006-07-07)
CountrySpain
LanguageSpanish
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Plot

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

Production

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 [es] in Lepe.[9]

Release

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

Jordi Costa [es] 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]

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