Manuel Fraga

Manuel Fraga

Born: November 23, 1922
Died: January 15, 2012
in Lugo, Galicia, Spain
Manuel Fraga was born on November 23, 1922 in Vilalba, Lugo, Galicia, Spain as Manuel Fraga Iribarne. He was married to Carmen Estevez. He died on January 15, 2012 in Madrid, Spain.

He was the president of Galicia (Spain) (1990-2005)

Movies for Manuel Fraga...

Señor Jazz, the Film by Carlos Inzillo
Title: Señor Jazz, the Film by Carlos Inzillo
Released: April 19, 2024
Type: Movie
Documentary about the life and work of Carlos Inzillo, a cultural reference for jazz in Argentina, creator and coordinator of a series of jazz concerts that have been held every Tuesday in the City of Buenos Aires since 1984.
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The First Look
Title: The First Look
Released: October 23, 2023
Type: Movie
The foundation in Madrid of the Institute of Investigations and Cinematographic Experiences (IIEC) in 1947, has been the most important event in the history of Spanish cinema. From there would come directors such as Luis García Berlanga, Juan Antonio Bardem, Carlos Saura, Miguel Picazo, José Luis Borau, Mario Camus, Antonio Mercero and Víctor Erice. Through their first film practices, we will learn about the history of the school and an entire country.
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La Antorcha de los Éxitos: Cifesa (1932-1961)
Title: La Antorcha de los Éxitos: Cifesa (1932-1961)
Character: Self - Politician (archive footage)
Released: October 5, 2022
Type: Movie
The amazing story of Cifesa, a mythical film production company founded in Valencia by the Casanova family that managed to dominate the box office during the turbulent times of the Second Spanish Republic, the carnage of the Civil War and the hardships of the long post-war period and Franco's dictatorship — and survive until the sixties, when Spain was timidly beginning to change.
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Mario y los perros
Title: Mario y los perros
Character: Himself (archivo footage)
Released: June 28, 2019
Type: Movie
An account of the childhood and youth of the Peruvian writer Mario Vargas Llosa, Nobel Prize for Literature in 2010, and how the hard experiences he lived during these formative years led him to write and publish his first major work when he was only 26 years old.
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Spanish Western
Title: Spanish Western
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: May 4, 2015
Type: Movie
A vindication of the role of the technicians and artists who made spaghetti western genre possible, and a walk through the landscapes that made it possible to recreate in Spain, mainly in the desert of Almería, hundreds of adventures set in the remote American Far West.
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Operación Palace
Title: Operación Palace
Character: Himself (archive footage)
Released: February 23, 2014
Type: Movie
Finally, 33 years later, the whole truth behind the attempted coup d'état that shook Spain on the afternoon of February 23, 1981, is revealed by those who lived through those dreadful hours; a deep look behind the heavy curtain which hides the real mastermind, waiting to be unmasked.
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The Last Circus
Title: The Last Circus
Character: Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Released: December 17, 2010
Type: Movie
A trapeze artist must decide between her lust for Sergio, the Happy Clown, or her affection for Javier, the Sad Clown, both of whom are deeply disturbed.
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A War in Hollywood
Title: A War in Hollywood
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: October 16, 2009
Type: Movie
The Spanish Civil War (1936-1939) caused a great impression on the lives of most of the American artists of that era, so many movies were made in Hollywood about it. The final defeat of the Spanish Republic left an open wound in the hearts of those who sympathized with its cause. The eventful life of screenwriter Alvah Bessie (1904-1985), one of the Hollywood Ten, serves to analyze this sadness, the tragedy of Spain and its consequences.
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Últimos testigos
Title: Últimos testigos
Released: May 8, 2009
Type: Movie
A film work made up of two different documentaries based on the same concept, made about and with the participation of Manuel Fraga and Santiago Carrillo.
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De Madrid a la Luna
Title: De Madrid a la Luna
Character: Self
Released: October 24, 2006
Type: Movie
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Hai que botalos
Title: Hai que botalos
Released: June 19, 2005
Type: Movie
The films are a critical view of the social, economic, political, cultural and employment situation in Galicia. They have been made through the voluntary work of all the participants, including actors and actresses such as Luis Tosar and Mabel Ribera. People who have something to tell, and have chosen the screen as their medium.
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Vota a Gundisalvo
Title: Vota a Gundisalvo
Character: Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Released: March 25, 1978
Type: Movie
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¡Votad, votad, malditos!
Title: ¡Votad, votad, malditos!
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: July 1, 1977
Type: Movie
On June 14, 1977, the eve of the first democratic elections after Franco's regime, Llorenç Soler and his crew go out into the street and ask passers-by which party they are going to vote for.