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Manu Chao

  • Music Artist
  • Actor
  • Composer
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Manu Chao
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Hijos de las nubes, la última colonia (2012)
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Manu Chao was born on 21 June 1961 in Paris, France. He is a music artist and actor, known for Blood Father (2016), Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003) and Princesses (2005).
BornJune 21, 1961
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BornJune 21, 1961
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    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 4 nominations total

    Known for

    Mel Gibson in Blood Father (2016)
    Blood Father
    6.4
    • Soundtrack
    • 2016
    Antonio Banderas, Johnny Depp, and Salma Hayek in Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003)
    Once Upon a Time in Mexico
    6.3
    • Soundtrack
    • 2003
    Princesses (2005)
    Princesses
    7.0
    • Soundtrack
    • 2005
    Pierce Brosnan, Toni Collette, Aaron Paul, and Imogen Poots in A Long Way Down (2014)
    A Long Way Down
    6.3
    • Soundtrack
    • 2014

    Credits

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    Actor

    • Ti.Po.Ta feat. Sokratis Malamas: Anatoli (2017)
      Ti.Po.Ta feat. Sokratis Malamas: Anatoli
      Music Video
      • 2017
    • Small Voices (2008)
      Small Voices
      7.7
      Short
      • Trainer 3
      • 2008
    • Manu Chao: Me llaman Calle
      Music Video
      • Manu Chao
      • 2005
    • Manu Chao: Me Gustas Tú
      Music Video
      • 2001
    • Mano Negra: Casa Babylon
      Music Video
      • Manu Chao
      • 1994
    • Mano Negra: El Señor Matanza (1994)
      Mano Negra: El Señor Matanza
      Music Video
      • Manu Chao
      • 1994
    • Mano Negra: Hamburger Fields
      Music Video
      • Manu Chao
      • 1994
    • Mano Negra: Santa Maradona
      Music Video
      • Manu Chao
      • 1994
    • Mano Negra: Sueño De Solentíname
      Music Video
      • Manu Chao
      • 1994
    • Mano Negra: Don't Want You No More
      Music Video
      • Manu Chao
      • 1991
    • Mano Negra: It's My Heart
      Music Video
      • Manu Chao
      • 1991
    • Mano Negra: King of Bongo
      Music Video
      • Manu Chao
      • 1991
    • Mano Negra: Mad Man's Dead
      Music Video
      • Manu Chao
      • 1991
    • Mano Negra: Madame Oscar
      Music Video
      • Manu Chao
      • 1991
    • Mano Negra: Out of Time Man
      Music Video
      • Manu Chao
      • 1991

    Composer

    • The Engineer (2013)
      The Engineer
      7.6
      • Composer
      • 2013
    • The Mammy (2011)
      The Mammy
      Short
      • Composer
      • 2011
    • Malta Radio (2009)
      Malta Radio
      7.7
      • Composer
      • 2009
    • LT22 Radio La Colifata (2007)
      LT22 Radio La Colifata
      7.0
      • Composer
      • 2007
    • Clandestino (2007)
      Clandestino
      Short
      • Composer
      • 2007
    • Malegría
      Short
      • Composer
      • 2007
    • El efecto Iguazú (2002)
      El efecto Iguazú
      8.4
      • Composer
      • 2002
    • Los deseos del camino (King Ale) (2001)
      Los deseos del camino (King Ale)
      • Composer
      • 2001
    • Manu Chao: Me Gustas Tú
      Music Video
      • Composer
      • 2001
    • Bonanza (En vías de extinción) (2001)
      Bonanza (En vías de extinción)
      7.5
      • Composer
      • 2001
    • El viaje de Ibrahima
      TV Movie
      • Composer
      • 2000
    • Unha estrella
      Short
      • Composer
      • 1997

    Videos1

    Sons of the Cloud
    Trailer 1:40
    Sons of the Cloud

    Personal details

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    • Alternative name
      • Mano Negra
    • Height
      • 5′ 8″ (1.73 m)
    • Born
      • June 21, 1961
      • Paris, France
    • Publicity listings
      • 2 Articles
      • 1 Magazine Cover Photo

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      Chao's mother, Felisa Ortega, is from Bilbao, Basque Country, and his father, writer and journalist Ramón Chao, is from Vilalba, Galicia.
    • Trademarks
        Mixes Spanish, English, French and Portuguese words in his lyrics.

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