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Manuel Fontanals(1893-1972)

  • Production Designer
  • Art Director
  • Set Decorator
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Manuel Fontanals was born on 26 July 1893 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. He was a production designer and art director, known for El niño y la niebla (1953), La culta dama (1957) and Cuando levanta la niebla (1952). He was married to Diane Subervielle de Fontanals. He died on 26 July 1972 in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico.
BornJuly 26, 1893
DiedJuly 26, 1972(79)
BornJuly 26, 1893
DiedJuly 26, 1972(79)
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  • Awards
    • 3 wins & 4 nominations total

Known for

El niño y la niebla (1953)
El niño y la niebla
7.3
  • Production Designer
  • 1953
La culta dama (1957)
La culta dama
6.5
  • Production Designer
  • 1957
Cuando levanta la niebla (1952)
Cuando levanta la niebla
7.4
  • Production Designer
  • 1952
The Castle of Purity (1973)
The Castle of Purity
7.5
  • Art Director
  • 1973

Credits

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Production Designer

  • Chanoc contra el tigre y el vampiro (1972)
    Chanoc contra el tigre y el vampiro
    5.6
    • Production Designer
    • 1972
  • Rosario (1971)
    Rosario
    7.2
    • Production Designer
    • 1971
  • Cantinflas in The Professor (1971)
    The Professor
    6.8
    • Production Designer
    • 1971
  • Narda o el verano (1970)
    Narda o el verano
    6.5
    • Production Designer
    • 1970
  • Cantinflas in A Quixote Without La Mancha (1969)
    A Quixote Without La Mancha
    6.7
    • Production Designer
    • 1969
  • Memories of the Future (1969)
    Memories of the Future
    5.8
    • Production Designer
    • 1969
  • Ensayo de una noche de bodas (1968)
    Ensayo de una noche de bodas
    • Production Designer
    • 1968
  • Corazón salvaje (1968)
    Corazón salvaje
    6.3
    • Production Designer
    • 1968
  • Las visitaciones del diablo (1968)
    Las visitaciones del diablo
    6.6
    • Production Designer
    • 1968
  • Los amores de Juan Charrasqueado (1968)
    Los amores de Juan Charrasqueado
    6.2
    • Production Designer
    • 1968
  • Corona de lágrimas (1968)
    Corona de lágrimas
    7.3
    • Production Designer
    • 1968
  • Patrulla de valientes (1968)
    Patrulla de valientes
    5.8
    • Production Designer
    • 1968
  • Un largo viaje hacia la muerte (1968)
    Un largo viaje hacia la muerte
    • Production Designer
    • 1968
  • La guerrillera de Villa (1967)
    La guerrillera de Villa
    4.8
    • Production Designer
    • 1967
  • Don Juan 67 (1967)
    Don Juan 67
    7.4
    • Production Designer
    • 1967

Art Director

  • The Castle of Purity (1973)
    The Castle of Purity
    7.5
    • Art Director
    • 1973
  • National Mechanics (1972)
    National Mechanics
    7.4
    • Art Director
    • 1972
  • El jardín de tía Isabel (1972)
    El jardín de tía Isabel
    6.4
    • Art Director
    • 1972
  • Burt Reynolds in Shark (1969)
    Shark
    4.6
    • Art Director (uncredited)
    • 1969
  • Lana Turner, George Chakiris, Karin Mossberg, and Regina Torné in The Big Cube (1968)
    The Big Cube
    4.3
    • Art Director
    • 1968
  • The Chinese Room (1968)
    The Chinese Room
    4.9
    • Art Director
    • 1968
  • The Scapular (1968)
    The Scapular
    7.5
    • Art Director
    • 1968
  • Viento negro (1965)
    Viento negro
    8.0
    • Art Director
    • 1965
  • Ignacio López Tarso in Macario (1960)
    Macario
    8.3
    • Art Director
    • 1960
  • Adam and Eve (1956)
    Adam and Eve
    5.2
    • Art Director
    • 1956
  • El gavilán vengador (1955)
    El gavilán vengador
    5.7
    • Art Director
    • 1955
  • Los islas Marias (1951)
    Los islas Marias
    6.5
    • Art Director
    • 1951
  • One Day of Life (1950)
    One Day of Life
    7.9
    • Art Director
    • 1950
  • Pedro Armendáriz and Paulette Goddard in The Torch (1950)
    The Torch
    5.5
    • Art Director
    • 1950
  • La malquerida (1949)
    La malquerida
    7.3
    • Art Director
    • 1949

Set Decorator

  • The Castle of Purity (1973)
    The Castle of Purity
    7.5
    • Set Decorator
    • 1973
  • Sor Ye-yé (1968)
    Sor Ye-yé
    5.4
    • Set Decorator
    • 1968
  • Emilia Bayona, Pilar Bayona, and Joaquín Cordero in Un novio para dos hermanas (1967)
    Un novio para dos hermanas
    5.7
    • Set Decorator
    • 1967
  • Estafa de amor
    6.9
    • Set Decorator
    • 1955
  • La chica del gato (1943)
    La chica del gato
    5.4
    • Set Decorator (as Fontanals)
    • 1943
  • Bohemios
    • Set Decorator
    • 1939

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Manuel Fontanalls
  • Born
    • July 26, 1893
    • Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
  • Died
    • July 26, 1972
    • Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico(cardiac arrest)
  • Spouse
    • Diane Subervielle de FontanalsSeptember 20, 1940 - July 4, 1971 (her death)

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