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Manuel Penella(1880-1939)

  • Writer
  • Music Department
  • Composer
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Manuel Penella was born on 31 July 1880 in Valencia, Spain. He was a writer and composer, known for [Rec]² (2009), The Adventurous Captain (1939) and Tiger Love (1924). He died on 24 January 1939 in Mexico.
BornJuly 31, 1880
DiedJanuary 24, 1939(58)
BornJuly 31, 1880
DiedJanuary 24, 1939(58)
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Known for

[Rec]² (2009)
[Rec]²
6.5
  • Soundtrack
  • 2009
The Adventurous Captain (1939)
The Adventurous Captain
6.6
  • Writer
  • 1939
Antonio Moreno and Estelle Taylor in Tiger Love (1924)
Tiger Love
  • Writer
  • 1924
Great Performances (1971)
Great Performances
7.9
TV Series
  • Writer

Credits

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Writer

  • Great Performances (1971)
    Great Performances
    7.9
    TV Series
    • libretto
    • 1994
  • The Adventurous Captain (1939)
    The Adventurous Captain
    6.6
    • libretto "Don Gil de Alcala"
    • 1939
  • El gato montés (1936)
    El gato montés
    6.2
    • libretto
    • dialogue (as Maestro Penella, as Mtro. Manuel Penella)
    • 1936
  • Antonio Moreno and Estelle Taylor in Tiger Love (1924)
    Tiger Love
    • libretto "El Gato montés"
    • 1924

Music Department

  • Three Tenors '98 World Cup Paris (1998)
    Three Tenors '98 World Cup Paris
    7.9
    TV Special
    • composer: song "Torero Quiero"
    • 1998
  • Great Performances (1971)
    Great Performances
    7.9
    TV Series
    • music by
    • 1994
  • El verdugo de Sevilla (1942)
    El verdugo de Sevilla
    6.8
    • soundtrack
    • 1942
  • El misterio de la Puerta del Sol (1930)
    El misterio de la Puerta del Sol
    6.2
    • music arranger
    • musical director (as Maestro Penella, as Maestro Penella)
    • 1930

Composer

  • The Adventurous Captain (1939)
    The Adventurous Captain
    6.6
    • original music
    • 1939
  • El gato montés (1936)
    El gato montés
    6.2
    • Composer (as Mtro. Manuel Penella)
    • 1936

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Maestro Penella
  • Born
    • July 31, 1880
    • Valencia, Spain
  • Died
    • January 24, 1939
    • Mexico
  • Relatives
      Emma Ozores(Great Grandchild)

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Son of Manuel Penella Raga.

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