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Manolo Tena(1951-2016)

  • Actor
  • Composer
  • Music Department
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Manolo Tena was born on 21 December 1951 in Benquerencia de la Serena, Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain. He was an actor and composer, known for Why Do They Call It Love When They Mean Sex? (1993), Cuéntame cómo pasó (2001) and Una chica entre un millón (1994). He was married to Marlene Cuban and Ana. He died on 4 April 2016 in Madrid, Spain.
BornDecember 21, 1951
DiedApril 4, 2016(64)
BornDecember 21, 1951
DiedApril 4, 2016(64)
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  • Awards
    • 1 nomination total

Known for

Verónica Forqué and Jorge Sanz in Why Do They Call It Love When They Mean Sex? (1993)
Why Do They Call It Love When They Mean Sex?
5.7
  • Composer
  • 1993
Imanol Arias, Ana Duato, María Galiana, Pablo Rivero, Irene Visedo, Carmen Climent, and Paloma Bloyd in Cuéntame cómo pasó (2001)
Cuéntame cómo pasó
7.4
TV Series
  • Soundtrack
Una chica entre un millón (1994)
Una chica entre un millón
4.4
  • Soundtrack
  • 1994
París-Tombuctú (1999)
París-Tombuctú
5.5
  • Soundtrack
  • 1999

Credits

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Actor

  • Manuela Arcuri in Cosa de brujas (2003)
    Cosa de brujas
    5.3
    • Jugador Poker 1
    • 2003
  • Mitomanía (1995)
    Mitomanía
    TV Series
    • Arcángel San Gabriel
    • 1998
  • Juan Echanove, Carme Elias, Juan Luis Galiardo, and Irene Gutiérrez Caba in Turno de oficio (1986)
    Turno de oficio
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Vendedor
    • 1986

Composer

  • Manolo Tena in Manolo Tena, un extraño en el paraíso (2016)
    Manolo Tena, un extraño en el paraíso
    • Composer
    • 2016
  • ¡Hasta aquí hemos llegado! (2002)
    ¡Hasta aquí hemos llegado!
    4.0
    • Composer
    • 2002
  • Verónica Forqué and Jorge Sanz in Why Do They Call It Love When They Mean Sex? (1993)
    Why Do They Call It Love When They Mean Sex?
    5.7
    • Composer
    • 1993

Music Department

  • Próxima (2007)
    Próxima
    4.6
    • composer: end titles theme
    • 2007

Personal details

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    • Official Site
  • Alternative names
    • Alarma!!!
  • Born
    • December 21, 1951
    • Benquerencia de la Serena, Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain
  • Died
    • April 4, 2016
    • Madrid, Spain(liver cancer)
  • Spouses
      Marlene Cuban1994 - ? (divorced)

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