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Manuel Villegas López

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  • Director
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Manuel Villegas López was a writer and director, known for La violetera (1958), La guitarra de Gardel (1949) and Desert Warrior (1957). He died on 11 October 1980 in Madrid, Spain.
DiedOctober 11, 1980
DiedOctober 11, 1980
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Known for

Sara Montiel and Raf Vallone in La violetera (1958)
La violetera
6.8
  • Writer
  • 1958
La guitarra de Gardel (1949)
La guitarra de Gardel
4.5
  • Writer
  • 1949
Carmen Sevilla in Desert Warrior (1957)
Desert Warrior
5.2
  • Writer
  • 1957
The Taming of the Shrew (1956)
The Taming of the Shrew
5.8
  • Writer(as M. Villegas Lopez)
  • 1956

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Writer

  • La casa de las Chivas (1972)
    La casa de las Chivas
    5.3
    • Writer
    • 1972
  • Ramón Arcusa, Manuel de la Calva, and Irán Eory in Una chica para dos (1966)
    Una chica para dos
    4.6
    • screenplay
    • story (uncredited, uncredited)
    • 1966
  • Sara Montiel and Raf Vallone in La violetera (1958)
    La violetera
    6.8
    • story
    • 1958
  • Carmen Sevilla in Desert Warrior (1957)
    Desert Warrior
    5.2
    • story
    • 1957
  • The Taming of the Shrew (1956)
    The Taming of the Shrew
    5.8
    • screenplay (as M. Villegas Lopez)
    • 1956
  • La chica del barrio (1956)
    La chica del barrio
    5.4
    • adaptation (as Villegas Lopez)
    • 1956
  • La guitarra de Gardel (1949)
    La guitarra de Gardel
    4.5
    • story
    • 1949
  • Roberto Escalada and Judith Sulian in El jugador (1947)
    El jugador
    7.0
    • writer
    • 1947
  • Oro en la mano
    6.2
    • writer
    • 1943
  • Madrid
    Short
    • screenplay
    • story
    • 1937

Director

  • Madrid
    Short
    • Director
    • 1937

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • M. Villegas Lopez
  • Died
    • October 11, 1980
    • Madrid, Spain

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