Manuel Esteba | |
|---|---|
| Born | Manuel Esteba i Gallego April 17, 1941 |
| Died | February 4, 2010 (aged 68) Barcelona |
| Occupation(s) | Film director and screenwriter |
Manuel Esteba (17 April 1941 – 4 February 2010) was a Spanish director and screenwriter, [1] notable for writing a spoof of Steven Spielberg's E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial called El E.T.E. y el Oto.[2]
Career
Manuel Esteba was active as a director and a screenwriter for 30 years beginning in the 1960s. Credits include Saranda in the 1970s, also known as Twenty Paces to Death, starring Dean Reed, and A Cry of Death, starring Pierre Brice and Steven Tedd. As a director, he worked with the Calatrava Brothers on 3 comedies. In 1992, he wrote and directed a documentary called Un jardinero en tu casa, with Julian Silvestre as host.
Death
Manuel Esteba died on 4 February 2010 at the age of 68 in Barcelona, Spain.
References
- ↑ Directores de cine en Cataluña: de la A a la Z. Publicacions i Edicions, Universitat de Barcelona. ISBN 9788447533169.
- ↑ El ETE y el OTO in The Dreamers (in Spanish)
External links
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