Manuel Parada
Manuel Parada de la Puente (born June 26, 1911 in San Felices de los Gallegos , † June 10, 1973 in Madrid ) was a Spanish film composer .
Life
After his first music studies in Salamanca, Parada went to Madrid to receive further training in piano, harmony and composition. For a scherzo he received the first prize for composition of the Royal Conservatory of the Spanish capital in 1934. During the civil war Parada had to drop out of his studies and served as a pianist in a military band. After his first experiences as a theater composer, his acquaintance with director José Luis Sáenz de Heredia led him to film, for which he worked as a composer and arranger over many years. His first assignment was for the Raza written by General Franco in 1941; more than 100 other films followed, often for Heredia or Rafael Gil .
From 1942 Parada was for ten years and again from 1962 to 1964 under the director of the Teatro Español de Madrid, Cayetano Luca De Tena , musical director of the stage; he worked with De Tena on 33 productions. From the beginning of the 1950s Parada wrote for music theater, theater and film in parallel. From 1957 until his death he was the jury president of the annual Festival de Habaneras de Torrevieja .
In addition, he worked for the magazine NO-DO from 1943. Parada received numerous awards for his work. He was married since 1941; he had five children.
Filmography (selection)
- 1941: Raza
- 1958: Homesickness, barbed wire and good comrades (Gli Italiani sono matti)
- 1962: Bienvenido, padre Murray
- 1962: Due contro tutti
- 1962: Zorro - the secret of Alamos (La venganza del Zorro)
- 1962: Zorro, the black avenger (Cabalgando hacia la muerte)
- 1963: The Three Inexorable (Tres hombres buenos)
- 1963: Gli eroi del West
- 1963: an almost decent girl
- 1963: With gun and mask (Il segno del Coyote)
- 1963: The Avenger of Golden Hill (Cuatro balazos)
- 1964: The rancher from the Colorado River (L'uomo della valle maledetta)
- 1964: Retaliation at the Wichita Pass (Gli eroi di Fort Worth)
- 1965: A man like Kid Rodelo (Kid Rodelo)
- 1965: El proscrito del Río Colorado
- 1968: One shot too many (Dos hombres van a morir)
- 1968: Pig dogs do not pray (I vigliacchi non pregano)
Web links
- Manuel Parada in the Internet Movie Database (with the life data of a namesake)
Individual evidence
- ^ "Archivo personal de Manuel Parada" , Biblioteca Nacional de España, accessed on June 12, 2020.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Parada, Manuel |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Spanish film composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 26, 1911 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | San Felices de los Gallegos |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 10, 1973 |
| Place of death | Madrid |