Manuel Rivas
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Manuel Rivas (born in A Coruña, Spain on 24 October 1957) is a Galician writer, poet and journalist. He began his career in some Spanish newspapers like El Ideal Gallego, La Voz de Galicia, El País, and was the sub-editor of Diario 16 in Galicia. Rivas has written well known poems, novels, articles and literature essays.
Rivas is considered a revolutionary in contemporary Galician literature. He was a founding member of Greenpeace Spain, and played an important role during the Prestige oil spill near the Galician coast. Some of his work has been adapted to cinema, such as A lingua das bolboretas and O Lápis do Carpinteiro.
Rivas's book Qué me quieres, amor? (1996), a series of sixteen short stories, was adapted by director José Luis Cuerda for his film A lingua das bolboretas ("Butterfly"). O lápis do carpinteiro ("The Carpenter's Pencil") has been published in nine countries and is the most widely translated work in the history of Galician literature.
Popularity:1.469
Known For:Writing
Birthday:1957-10-24
Place of Birth:A Coruña, A Coruña, Galicia, Spain
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Manuel Rivas Movies
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María Casares, a muller que viviu mil vidas (2023)
María Casares, a muller que viviu mil vidas
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IMDb: 2
2023
A portrait of the Spanish actress María Casares (1922-96).
Release : 2023.03.10
Popularity : 0.939
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Listening to Judge Garzón (2011)
Listening to Judge Garzón
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IMDb: 3.2
2011
This documentary summarizes an extensive interview made by the writer Manuel Rivas to the former Spanish judge Baltasar Garzón.
Release : 2011.04.20
Popularity : 0.741
Manuel Rivas TV Shows
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(1970)
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IMDb: 7.2
1970
When a Galician shipper and drug lord hiding his Alzheimer's disease plans to retire, his second-in-command plots to steal the empire from the heir.
Release : 1970.01.01
Popularity : 74.911
Eps2
(1970)
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IMDb: 6.4
1970
Nemo Bandera (Amendola) is one of the most influential businessmen in Puglia. His assets originate from illicit trafficking whose proceeds were...
Release : 1970.01.01
Popularity : 10.689