Los managers
Los managers is a 2006 Spanish comedy film directed by Fernando Guillén Cuervo. It stars Enrique Villén and Manuel Tallafé along with Fran Perea and Paco León. PlotIn order to get rich, sleazy jobless men Rena and Maca become the managers of brothers David and Pipo, moving them to Southern Spain to prepare their musical career as "Los Reyes del King", with washed up folkloric singer "La Rota" arranging a tour for them.[1][2][3] Cast
ProductionThe screenplay was written by Fernando Guillén Cuervo along with Joaquín Gorriz and Miguel Ángel Fernández.[8] The film was produced by Altube & Cuervo, Estudios Picasso, and Castelao Producciones. Filming began on 23 May 2005.[8] Shooting locations included the Nueva Umbría beach in Lepe.[9] ReleaseThe film was released theatrically in Spain on 7 July 2006.[1] It proved to be a relative success in the Spanish box office, ranking 7th in earnings for domestic films in 2006, with over 400,000 in-year admissions.[10] ReceptionJordi Costa of Fotogramas rated the film 2 out of 5 stars, declaring it as a "wasted opportunity" with the film "burdening its occasional successes under the weight of what has been ruined".[1] Javier Ocaña of El País wrote that "[crafted with] eminently commercial pretensions", the product "maintains a firm sense of dignity in its first half, but falls apart when the story abandons naturalism and picaresque elements".[11] See alsoReferences
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