Biography
Don Manuel García Escobar MML (19 October 1931 – 24 October 2013), better known as Manolo Escobar, was a Spanish singer of Andalusian copla and other Spanish music. He was also an actor and performed in multiple musicals. His popular songs include "El porompompero" (1962), "Mi carro" (1969), "La minifalda", and "Y viva España". Manuel García Escobar was born to Antonio García and María del Carmen Escobar on 19 October 1931, the fifth of ten children. Early in Escobar's life, his father left the family tradition of farming to devote himself to hospitality and culture. Antonio then met a retired teacher who had lost his family in the Spanish Civil War. Antonio gave the teacher room and board in exchange for teaching all of his children music. Escobar started playing the flute and the piano in his early years.
When he was 14, he moved from Almería to Barcelona with his brothers, working as an apprentice in various trades. He began his career in show business between Badalona and Barcelona's red-light district (currently known as El Raval), with the group Manolo Escobar y sus guitarras (Manolo Escobar and his guitars). His brothers Salvador and Baldomero were also in the group. Later, when the group started to become successful, Juan Gabriel, another brother, joined. Juan Gabriel and sister, Maria José, would later write songs for the group.
In 1962, he rose to fame with Canciones del Maestro Solano, his debut in Madrid and Barcelona, and the premiere of the movie filmed in the town of Arcos de la Frontera (Cádiz): Los Guerrilleros.
Even after 1965, when the copla genre's popularity was in decline, Escobar topped record sales lists, and was one of the few artists who had his own company and show.
In the early 1990s, he moved into his "Porompompero" chalet in Benidorm, named after his acclaimed song. He appeared in more than 20 films and recorded almost 80 albums, 24 of which are gold records He also had a platinum selling cassette. His best-selling album was Y viva España, which sold 6 million (10 million in subsequent official reprints) copies. It was the best-selling album in Spain from 1973 to 1992.
Filmography
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Movies 21
self 3
TV Shows 1
Cachitos de hierro y cromo (2013)
Todo es posible en Granada (1982)
¿Dónde estará mi niño? (1981)
Alejandra, mon amour (1979)
Préstamela esta noche (1978)
Donde hay patrón... (1978)
La mujer es un buen negocio (1977)
Eva, ¿Qué hace ese hombre en tu cama? (1975)
Cuando los niños vienen de Marsella (1974)
Me has hecho perder el juicio (1973)
Entre dos amores (1972)
La casa de los Martínez (1971)
Me debes un muerto (1971)
En un lugar de la Manga (1970)
Juicio de faldas (1969)
Relaciones casi públicas (1968)
Pero... ¿En qué país vivimos? (1967)
El padre Manolo (1967)
A Kiss in the Harbour (1966)
Mi canción es para ti (1965)
Los guerrilleros (1963)
La Tirana (1958)
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GenderMale
Birthday1931-10-19
Deathday2013-10-24 (82 years old)
Birth NameManuel García Escobar
Birth PlaceLas Norias, Spain
ChildrenVanessa García Marx
SiblingsJuan Gabriel García Escobar, Salvador García Escobar, Baldomero García Escobar, José María García Escobar
RelativesAna García Lozano
CitizenshipsSpain
AwardsGold Medal of Work Merit, President Macià Medal, Silver Medal of Work Merit, Medal of Andalusia
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