Manuel Mota
Manuel Mota Cerrillo (9 July 1966 ‒ 8 January 2013) was a Spanish dress designer and creative director of Spanish fashion company, Pronovias, for 23 years. He created dresses for some of the world's top models including Miranda Kerr from Australia, Bar Refaeli from Israel, and Doutzen Kroes from the Netherlands.
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Manuel Mota
- Born
- Manuel Mota was born on 9 July 1966. · Reus.
- Died
- Manuel Mota died on 8 January 2013. · Sitges.
- Nationality
- Spain
- Occupation
- fashion designer
- Languages
- Spanish
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Manuel Mota Cerrillo (9 July 1966 ‒ 8 January 2013) was a Spanish dress designer and creative director of Spanish fashion company, Pronovias, for 23 years. He created dresses for some of the world's top models including Miranda Kerr from Australia, Bar Refaeli from Israel, and Doutzen Kroes from the Netherlands.
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Early life and education
Mota was born in Reus, Tarragona, on 9 July 1966. After initially considering architecture, he moved to Madrid to study textile design at IADE (Institución Artística de Enseñanza).
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1966
Manuel Mota born at Reus.
2013
Manuel Mota died at Sitges.
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Manuel Mota was born in Reus.
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Manuel Mota died in Sitges.
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On 8 January 2013 Mota was found dead at his home in Sitges, Barcelona, Spain. He was 46. Various press reports have listed the cause of death as suicide, though the official cause has yet to be confirmed by Spanish authorities. Obituaries from international wire services and Spanish media credited Mota with helping build Pronovias into a global bridal brand over more than two decades.
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- 2.news.com.au. Spanish fashion designer Manuel Mota dies. 2013-01-10.
- 3.Pantaleoni, Ana. Fallece el diseñador de trajes de novia Manuel Mota. El País. 2013-01-09. 1134-6582.
- 4.La ceremonia fúnebre por el diseñador Manuel Mota se celebrará mañana en Reus. La Vanguardia. 2013-01-10.
- 5.eleconomista.es in lang. Fallece el diseñador de Pronovias, el catalán Manuel Mota. 2013-01-09.
- 6.Celebrity wedding dress designer Manuel Mota in apparent suicide; Designer from Spain created gown for Rod Stewart's bride Penny Lancaster, among others - NY Daily News. nydailynews.com.
- 7.Spanish fashion designer Manuel Mota dies at 46. www.timesleader.com. 2015-06-27.
- 8.Pantaleoni, Ana. Fallece el diseñador de trajes de novia Manuel Mota. El País. 2013-01-09. 1134-6582.
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