Antonio Mercero - Virtual museum

Antonio Mercero - Virtual museum

Este señor de negro 1975

Este señor de negro is a series released in 1975. It had a total of 19 episodes and was broadcast by TVE. The storyline revolves around the character of Sixto Zabaneta, invented by the illustrator Antonio Mingote. It represents Spanish society’s most archaic values and principles. Don Sixto has a jeweller’s shop in Madrid’s Plaza Mayor and lives with his sister Carola. At home, a photograph sits on a table of their deceased grandfather, who occasionally preaches to the lead character on the dangers of society. The core idea of the series is to take a critical look at the reactionary world represented by this man, not because he is anchored to the past, but because of his distrust in the new trends. Antonio Mingote created the series and Antonio Mercero simply directed it.

Actors: Florinda Chico, José Luis López Vázquez, Mari Carmen Prendes, María Garralón

Number of chapters: 13

Length: 30 minutes

Videos

1975 - Este señor de negro: episode "Los oportunos trámites"

TVE

Photos

1975 - Antonio Mercero with two actors, filming "Este señor de negro"

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1975 - "Este señor de negro", photo of filming

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1975 - "Este señor de negro", photo of filming

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1975 - "Este señor de negro", photo of filming

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1975 - "Este señor de negro", photo of filming

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1975 - Censorship: "Dear aforementioned hyphen, it is hereby deemed that, it is literally NOT APT FOR BROADCAST"

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Awards

1975

Ondas Award

1975

Golden TP Award

Newspapers

1974-11-09 - "In short: 'Este señor de negro'"

Solidaridad Nacional, TVE

1974-11-10 - "Hand in hand with Mingote and Mercero"

Lanza, TVE

1974-11-14 - "Hand in hand with Mingote and Mercero"

Arriba España, TVE

1975 - "Domestic series. 'Este señor de negro'"

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1975 - "Series for Mercero"

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1975 - "Mercero was about to throw the whole 'world of imagery' thing in the ditch"

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