Manuel Zeceña Diéguez

Manuel Zeceña Diéguez
Born(1918-01-12)January 12, 1918
Guatemala
DiedJune 9, 1991(1991-06-09) (aged 73)
Guatemala City, Guatemala
Other namesM. Zeceña Dieguez
OccupationsFilm producer, director
Years active1954 - 1979

Manuel Zeceña Diéguez (1918-1991) was a Guatemalan film producer, director and writer. As a producer, his work commenced in 1954 with De ranchero a empresario. In the early 1960s he produced Pecado, Paloma herida and Me ha gustado un hombre. As a director he worked on Amor en las nubes which was released in 1968, El deseo llega de noche in 1969, Mi mesera in 1973 and the ill-fated The Hughes Mystery which was released in 1979. The majority of his films were made in Mexico and he worked with prominent Mexican actors and filmmakers.