Manuel Zeceña Diéguez

Manuel Zeceña Diéguez (1918-1991) was a Guatemalan film producer, director and writer. As a producer, his work commenced in 1954 with . In the early 1960s he produced , and . As a director he worked on which was released in 1968, in 1969, 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.

Career 1950s–1960s As a writer he wrote the script for the 1954 comedy film which was directed by René Cardona. He produced the film which was released in 1954. For the film starring Jorge Mistral, Teresa Velázquez and Martha Elena Cervantes, he was both writer and producer. It was released around 1962. He was asked to produce the film which was a joint Mexican/Guatemalan production, released in 1963. It was directed by Emilio Fernandez with cinematography by Raúl Martínez Solares, and starred Patricia Conde, Emilio Fernandez and Andrés Soler. In the late 1960s he worked on (English title Love in the Clouds) which was produced by Panamerican Films and distributed by Peliculas Nacionales. The film, which was released in 1968, featured Leonorilda Ochoa, Eric del Castillo and Norma Mora.

1970s He directed the 1970 film which starred Julio Alemán, Tere Velázquez and Amadee Chabot. His last film in the 1970s seems to be The Hughes Mystery which starred Jackson Bostwick, Broderick Crawford, José Ferrer, Hope Holiday, Guy Madison and Cameron Mitchell. The production company was S.A. Filmadora Panamericana. It was finished by 1979 and released that year. According to the book The Complete Films of Broderick Crawford by Ralph Schiller, there seems to be a mystery as to what happened to the film; it was never released in the United States and nobody seems to have seen it. There was an indication that it was sold in Australia. After that film Zeceña Diéguez appears to have stopped working.

Death Zeceña Diéguez died in Guatemala on June 9, 1991, aged 73.

Filmography + Films Title Role Year Notes # Sindicato de telemirones Writer 1954 De ranchero a empresario Producer, writer 1954 Pecado Producer, writer 1962 Paloma herida Producer 1963 Me ha gustado un hombre Producer 1965 Alma llanera Producer 1965 Solo de noche vienes Producer, writer 1966 Amor en las nubes Director, producer, writer 1968 El deseo llega de noche Director 1969 Una mujer para los sabados Director, producer, writer 1970 Tápame contigo Director, producer 1970 Ave sin nido Director, producer, writer 1971 Mi mesera Director 1973 Renzo, el gitano Director, producer 1973 Detras de esa puerta Director, producer, writer 1975 The Hughes Mystery Director, producer 1979