Manuel Mota (fashion designer)

Manuel Mota Cerrillo[1] (9 July 1966 ‒ 8 January 2013) was a Spanish dress designer and creative director of Spanish fashion company, Pronovias, for 23 years.

Mota was born in Reus, Tarragona, Spain. 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.[2]

On 8 January 2013 Mota was found dead at his home in Sitges, Barcelona, Spain.[3] 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.[4]

References
  1. Full name (in Spanish)
  2. "Spanish fashion designer Manuel Mota dies". news.com.au. 2013-01-10. Archived from the original on 2013-01-09. Retrieved 2013-01-10.
  3. "Fallece el diseñador de Pronovias, el catalán Manuel Mota". eleconomista.es. 2013-01-09. Retrieved 2013-01-10. (in Spanish)
  4. "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. Retrieved 2018-07-25.


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