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.

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]

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).[3][4]

Death and legacy

On 8 January 2013 Mota was found dead at his home in Sitges, Barcelona, Spain.[5] 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.[6]

Obituaries from international wire services and Spanish media credited Mota with helping build Pronovias into a global bridal brand over more than two decades.[7][8]

References

  1. ^ Full name Archived 2018-01-15 at the Wayback Machine (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. ^ Pantaleoni, Ana (2013-01-09). "Fallece el diseñador de trajes de novia Manuel Mota". El País (in Spanish). ISSN 1134-6582. Retrieved 2025-08-30.
  4. ^ "La ceremonia fúnebre por el diseñador Manuel Mota se celebrará mañana en Reus". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 2013-01-10. Retrieved 2025-08-30.
  5. ^ "Fallece el diseñador de Pronovias, el catalán Manuel Mota". eleconomista.es. 2013-01-09. Retrieved 2013-01-10. (in Spanish)
  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. Retrieved 2018-07-25.
  7. ^ "Spanish fashion designer Manuel Mota dies at 46". www.timesleader.com. 2015-06-27. Retrieved 2025-08-30.
  8. ^ Pantaleoni, Ana (2013-01-09). "Fallece el diseñador de trajes de novia Manuel Mota". El País (in Spanish). ISSN 1134-6582. Retrieved 2025-08-30.


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