Tomás Summers dies in Seville at age 76

The academic, director, screenwriter and producer Tomás Summers died on April 23 in Seville, his hometown, at 76 years of age. The president of Summers Productions He was a founding member of the Television Academy and Audiovisual Sciences and Arts.

Specialized in musical programs, varieties and humor, it becomes a discoverer of humorists, leading artists such as Chiquito de la Calzada, Paz Padilla, Manu Sánchez, Santi Rodríguez ...

Bachelor of Law from the Complutense University of Madrid (1961-1966), Summers was a Civil Administration Technician of the Community of Madrid, with production studies carried out at the Official School of Cinematography.

His first collaboration in RTVE was in the programs All and Whole formula, writing and performing humor pills along with Forges and his brother Guillermo Summers

After a period of different collaborations (in cinema, special television, advertising and press programs), leave everything aside to devote only to TV creating and presiding over the producer Summers Productions.

Your first Prime Time program, Sake ball In Canal Sur in 1989, it was a real success for two seasons.

From then on in the regional channel, the following programs have produced and directed: Original and copy, black leg, are laughs and tears, the four stations, the Pica Pica, El Triquitraque, let's make humor, the summer galas of 2005, the anniversary gala of the 10 years of Canal Sur 2, By Manu, Hanging with Manu, we are going, the senses of humor, Ofú, original and couplet or This is what there is.

For other televisions he produced spaces such as THE BURLADERO and My life is what matters (along with Guillermo Summers, Forges and P. García) for TVE; This is not serious, genius and figure, temptation, the humor of gala, of the good the best, that does not decline, a million thanks, small, you are the greatest, the end of the year 1996 and Ask for a desire For Antena 3; by Emilio Aragón The informal (co -produced with Globomedia) and The minute of glory for Telecinco; either Singing Sing, Original and Copy and Póquer de Reyes For Nou channel. In last Christmas, he directed the program Smile is Christmas For Telemadrid.

The Television Academy wanted to join the pain and sadness for the loss of this mythical and dear professional sending a meaning and support to their family, classmates and friends in these sad moments.