Spain dress designer Mota in apparent suicide: sources
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Mota was creative director for Pronovias for 23 years and made bridal gowns for celebrities such as model Penny Lancaster, the bride of singer Rod Stewart.
A police source who asked not to be named told AFP that Mota’s death was « violent » but not a homicide and that the investigation was closed.
Police gave no further details while El Pais newspaper said it was a suspected suicide. It cited sources in the investigation saying Mota had left a note.
El Pais said he was found dead at home in Sitges, near Barcelona where the company is based.
Pronovias mourned Mota in a statement that gave no details of the circumstances of his death.
« The Pronovias Family has lost one of their most beloved members, » said the president of the group Alberto Palatchi, in a statement.
« The memory of his collections, his shows, his hard work, his talent and his passion will remain with us forever, » Palatchi added.
« Manuel was a great man, a great colleague, a great artist and, above all, a great person. »