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Fernando Fernán Gómez
Fernando Fernán Gómez (born Fernando Fernández Gómez on 28 August 1921 in Lima, Peru) was a towering figure of Spanish‑language cinema and theatre, whose career spanned more than six decades and encompassed acting, directing, screenwriting, novel‑writing, and play‑writing. He moved to Spain with his mother, actress Carola Fernán‑Gómez, in 1924 and adopted her surname as his stage name, quickly becoming one of the most beloved and respected entertainers in the country. Fernán Gómez made his film debut in 1943 with Cristina Guzmán and went on to appear in over two hundred films, ranging from comedic classics such as Anchor Button (1948) to profound dramas like The Spirit of the Beehive (1973) and All About My Mother (1999). His collaborations with directors such as Carlos Saura, Víctor Erice, Pedro Almodóvar and José Luis Cuerda highlighted his unrivalled versatility, allowing him to embody everything from a mournful intellectual father to a sardonic aristocrat. As a director he created cult classics like El extraño viaje (1964) and Life Goes On (1965), films that challenged Francoist censorship and earned him a reputation as a “cursed” filmmaker before later being recognized as masterpieces of Spanish cinema. Fernán Gómez was honoured with two Silver Bears for Best Actor at the Berlin International Film Festival, six Goya Awards, the Prince of Asturias Award for the Arts, the National Theatre Award, and numerous medals of merit, reflecting his impact on both screen and stage. In addition to his cinematic work, he wrote the celebrated play Las bicicletas son para el verano (1977), which earned the Lope de Vega Prize and was later adapted for film. He was elected to Seat B of the Real Academia Española in 2000, cementing his status as an intellectual as well as an artist. His personal life included marriages to singer‑actress María Dolores Pradera (with whom he had two children) and, later, actress Emma Cohen. Fernando Fernán Gómez died in Madrid on 21 November 2007, leaving a legacy that contemporary filmmakers such as Pedro Almodóvar describe as the living history of Spanish cinema, an extraordinary talent who could make the difficult seem effortless.
Biography, Career & Filmography
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Given Name: Fernando Fernández Gómez
Born: Lima, Peru
Citizenship: Argentina, Spain
Birthday: August 28, 1921
Occupations: Actor, Director, Writer, Screenwriter, Theater Director, Novelist, Playwright
Years Active: 1943-2006
Children: 2
Spouses: María Dolores Pradera, Emma Cohen
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Movies Featuring Fernando Fernán Gómez
The Spirit of the Beehive
Butterfly Tongues
Visionarios
The Shanghai Spell
With Good Reason
The City of No Limits
Something to Remember Me By
Merry-Go-Round c. 1950
Mia Sarah
Miracle of Marcellino
Fortunata and Jacinta
Offsides
Maravillas
Soldados de plomo
Ferocious
La silla de Fernando
Erotic Stories
The Most Beautiful Night
Stico
Réquiem por un campesino español
Mambru Went to War
Voyage to Nowhere
Love Ravings
Silver-beet Face
El río que nos lleva
Esquilache
The Dumbfounded King
Mi general
The Sea and the Weather
The Court of the Pharaoh
Poor Butterfly
Journey to Somewhere
FFG, el último gran conversador
Half of Heaven
¡Arriba Hazaña!
On Earth as It Is in Heaven
Reckless
Life Goes On
Asylum
La venganza de Don Mendo
The Last Horse
Voice of Silence
La plaza
Five Forks
Crimen para recién casados
The Anchorite
Viaje de novios
The Bachelor
Rififi in the City
That Happy Couple
Belle Époque
¡Bruja, más que bruja!
My Daughter Hildegart
Parranda
Los habitantes de la casa deshabitada
Don Quijote cabalga de nuevo
Crimen imperfecto
¡Jo, papá!
The Spirit of the Beehive
Faustina
Life in Shadows
Un marido de ida y vuelta
La noche del sábado
Pintadas
Mama Turns 100
Pierna creciente, falda menguante
The Eyes Leave a Trace
Embrujo
Botón de ancla
Morena clara
Carnival Sunday
Moors and Christians
Life Ahead
El fenómeno
Chechu y familia
The Ibéricas Football Club
Un vampiro para dos
El capitán Veneno
The Irony of Money
The Pyjama Girl Case
Pesadilla para un rico
The Mistress
The Palomos
For Men Only
The Love of Captain Brando
Plenilune
Ninette and a Gentleman from Murcia
Anna Said Yes
Tranvía a la Malvarrosa
Las muchachas de azul
La vida alrededor
Carola de día, Carola de noche
Pim, pam, pum… ¡fuego!
El destino se disculpa
Anna and the Wolves
Strange Voyage
Long Life Together
Career Timeline
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2021
Journey to Somewhere
Various Roles (archive footage)
FFG, el último gran conversador
Self - Actor / Various Roles (archive footage)
1986
Mambru Went to War
Emiliano
Voyage to Nowhere
Don Arturo
Love Ravings
Poor Butterfly
Half of Heaven
Don Pedro
1985
Stico
Don Leopoldo Contreras de Tejada
Réquiem por un campesino español
Don Valeriano
The Court of the Pharaoh
Roque
1977
¡Bruja, más que bruja!
Tío Justino
My Daughter Hildegart
Parranda
Escribiente
The Pyjama Girl Case
Forensics Detective
1973
Don Quijote cabalga de nuevo
Don Quijote / Alonso Quixano
The Spirit of the Beehive
Fernando
Anna and the Wolves
Fernando
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