Fernando Trueba

Fernando Trueba

Actor · Director · Producer · Writer

Madrid, Spain
January 18, 1955

Biography

Trueba studied Cinematography at the Facultad de Ciencias de la Información, was cinema critic for the newspaper 'El País' and for 'La Guía del Ocio' and also founded the journal "Casablanca". At the movies his first success was 'Opera Prima' (1980) following the style of the "comedia madrileña". He had major success with 'Sé infiel y no mires con quién' (1985) starting a longer colaboration with the producer Andrés Vicente Gómez. He won the second Foreign Film Academy Award for Spain in 1993 with 'Belle Epoque'.

Photo

Fernando Trueba 1

Representative Works

Y Tu Mamá También
Y Tu Mamá También
7.4
/ Spanish
Belle Époque
Belle Époque
6.7
/ Spanish
Madame Cinéma
Madame Cinéma
No Rating Yet
/ English
Haunted Heart
Haunted Heart
6.0
/ English
Chico & Rita
Chico & Rita
7.2
/ Spanish
Calle 54
Calle 54
7.8
/ English
Year of Enlightment
Year of Enlightment
6.0
/ Spanish
Two Much
Two Much
5.5
/ English
The coffin
The coffin
10.0
/ Galician

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Y Tu Mamá También
2001Nominee

Best Performance

Y Tu Mamá También

Belle Époque
1992Nominee

Best Director

Belle Époque

Madame Cinéma
2018Nominee

Best Performance

Madame Cinéma

Career Highlights

Haunted Heart
2024Highlight

Best Director

Haunted Heart

Chico & Rita
2010Highlight

Best Writing

Chico & Rita

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