Fernando Fernán Gómez(1921-2007)

Actor
Writer
Director

Fernando Fernán Gómez in II Premios Goya (1988)

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El embrujo de Shanghai (2002)

Spanish actor and director of cinema and theater. Son of the actress Carola Fernán Gómez. When he was three years old he returned to Spain from Argentina. He wrote comedies, novels and poetry, and played a wide repertoire of roles from comedy to drama. He was a prolific actor and director, and received numerous awards in various countries. Married twice, he had a son and a daughter.

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Awards
- 43 wins & 19 nominations

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Known for

The Grandfather

7.3

Don Rodrigo de Arista Potestad

1998

All About My Mother

7.8

Padre de Rosa

1999

El mar y el tiempo

6.9

Eusebio

1989

El viaje a ninguna parte

7.5

Don Arturo

1986

Credits

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Actor

Mia Sarah
6.2
- Paul
- 2006
Medea 2
7.8
- Mensajero
- 2006
Para que no me olvides
6.8
- Mateo
- 2005
Tiovivo c. 1950
6.3
- Tertuliano (as Fernando Fernán-Gómez)
- 2004
Variaciones 1/113
8.7
- (voice)
- 2003
Bibliofrenia
Short
- Profesor Arturo Fuentes
- 2003
Cuéntame cómo pasó
7.4
TV Series
- Don Venancio
- 2001–2002
El embrujo de Shanghai
5.5
- Capitán Blay (as Fernando Fernán-Gómez)
- 2002
En la ciudad sin límites
7.1
- Max
- 2002
Visionarios
5.5
- Gobernador
- 2001
Voz
7.3
- 2000
Plenilunio
6.2
- Padre Orduña
- 2000
Butterfly
7.6
- D. Gregorio
- 1999
Pepe Guindo
7.0
- Actor
- 1999
All About My Mother
7.8
- Padre de Rosa
- 1999

Writer

Premios Ondas 2011
TV Special
- play excerpt
- 2011
Madrid, 1987
6.2
- dialogue contributor
- 2011
Fernando Fernán Gómez
TV Movie
- excerpts
- 2007
Lázaro de Tormes
5.9
- screenplay
- 2000
Pesadilla para un rico
5.1
- Writer
- 1996
La mujer de tu vida
5.8
TV Series
- written by (as Fernando Fernán-Gomez)
- 1994
Siete mil días juntos
6.6
- screenplay by (as Fernando Fernán-Gómez)
- 1994
Los ladrones van a la oficina
6.0
TV Series
- writer
- teleplay
- 1993–1994
Cuentos de Borges
5.9
TV Series
- screenplay
- 1993
Fuera de juego
5.5
- screenplay (as Fernando Fernan-Gomez)
- 1991
El mar y el tiempo
6.9
- based on his novel
- story (as Fernando Fernán-Gómez)
- 1989
El mar y el tiempo
TV Series
- novel (adaptation)
- 1987–1988
Mi general
6.4
- story
- 1987
El viaje a ninguna parte
7.5
- Writer
- 1986
La comedia dramática española
TV Series
- play
- 1986

Director

Lázaro de Tormes
5.9
- Director
- 2000
A Porta do Sol
- Director
- 1998
Pesadilla para un rico
5.1
- Director
- 1996
La mujer de tu vida
5.8
TV Series
- Director (as Fernando Fernán-Gómez)
- 1994
Siete mil días juntos
6.6
- Director (as Fernando Fernán-Gómez)
- 1994
Fuera de juego
5.5
- Director (as Fernando Fernan-Gomez)
- 1991
El mar y el tiempo
6.9
- Director (as Fernando Fernán-Gómez)
- 1989
El viaje a ninguna parte
7.5
- Director
- 1986
Mambrú se fue a la guerra
6.4
- Director (as Fernando Fernán-Gómez)
- 1986
Cinco tenedores
5.9
- Director
- 1980
My Daughter Hildegart
6.5
- Director
- 1977
¡Bruja, más que bruja!
6.1
- Director (as Fernando Fernán-Gómez)
- 1977
La querida
5.5
- Director (as Fernando Fernan Gomez)
- 1976
El pícaro
7.8
TV Series
- Director (as Fernando Fernan Gomez)
- 1974–1975
I Saw Her First
5.3
- Director
- 1974

Trivia
The son of theater actress 'Carola Fernan Gomez' and actor Luis Fernando Diaz de Mendoza, who were not married. It was Fernando's paternal grandmother, actress María Guerrero (1867-1938), who ultimately prevented the marriage between his parents.

Quotes
I do a huge number of ordinary things very badly, and there's only three or four things that, it's not that I do them well, but I have become professional at them. (Thos three things being writing, directing and acting)