Director
Fernando Trueba
Born January 18, 1955 in Madrid, Spain25 films
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.
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He won the second Foreign Film Academy Award for Spain in 1993 with 'Belle Epoque'.
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First watchMemories of My Father20207.5In the polarized and violent Medellín (Colombia's 'City of Eternal Spring') of the 1970s, doctor Héctor Abad Gómez is concerned about both his children and children from less favored…View filmEssential films
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Filmography
25 films as director- 2026BajañíDirector
- 2024Haunted HeartDirector
- 2023They Shot the Piano PlayerDirector
- 2020Memories of My FatherDirector
- 2016The Queen of SpainDirector
- 2012The Artist and the ModelDirector
- 2010Chico & RitaDirector
- 2009The Dancer and the ThiefDirector
- 2004The Miracle of CandealDirector
- 2003Black and White: Bebo & Cigala LiveDirector
- 2002The Shanghai SpellDirector
- 2000Calle 54Director
- 1998The Girl of Your DreamsDirector
- 1995Lumière & CompanyDirector
- 1995Two MuchDirector
- 1992Belle ÉpoqueDirector
- 1990La mujer inesperadaDirector
- 1989Twisted ObsessionDirector
- 1986Year of EnlightmentDirector
- 1985Move Over, Mrs. MarkhamDirector
- 1984Coarse SaltDirector
- 1982Chicho o Mientras el cuerpo aguante (una comedia didáctica)Director
- 1980Opera PrimaDirector
- 1980Tunait is de naitDirector
- 1979The Lion in LoveDirector