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Fernando Trueba

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Fernando Trueba

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  • Born
    January 18, 1955 · Madrid, Spain
  • Birth name
    Fernando Rodríguez Trueba

Biography

    • Trueba studied Imagen 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.
      - IMDb mini biography by: Volker Boehm

Family

  • Spouse
      Cristina Huete
  • Children
      Jonás Trueba
  • Relatives
      David Trueba(Sibling)
      Violeta Rodríguez(Niece or Nephew)

Trivia

  • Brother of Máximo Trueba and David Trueba.
  • Father of Jonás Trueba.
  • President of the Spanish Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
  • Former brother-in-law of Ariadna Gil.
  • Uncle of Violeta Rodríguez.

Quotes

  • Quote on receiving the 1994 Oscar for Best Foreign Film (Belle Epoque (1992)): "I would like to believe in God in order to thank Him. But I just believe in Billy Wilder, so thank you, Mr. Wilder".

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