Fernando Fernán Gómez
Spanish actor, screenwriter, and director, (1921–2007)
Fernando Fernández Gómez (28 August 1921 – 21 November 2007) better known as Fernando Fernán Gómez was a Peruvian-born Argentine-Spanish actor, screenwriter, movie director and theater director. He was a member of the Royal Spanish Academy for seven years. He won three Goya Awards for acting, one for directing and one for screenwriting.
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Born | Fernando Fernández Gómez 28 August 1921 Lima, Peru |
Died | 21 November 2007 Madrid, Spain | (aged 86)
Resting place | Cementerio de la Almudena |
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Years active | 1940–2007 |
Spouse(s) | María Dolores Pradera (1945–1959) Emma Cohen (2000–2007) |
Children | Fernando and Helena Fernán Gómez |
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His best known directing work was Voyage to Nowhere. His best acting work was Mambru Went to War, The Grandfather and Belle Époque.
Fernán Gómez died in Madrid, Spain on 21 November 2007 from heart failure caused by pneumonia and colon cancer at the age of 86.[1]
References
change- ↑ "Fallece Fernando Fernán Gómez". El País (in Spanish). Madrid: Prisa. 21 November 2007. Archived from the original on 9 July 2008. Retrieved 2 December 2018.