Fernando Casanova (actor)
Fernando Casanova | |
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Born | Fernando Gutiérrez López 24 November 1925 |
Died | 16 November 2012 Mexico City, Mexico | (aged 86)
Nationality | Mexican |
Other names | Fred Canow |
Occupation | Actor |
Fernando Casanova - born Fernando Gutiérrez López;
Life and career
Casanova was born Fernando Gutiérrez López[1] on 24 November 1925, though some sources state 1922.[1][2] As a teenager, he aspired to be a bullfighter, eventually leaving his studies to follow said occupation. He had the opportunity to debut in the Toreo de la Condesa in Mexico City, where he was gored on his right leg. Afterwards, Casanova would return to the bullring, but a few years afterwards, he decided to leave the profession.[3]
Casanova made his film debut in
Casanova sought to enter the Guinness World Records for being the actor with the most starring roles.[4][7]
Personal life and death
In 2010, at the age of 85, he married his partner of several years, María Gunariz, although he already had other previous marriages.[8]
Casanova died in Mexico City on 16 November 2012 due to pulmonary complications caused by prostate cancer.[2][4][9][10] He was survived at the time of his death by his wife María and their children Fernando, Adriana and Ligia.[1]
Selected filmography
- The Private Life of Mark Antony and Cleopatra (1947)
- Juan Charrasqueado (1948)
- Que Dios me perdone (1948)
- The Doorman (1950)
- El Desalmado (1950)
- Acá las tortas (1951)
- Entre abogados te veas (1951)
- Manos de seda (1951)
- The Martyr of Calvary (1952)
- Él (1953)
- Cinnamon Skin (1953)
- The Sword of Granada (1953)
- School for Tramps (1955)
- The Bandits of Cold River (1956)
- El crucifijo de piedra (1956)
- No soy monedita de oro (1959)
- Cuando se quiere se quiere(1959)
- Tomy's Secret (1963)
- The Sign of the Coyote (1963)
- Creature of the Walking Dead (1965)
- Los dos apóstoles (1966)
- National Mechanics (1972)
References
- ^ a b c d "Fernando Casanova murió a los 89 años" [Fernando Casanova dies at 89]. Yancuic (in Spanish). 17 November 2012. Archived from the original on 16 December 2013.
- ^ a b Gutiérrez Segura, Eduardo (17 November 2012). "Fernando Casanova murió a los 89 años" [Fernando Casanova dies at 89]. La Crónica de Hoy (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 18 November 2016.
- ^ "Quiso ser torero" [He wanted to be a bullfighter]. La Tarde (in Spanish). 9 March 2009. Archived from the original on 13 March 2009.
- ^ a b c "Morre o ator mexicano Fernando Casanova, que fez mais de 150 filmes" [Mexican actor Fernando Casanova, who made over 150 films, dies]. G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). 19 November 2012.
- ISBN 978-968-69-3210-2.
- ISBN 978-968-69-3218-8.
- ^ Camacho, Alma Rosa (22 March 2008). "Fernando Casanova, al libro Guinness" [Fernando Casanova, to the Guinness book]. Organización Editorial Mexicana (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 16 December 2013.
- ^ Estévez, Alfredo (16 February 2010). "Se casa Fernando Casanova" [Fernando Casanova marries]. Delirium Tremens (in Spanish).
- ^ "Fallece el actor Fernando Casanova" [Actor Fernando Casanova dies]. El Siglo de Torreón (in Spanish). 17 November 2012.
- ^ "Muerte el actor Fernando Casanova" [Actor Fernando Casanova dies]. Noticieros Televisa (in Spanish). 17 November 2012.
External links
- Fernando Casanova at IMDb