Fernando Guillén (actor)
Fernando Guillén | |
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Born | Fernando Guillén Gallego 29 November 1932 |
Died | 17 January 2013 Madrid, Spain | (aged 80)
Spouse | Gemma Cuervo |
Children | Natalia, Fernando and Cayetana |
Fernando Guillén Gallego (29 November 1932 – 17 January 2013) was a Spanish actor with a long and distinguished career spanning more than five decades.[1]
Career
Guillén was born in Barcelona in 1932.
He began studies at the University of Madrid, taking part in the Spanish University theater. He eventually abandoned his studies to follow a career as an actor.[1]
His professional career began in 1952 working with the theatrical companies of
In addition to theater, he worked extensively in television and film, beginning in 1953 with the film Un dia perdido directed by
He worked regularly in the 1980s and 1990s in films like Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (1988) and All About My Mother (1999). Besides Almodovar, Guillén worked with José María Forqué, Vicente Aranda, Pedro Lazaga, Fernando Fernan Gomez, Imanol Uribe and Gonzalo Suarez, among others.[1]
On 7 February 2008 Forges, Amparo Baró and Guillén received the Gold Medal of Merit in Labour by the Minister of Labour Jesús Caldera.[2][3]
He died aged 80 following a long illness on 17 January 2013.[4]
Honours
- Gold Medal of Merit in Labour (Kingdom of Spain, 7 December 2007).[5]
Notes
- ^ a b c d D’Lugo, Guide to the Cinema of Spain, p. 231
- Europa Press (7 February 2008). "'Forges', Fernando Guillén y Amparo Baró reciben la medalla al mérito en el trabajo". La Opinión A Coruña (in Spanish). Prensa Ibérica. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
- Europa Press (7 February 2008). "'Forges', Fernando Guillén y Amparo Baró reciben la medalla al mérito en el trabajo". La Provincia (in Spanish). Prensa Ibérica. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
- Unidad Editorial Información GeneralS.L.U. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
- ^ Boletín Oficial del Estado
References
- D’Lugo, Marvin. Guide to the Cinema of Spain. Greenwood Press, 1997. ISBN 0313294747
External links
- Fernando Guillén at IMDb