Fernando Trueba

Fernando Trueba

Born: January 18, 1955
in Madrid, Spain
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.

He won the second Foreign Film Academy Award for Spain in 1993 with 'Belle Epoque'.

Movies for Fernando Trueba...

Summers el rebelde
Title: Summers el rebelde
Released: March 15, 2024
Type: Movie
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Miradas del cine español
Title: Miradas del cine español
Released: March 8, 2024
Type: Movie
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The Critic
Title: The Critic
Character: Self
Released: September 16, 2022
Type: Movie
Carlos Boyero is one of Spanish cinema's most followed and feared figures. Controversy has hounded him since he published his first article more than forty years ago, and he has remained in the eye of the hurricane ever since. Is he the last representative of a disappearing time? Has social media put an end to the traditional influence of the critics. Taking the background and personality of this very controversial figure as its basis, El crítico / The Critic will also endeavour to reflect on the enormous changes taking place in Spain in the field of film criticism.
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Film: The Living Record of Our Memory
Title: Film: The Living Record of Our Memory
Character: Self
Released: August 12, 2022
Type: Movie
Why are we still able, today, to view images that were captured over 125 years ago? As we enter the digital age, audiovisual heritage seems to be a sure and obvious fact. However, much of cinema and our filmed history has been lost forever. Archivists, technicians and filmmakers from different parts of the world explain what audiovisual preservation is and why it is necessary. The documentary is a tribute to all these professionals and their important work.
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Title: Martínez y hermanos
Character: Self - Guest
Released: April 21, 2022
Type: TV
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Enrique Morente: flamenco impuro
Title: Enrique Morente: flamenco impuro
Character: Self
Released: November 24, 2021
Type: Movie
Enrique Morente's three sons tell the story of their father: the most revolutionary flamenco in history. Despite criticism from purists, he opened cante jondo to cultured poetry, brought it closer to young university students, explored its Arab roots and paired it with rock and other contemporary sounds. Much of the Spanish music of the last decades is heir to his findings.
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Berlanga!!
Title: Berlanga!!
Character: Self - Filmmaker
Released: October 26, 2021
Type: Movie
How does the vision of the brilliant Spanish filmmaker Luis García Berlanga (1921-2010) remain relevant in a time whose popular culture has little to do with his own? Since to understand the secrets of an artist it is essential to know the person behind, his family, his friends, his collaborators, as well as prestigious filmmakers and actors trace a collective portrait of a creator as singular as he is universal.
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FFG, el último gran conversador
Title: FFG, el último gran conversador
Character: Self - Filmmaker
Released: August 27, 2021
Type: Movie
Fernando Fernán Gómez (1921-2007), actor, writer, playwright and film director, was for decades one of the most important figures in Spanish culture. His close friends and relatives reveal another facet in which he stood out above all: that of being an excellent conversationalist, capable of hypnotizing and seducing those who listened to him.
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Luis García Berlanga: pasado, presente y futuro del cine español
Title: Luis García Berlanga: pasado, presente y futuro del cine español
Character: Self - Filmmaker
Released: July 23, 2021
Type: Movie
A conversation about the work of Spanish filmmaker Luis García Berlanga (1921-2010) and his perdurance in contemporary Spanish cinema.
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Title: Pan y Circo
Character: Self
Released: August 6, 2020
Type: TV
Taking back the ritual of food as a space for conversation and different points of view, actor and filmmaker Diego Luna moderates conversations that unites experts and different personalities to touch on fundamental topics of universal interest in contemporary societies, accompanied by the menus of well-known Mexican chefs.
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Title: Lo de Évole
Released: February 2, 2020
Type: TV
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Stories of Our Cinema
Title: Stories of Our Cinema
Character: Himself - Filmmaker
Released: November 22, 2019
Type: Movie
In Spain, on May 11, 1896, at the Price circus, the first moving images ever shown in the country are projected. From that event, the Spanish actor Antonio Resines intends to compile a series of anecdotes to shape the amazing history of Spanish cinema, holding several conversations with prominent figures of the Spanish film industry.
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¡Ay, Carmen!
Title: ¡Ay, Carmen!
Character: Self - Filmmaker
Released: October 29, 2018
Type: Movie
The personal and professional story, told in first person, of Spanish actress Carmen Maura, director Pedro Almodóvar's first muse and a brilliant artist in her own right.
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Madame Cinéma
Title: Madame Cinéma
Character: Himself
Released: May 2, 2018
Type: Movie
A documentary on Venezuelan filmmaker Margot Benacerraf, who won the Cannes International Critics Prize with her movie Araya in 1959.
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Title: La resistencia
Character: Invitado
Released: February 1, 2018
Type: TV
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Aragón rodado
Title: Aragón rodado
Character: Self
Released: April 24, 2014
Type: Movie
A look at the Aragonese countryside, star of the movie screen, accompanied by various trades of cinema.
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Un cine como tú en un país como éste
Title: Un cine como tú en un país como éste
Character: Himself
Released: October 26, 2010
Type: Movie
Salamanca director Chema de la Peña recalls in this feature documentary professionals early filmmakers like Fernando Colomo, Fernando Trueba, Imanol Uribe, Carmen Maura and Antonio Resines, protagonists of the so called 'New Spanish Cinema' in the 80s. His first films were produced between friends, her back to the industry. Rolled with minimal budget and with the sole intention of having fun ... And big surprise were critical and box office successes. And also true generational manifestos.
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Rafael Azcona
Title: Rafael Azcona
Character: Self
Released: September 30, 2010
Type: Movie
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El último truco
Title: El último truco
Released: November 20, 2008
Type: Movie
Documentary film about visual effects master Emilio Ruiz del Rio. From his early works on films at 1942, to his last contribution at 2007, Emilio Ruiz talks on his film experiences and traditional trickery, using foreground miniatures, glass shots, and painted cut out miniatures. It shows interviews with some of the professionals he has worked with, like, Rafaela de Laurentiis, Ray Harryhausen, Guillermo del Toro, or Enzo Castellari
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Spanish Fly
Title: Spanish Fly
Character: Anthropologist
Released: September 10, 1998
Type: Movie
A woman journalist, Zoe, knows better than to go into a story with her mind already made up. But that's exactly what she does when she heads off to Spain to write about its men and their macho take (as she sees it) on relationships. As she tries to prove her thesis, she soon realizes that she doesn't know as much about the male sex as she thought. She also finds herself involved in relationships with the wrong men.
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Torrente, the Dumb Arm of the Law
Title: Torrente, the Dumb Arm of the Law
Character: Cura (uncredited)
Released: March 13, 1998
Type: Movie
Torrente, The Stupid Arm of The Law by Santiago Segura stars Javier Cámara as a corrupt, poor, delusional, sexist, egocentric, drunk and right-winged Madrid cop named Torrente. This over the top comedy shows Torrente on his search for heroin drug dealers and the outrageous characters he passes on his way. A cult film and one of the funniest Spanish films was the most successful box-office film.
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Title: The Oscars
Character: Self
Released: March 19, 1953
Type: TV
An annual American awards ceremony honoring cinematic achievements in the film industry. The various category winners are awarded a copy of a statuette, officially the Academy Award of Merit, that is better known by its nickname Oscar.