Fernando Trueba

AKA:
Fernando Rodriguez Trueba
Nationality:
Spanish
Birthdate:
01/18/1955
Birthplace:
Madrid, Spain
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biography
Spanish director of light, frolicsome comedies with classical characters and story structures. Trueba had directed features and penned screenplays for a number years, starting with "Opera Prima/First Effort" (1980) unbeknownst to Americans save film festival attendees. This changed with the release of "Belle Epoque" (1993) which snagged a 1993 Oscar nomination for Best Foreign Film. A story of a young soldier who stays with a painter and his four beautiful daughters, the film illustrated Trueba's desire to entertain through well-scripted comedies. His signature films include "El Ano de las Continued
Credits
Co-Producer
2000
Director
2000
Screenplay
2000
Screenplay
1996
Director
1996
screenplay
1996
From Story
1992
Director
1992
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Associate Producer
Associate Producer
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Executive Producer
Director
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Director
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Executive Producer
Executive Producer
milestones
Year
Milestone
 
Worked as a film critic for local newspapers and a Spanish film journal
1974 
First of early short films directed, "Oscar y Carlos"
1980 
Founded film magazine, Casablanca
1980 
Feature directorial debut, "Opera Prima/First Effort"
1989 
First English-language film, "The Mad Monkey"
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