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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1955-01-18 (70 years old)

Place of Birth

Madrid, Spain

Fernando Trueba

Biography:

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'.

Known For

Directing

2024

Haunted Heart as Director

2020

2016

The Queen of Spain as Director

2012

2010

Chico & Rita as Director

2009

2004

2002

The Shanghai Spell as Director

2000

Calle 54 as Director

1998

1995

Two Much as Director
Lumière & Company as Director

1992

Belle Époque as Director

1990

1989

Twisted Obsession as Director

1986

1985

1984

Coarse Salt as Director

1980

Opera Prima as Director
Tunait is de nait as Director

1979

The Lion in Love as Director

1976

The coffin as Assistant Director

Writing

2024

Haunted Heart as Writer

2023

2016

The Queen of Spain as Screenplay

2012

2010

Chico & Rita as Writer

2009

2002

The Shanghai Spell as Screenplay

2000

Calle 54 as Writer

1995

1992

Belle Époque as Story

1990

1989

Twisted Obsession as Screenplay

1988

Miss Caribe as Writer

1986

1985

1984

Coarse Salt as Screenplay

1980

Opera Prima as Screenplay
The Black Hand as Writer
Erotic Stories as Writer

1979

Production

1996

The Good Life as Producer

1990

1988

El juego más divertido as Executive Producer

1986

Lulú de noche as Producer

1985

De tripas corazón as Executive Producer

1981

Vecinos as Executive Producer

Crew

Sound

Creator

1990