Almudena Fernández (born 1 January 1974) is a Spanish model.

Early life

She was born in Benavente, in the province of Zamora.http://i.imgbox.com/PzAPV8mu.jpg

Modeling

Fernández has been the cover girl for fashion magazines such as ''

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'', '' Marie Claire'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Joyce'' and '' Harper's Bazaar'' among others. She has been photographed by Michael Thompson, Ruben Afanador,

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, Walter Chin, David Bailey, Mark Baptist, Diego Uchitel,

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for campaigns for

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, Cartier,

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, Lancel,

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, Carrera y Carrera,

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, and

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. She also adorned the '' Hello!''/Carrera y Carrera photo session with matador Eugenio de Mora, based upon the novel ''Blood and Sand'' by

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awarded Fernández as the best international model of 2007.

Acting career

Ever since Fernández arrived in New York, she has combined her work as a model with acting classes at the school The New Actors Workshop directed by George Morrison and the

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winner

Mike Nichols Mike Nichols (born Michael Igor Peschkowsky; November 6, 1931 – November 19, 2014) was an American film and theater director, producer, actor, and comedian. He was noted for his ability to work across a range of genres and for his aptitude fo ...

. Fernández took acting classes at Cristina Rota's school of actors in Madrid which led her to star at

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's "Maria" video clip aside Luke Wilson.

References

External links

Almudena Fernández' profile in the FMD-database

{{DEFAULTSORT:Fernandez, Almudena 1977 births Living people People from the Province of Zamora Spanish female models