Alfredo Jesús Fernández Sáenz (January 16, 1934 – May 10, 1995) was a Mexican film and television actor, nicknamed El Pichi.
Fernández was born in
Mexico City
Mexico City ( es, link=no, Ciudad de México, ; abbr.: CDMX; Nahuatl: ''Altepetl Mexico'') is the capital city, capital and primate city, largest city of Mexico, and the List of North American cities by population, most populous city in North Amer ...
, the only son of Alfredo Fernández and Elisa Sáenz Rojas. As a youth, he joined the Children's Fine Arts Theatre Company of Fine Arts under the direction of
Clementina Otero. The nickname "El Pichi" was given to Fernández by producer Luis Manrique during the making of the film ''
Callejera'' in 1949.
He received the
Virginia Fábregas
Virginia Fábregas García (17 December 1871 – 17 November 1950) was a Mexican film and stage actress active in the early 20th-Century. She appeared in films between 1931 and 1945.
Personal life
Virginia Fábregas García was born on 17 Dece ...
medal from
National Association of Actors
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(ANDA) for his 25 year career and was nominated three times for an
Ariel Award
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. His son is Alfredo Fernández ("El Pato").
He died on May 10, 1995, of esophageal cancer in Mexico City, aged 61. His remains were buried in
Cozumel
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,
Quintana Roo
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, his son's garden.
Filmography
Television
*''
Nosotros los Gómez'' (1986) - Freddy Gómez
*''Mi colonia la esperanza'' (1983)
*''El enemigo'' (1979)
*''Teresa Raquin'' (1977) - Camilo
*''Mi primer amor'' (1973)
*''El juicio de nuestros hijos'' (1967)
*''Llamada urgente'' (1965)
*''La honra de vivir'' (1961)
*''Conflicto'' (1961)
*''
Pecado mortal
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'' (1960) - Jose María
Films
*''La negra tomasa'' (1993)
*''Los guaruras'' (1985)
*''Los malvivientes'' (1985)
*''Crimen de ocasión'' (1985)
*''El embustero'' (1985)
*''Piernas cruzadas'' (1984)
*''Tierra de valientes'' (1984)
*''El sexo de los pobres'' (1983)
*''El triángulo del crimen'' (1983)
*''La caravana de la muerte'' (1983)
*''El vecindario 2'' (1983)
*''Vividores de mujeres'' (1982)
*''
El que no corre... vuela'' (1982) - Policía Costillas
*''San Miguel el Alto'' (1982)
*''El canto de los humildes'' (1982)
*''Los pepenadores de acá'' (1982)
*''Semana santa en Acapulco'' (1981)
*''OK Míster Pancho'' (1981)
*''El robo imposible'' (1981) - Richard Bond
*''El vecindario'' (1981)
*''California Dancing Club'' (1981)
*''La casa prohibida'' (1981)
*''
Las tres tumbas
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Plot
Two lovers marry despite all objection ...
'' (1980)
*''El cara parchada'' (1980
*''Adriana del Río, actriz'' (1979)
*''Caminos de Michoacán'' (1979)
*''La sotana del reo'' (1979) - Pantaleón
*''El zorro blanco'' (1978)
*''
Coyote and Bronca
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Cast
* Vic ...
'' (1978)
*''Somos del otro Laredo'' (1977)
*''Renuncia por motivos de salud''
*''El guía de las turistas'' (1976)
*''El caballo torero'' (1973)
*''Capulina contra las momias (El terror de Guanajuato)'' (1973)
*''Santo contra los cazadores de cabezas'' (1971) - Carlos
*''Jesús, nuestro Señor'' (1971) - Felipe
*''El inolvidable Chucho el Roto'' (1971) - La Changa
*''Los amores de Chucho el Roto'' (1970) - La Changa
*''Yo soy Chucho el Roto'' (1970) - La Changa
*''La vida de Chucho el Roto'' (1970) - La Changa
*''María Isabel'' (1968)
*''La venganza de Huracán Ramírez'' (1967) - Pichi
*''El hijo de Huracán Ramírez'' (1966) - Pichi
*''La recta final'' (1966)
*''Falsificadores asesinos'' (1966)
*''El dengue del amor'' (1965)
*''El misterio de Huracán Ramírez'' (1962) - Pichi
*''Los amigos maravilla'' (1962)
*''Twist, locura de juventud'' (1962) - Boris
*''Trampa fatal'' (1961)
*''Juego diabólico'' (1961)
*''El tesoro del indito'' (1961)
*''En carne propia'' (1961)
*''La llamada de la muerte'' (1960)
* ''
His First Love
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Cast
* Rafael Bertrand
* Tere Velázquez
* Fredd ...
'' (1960)
*''El gran pillo'' (1960)
*''Paso a la juventud'' (1958)
*''Águila Negra vs. los diablos de la pradera'' - Manuel Arvide
*''
The Boxer
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'' (1958)
*''La sombra del otro'' (1957)
*''La ciudad de los niños'' (1957)
*''La mujer que no tuvo infancia'' (1957)
*''Las manzanas de Dorotea'' (1957)
*''Daniel Boone, Trail Blazer'' (1956) - Israel Boone
*''Bataclán mexicano'' (1956)
*''El hombre que quiso ser pobre'' (1956)
*''Con quién andan nuestras hijas'' (1956) - Tony
*''Mi canción eres tú'' (1956)
*''La venganza de los Villalobos'' (1955)
*''Los tres Villalobos'' (1955)
*''Venganza en el circo'' (1954) - Freddy
*''La segunda mujer'' (1953)
*''
Pepe el Toro
''Pepe the Bull'' ( es, Pepe El Toro) is a 1953 Mexican sports drama film directed by Ismael Rodríguez and starring Pedro Infante, Evita Muñoz "Chachita" and Amanda del Llano. It was the last in a trilogy of films featuring Infante and Muñoz ...
'' (1953) - El Ata
*''¡Yo soy gallo dondequiera!'' (1953)
*''Huracán Ramírez'' (1953)
*''
Una calle entre tú y yo'' (1952)
*''
When Children Sin'' (1952) - El Pichi
*''Yo fui una callejera'' (1952)
* ''
Passionflower
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They are mostly tendril-bearing vines, with some being shrubs or trees. The ...
'' (1952)
*''
Los pobres siempre van al cielo'' (1951)
*''Negro es mi color'' (1951)
* ''
Arrabalera'' (1951)
* ''
Love for Sale'' (1951)
* ''
The Two Orphans'' (1950)
*''Azahares para tu boda'' (1950) - Eduardo
*''
If I Were Just Anyone
''If I Were Just Anyone'' (Spanish: ''Si fuera una cualquiera'') is a 1950 Mexican drama film directed by Ernesto Cortázar and starring Meche Barba and Fernando Fernández. The film is the sequel to the film '' Love Street''.
Plot
Fernando ( Fer ...
'' (1950)
*''
Amor de la calle'' (1950)
*''Callejera'' (1949)
*''
Ustedes los ricos
''Ustedes los ricos (You the Rich)'' is a 1948 Mexican film. The film is the second in a trilogy produced during the Golden Age of Mexican cinema, starting with '' Nosotros los Pobres (We the Poor)'' earlier in 1948 and followed by ''Pepe the Bul ...
'' (1948) - El Ata
*''Bartolo toca la flauta'' (1945)
*''Tribunal de Justicia'' (1944)
*''El médico de las locas'' (1944)
*''Cristóbal Colón'' (1943)
*''
Morenita clara'' (1943)
References
*
Remembrance on the 16th anniversary of his death
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1934 births
1995 deaths
Male actors from Mexico City
Deaths from esophageal cancer
Deaths from cancer in Mexico
20th-century Mexican male actors