Nino Fernandez (born 31 January 1984) is an Indonesian

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and

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descent. He's the older brother of singer Millane Fernandez.

Biography

Fernandez was born in

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, on 13 January 1984 to Jeffrey Fernandez, an

and

descent and his

wife Marita; he was the second of three children born to the couple. The family moved to Indonesia when Nino was still young; once in the country, the family frequently changed homes. The young Fernandez first attended elementary school at Permata Bunda Dharma Karya UT, then transferred to Mardi Yuana 1 in

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, the family returned to Germany, where Nino finished his education. He later received an undergraduate degree in business from the

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, working as a busboy in a

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to help pay his tuition. After Nino's graduation, the family returned to Indonesia. Nino Fernandez took up a job as a

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with

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. In 2007 he was cast in his first featured film, ''

Terowongan Casablanca ''Terowongan Casablanca'' (The Casablanca Tunnel) is a 2007 Indonesian horror film written by Faldhin Martha and directed by Nanang Istiabudi. Background The film is (loosely) based upon an Indonesian legend that the Casablanca Tunnel in Jak ...

'' (''The Casablanca Tunnel''). That year he played the lead role of Nesta in the

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-themed romantic comedy '' Coklat Stroberi'' (''Chocolate Strawberry''), directed by Ardy Octavian. The gay character proved to be Fernandez'

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, as he received numerous invitations to act and MC afterwards. Also that year he had a minor role in Nayato Fio Nuala's ''Kangen'' (''Longing''). Fernandez played the character Bayu in

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's 2008 film ''In the Name of Love'', a film compared to

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's ''

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'' in theme. That year he also appeared in ''Claudia/Jasmine''. In 2009 he was romantically involved with Miss Indonesia 2009

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, but the couple had separated by mid-2010. In 2009, Fernandez played the lead role of Randy in ''

Get Married 2 ''Get Married 2'' is a 2009 Indonesian romantic comedy directed by Hanung Bramantyo and starring Nirina Zubir and Nino Fernandez. A sequel to the 2007 hit '' Get Married'', it details the efforts of Mae and Rendy to have children. Although Brama ...

'', a sequel to

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's 2007 hit '' Get Married''. The film followed Randy and his new wife Mae's attempts to have a child, a role that Fernandez found challenging. That same year he portrayed the half-Dutch half-

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pilot and composer Ishak Pahing in

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's film ''

Ruma Maida ''Ruma Maida'' (released internationally as ''Maida's House'') is a 2009 Indonesian film written by Ayu Utami, directed by Teddy Soeriaatmadja and starring Atiqah Hasiholan, , Nino Fernandez, and Frans Tumbuan. It details a woman's struggle to ...

'' (''Maida's House''). He also appeared in several

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s. In December 2020, Fernandez and fellow actress

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announced on separate

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posts that they have been married for a few years. The marriage was kept secret and was never reported on the media up to that point. They live together in

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Filmography

* ''

'' (''The Casablanca Tunnel''; 2007) * '' Coklat Stroberi'' (''Chocolate and Strawberry''; 2007) * ''Kangen'' (''Longing''; 2007) * ''Claudia/Jasmine'' (2008) * ''In The Name of Love'' (2008) * ''Get Married 2'' (2009) * ''

'' (''Maida's House''; 2009) * ''Cowok Bikin Pusing'' (''Men Make the Head Spin''; 2011) * ''Bidadari Bidadari Surga'' (''Angels of Heaven''; 2012) * ''Operation Wedding'' (2013) * ''Get Married 4'' (2013) * ''Cinta Paling Agung'' * ''99 Cahaya Di Langit Eropah'' * ''Bulan Terbelah Di Langit Amerika'' * ''Hijab'' (2015)

References

;Footnotes ;Bibliography * * * * * * * * *

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Fernandez, Nino 1984 births Living people Indonesian male actors University of Hamburg alumni Indo people German emigrants to Indonesia Indonesian people of German descent Indonesian people of Portuguese descent