Fernando Tejero Muñoz-Torrero (born 24 February 1967) is a Spanish actor. Among his work, he has acted in multiple films, including '' Football Days'' (2003), for which he won the

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for Best New Actor, and television series like ''

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'' (2004), for which he won the

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Award.

Early life and career

Since he was very young, Tejero knew he wanted to be an

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. However his father wanted Tejero to become a

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. During his childhood and adolescence in Córdoba, Andalucía. Tejero studied acting at the Escuela de Arte Dramático de Córdoba, the Centro Andaluz de Teatro and the Escuela de Arte Dramático Cristina Rota de Madrid. As a struggling actor, Tejero worked with his parents in a seafood market. According to Tejero, during this period in his life, he had his first bad experience with

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. He said he met a very famous Spanish actress with whom he had a cordial conversation. She ignored him and looked at him with contempt when she discovered he worked at a seafood market. Tejero went on to perform in bit parts in Spanish movies, slowly gaining recognition. He was able to establish a bond with a production company called Animalario. In 2003, he was offered a role in ''Días de fútbol'', for which he won the

for best new actor. In that same year, during the casting of the now-famous Spanish

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comedy

, he was originally offered the part of Paco, the video store clerk. However, a new role was subsequently created for him, that of Emilio, the concierge; this allowed him a much more visible role than originally planned. With the show's great success, Tejero has become a household name in Spain. Since then, he has had leading roles in films, such as ''El penalti más largo del mundo''. In 2010, he covered the song ''So payaso'' by Extremoduro with the Asturian singer

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. In 2011 he participated in the video clip ''Gypsy Funky Love Me Do'' by

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. In 2012 he played Fermín Trujillo in '' La que se avecina'', being Lola's father ( Macarena Gómez) and Estela Reynolds' husband (

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Personal life

Tejero is openly

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, and during a time he dated Miguel Ortíz Vera, Mister Gay Spain 2012. They broke up in 2013, at the time when he announced he was gay. They reconciled days after. In 2016 he dated the musician Pascual Cantero, and they broke up one year later.

Partial filmography

Accolades

: Best Television Actor (2004) * Premio Fotogramas de Plata: Best Television Actor (2005)

References

External links

*
Bio Page at the Antena 3 Web Portal
{{DEFAULTSORT:Tejero, Fernando 1967 births Living people Spanish gay actors Spanish LGBT actors Spanish male film actors Spanish male television actors 21st-century Spanish male actors