Fernando Rodríguez Trueba (born 18 January 1955), known as Fernando Trueba, is a Spanish filmmaker, writer,

producer Producer or producers may refer to: Occupations *Producer (agriculture), a farm operator *A stakeholder of economic production *Film producer, supervises the making of films **Executive producer, contributes to a film's budget and usually does not ...

and book editor.

Career

Between 1974 and 1979, Trueba worked as a film critic for Spain's leading daily newspaper ''

El País ''El País'' (; ) is a Spanish-language daily newspaper in Spain. ''El País'' is based in the capital city of Madrid and it is owned by the Spanish media conglomerate PRISA. It is the second most circulated daily newspaper in Spain . ''El Pa ...

''. In 1980, he founded the monthly film magazine ''Casablanca'', which he edited and directed during its first two years. He is the author of ''Diccionario'' (Planeta 1997, Plot 2004, Galaxia Guttenberg 2006) and the editor of ''Diccionario del Jazz Latino'' (SGAE, 1998).

Accolades

Among other awards, he has won the Oscar for

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with ''

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'' in 1994, the Goya Award as Best Director three times and a Silver Bear for ''

Year of Enlightment ''Year of Enlightment'' ( es, El año de las luces, and also released as ''The Year of the Awakening'') is a 1986 Spanish film directed by Fernando Trueba, starring Jorge Sanz and Maribel Verdú. The film is a coming of age story of a sixteen-year ...

'' at the

37th Berlin International Film Festival The 37th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 20 February to 3 March 1987. The Golden Bear was awarded to the Soviet Union film ''Tema'' directed by Gleb Panfilov. The retrospective was in honour of Armenian-American film and ...

. ''Miracle of Candeal'' won the Goya for Best Documentary, and '' Chico and Rita'' won the Goya for Best Feature Animation. In 1999, ''

The Girl of Your Dreams ''The Girl of Your Dreams'' ( es, La niña de tus ojos) is a 1998 Spanish drama film produced and directed by Fernando Trueba that stars Penélope Cruz, Antonio Resines, Johannes Silberschneider and Hanna Schygulla. Set during the Spanish Civil Wa ...

'' was nominated for the Golden Bear at the

49th Berlin International Film Festival The 49th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 10 to 21 February 1999. The festival opened with ''Aimée & Jaguar'' by Max Färberböck. The Golden Bear was awarded to Canadian-American film '' The Thin Red Line'' directed by ...

. In 2011 he won the Award of the Hungarian National Student Jury for ''Chico and Rita'' at the 7th Festival of European Animated Feature Films and TV Specials. As a music producer he has won two Grammy Awards and four Latin Grammy Awards.

Personal life

He is the elder brother of

David Trueba David Rodríguez Trueba (born 10 September 1969) is a Spanish filmmaker and author. Biography David Rodríguez Trueba was born on 10 September 1969 in Madrid, the youngest of 8 siblings. His elder brother Fernando is also a filmmaker. In 198 ...

. He is married to producer , and he is the father of director Jonás Trueba.

Filmography

Film

Feature Film

Producer only

Short films

Documentary

Executive producer *''Blanco y Negro'' (2003) * ''Wit'' (2004) * ''Old Man Bebo'' (2008)

Television

Discography as music producer

* 2000: ''

Calle 54 ''Calle 54'' is a 2000 documentary film about Latin jazz by Spanish director Fernando Trueba. With only minimal introductory voiceovers, the film consists of studio performances by a wide array of Latin Jazz musicians. Artists featured include Chuc ...

'' (Soundtrack) * 2002: '' Lágrimas Negras'' (Bebo & Cigala') * 2003: '' We Could Make Such Beautiful Music Together'' ( Bebo Valdés & Federico Britos) * 2004: ''

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'' (Bebo Valdés) * 2005: '' Bebo'' (Bebo Valdés) * 2006: '' Paz'' (Niño Josele) * 2007: '' Live at the Village Vanguard'' (Bebo Valdés & Javier Colina) * 2008: '' Juntos Para Siempre'' (Bebo Valdés & Chucho Valdés) * 2009: ''

Caribe - Michel Camilo Big Band Caribe may refer to: * ''Caribe'' (Venezuelan TV series), a Venezuelan telenovela * ''Caribe'' (American TV series), a 1975 television series produced by Quinn Martin * Caribe, or Cabir, a computer worm designed for mobile phones * ''Caribe'' ...

'' (Michel Camilo) * 2010: ''Española'' (Niño Josele)

References

External links

*
Official web by Trueba

Fernando Trueba Productions web
{{DEFAULTSORT:Trueba, Fernando 1955 births Living people Spanish male screenwriters Directors of Best Foreign Language Film Academy Award winners Grammy Award winners European Film Awards winners (people) Best Director Goya Award winners Film directors from Madrid Film producers from Madrid Writers from Madrid 21st-century Spanish screenwriters