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Arturo Fernández Rodríguez (21 February 1929 – 4 July 2019) was a Spanish actor who appeared in numerous films since making his debut in 1954.


Life and work

Fernández Rodríguez was born on 21 February 1929 in the city of Gijon, in Asturias. He started a professional career as a boxer, where he gained the nickname of "The tiger of the Piles". In 1952, he served in the military at
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; that summer he realized a course of escalation in Viguera's rocks, sleeping for one month in the schools of this town. He married the Isabel Sensat of Catalan in San Vicente of Montalt on 21 March 1967, and they separated in 1978. They had three children: Maria Isabel (1968), Arturo (1970) and Maria Dolores "Boby" (1975). Fernández Rodríguez underwent
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surgery in April 2019. He recovered from the surgery, but shortly afterwards suffered a fall. His health deteriorated and he died on 4 July 2019 at a hospital in
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from complications related to the fall at the age of 90.


Acting career

During his career, he was most known as a comedic actor appearing in films such as '' Un vaso de whisky'' (1958), '' Novios 68'' (1967) or ''The Complete Idiot'' (1970). He usually played the role of a seductive and somewhat cynical gallant. In television his most famous role was in the series ''
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'' on Antena 3 between 1996 and 2000. In May 2007 he also played two twin brothers in the series ''Como el perro y el gato'' on TVE. In theatre, he played the main role in, among others, in the play " La herencia" (1957), " La tercera palabra" (1966), " La playa vacía" (1970), "
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" (1980),"
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" (1983), " Chapter Two" (1985), " The Secretary Bird" (1986), " Mejor en octubre" (1994) or " Esmoquin" (2001)


Selected filmography

* '' Judas' Kiss'' (1954) - Santiago (uncredited) * ''La patrulla'' (1954) - Johnny * ''El torero'' (1954) - Periodista 2º * ''Duelo de pasiones'' (1955) * ''Mañana cuando amanezca'' (1955) - Fedor Kormics - piloto * ''Nunca es demasiado tarde'' (1956) - Pedro * ''Cuerda de presos'' (1956) - Sargento Morales (uncredited) * ''Mañana...'' (1957) - Ladrón * ''El andén'' (1957) - Mariano (uncredited) * ''Familia provisional'' (1958) * '' Fifth District'' (1958) - Gerardo García * ''Rapsodia de sangre'' (1958) - Dalmas * ''La frontera del miedo'' (1958) - Sacerdote * ''Cita imposible'' (1958) - Inspector Fermín * ''
Red Cross Girls ''Red Cross Girls'' (Spanish: ''Las chicas de la Cruz Roja'') is a 1958 Spanish film directed by Rafael J. Salvia. It is a musical romantic comedy. Plot Four women from different social backgrounds - Julia (Luz Márquez), Isabel (Mabel Karr), Pa ...
'' (1958) - Ernesto * ''Un vaso de whisky'' (1959) - Víctor * ''
College Boarding House ''College Boarding House'' (Spanish: ''La casa de la Troya'') is a 1959 Spanish comedy film directed by Rafael Gil and starring Ana Esmeralda, Arturo Fernández and Pepe Rubio.Bentley p.142 Cast * Ana Esmeralda as Carmiña Castro * Arturo ...
'' (1959) - Gerardo Roquer * ''A sangre fría'' (1959) - Manuel * ''Ejército blanco'' (1959) * ''Juicio final'' (1960) - Amigo de Paco * ''La fiel infantería'' (1960) - Comandante Félix Goñi * ''Vida sin risas'' (1960) * '' Maria, Registered in Bilbao'' (1960) - Eduardo Vila * ''Fuga desesperada'' (1961) - Pierre Morlaix * ''Los cuervos'' (1961) - César * ''Regresa un desconocido'' (1961) - Juan Valdés * ''La mentira tiene cabellos rojos'' (1962) - Enrique Solano * ''El último verano'' (1962) - Jaime * ''La viudita naviera'' (1962) - Tomás Igartua * ''Bahía de Palma'' (1962) - Mario * ''
Rogelia ''Rogelia'' is a 1962 Spanish drama film directed by Rafael Gil and starring Pina Pellicer, Arturo Fernández and Fernando Rey.Goble p.358 It is based on Armando Palacio Valdés's 1926 novel ''Saint Rogelia''. A 1940 film adaptation had previous ...
'' (1962) - Fernando Vilches * ''No temas a la ley'' (1963) - Toni Basó * ''La gran coartada'' (1963) - Luis * ''Escala en Hi-Fi'' (1963) * ''Sol de verano'' (1963) * ''Piedra de toque'' (1963) - Carlos Rivera * ''El sexto sentido'' (1964) - Pablo * ''El salario del crimen'' (1964) - Mario * ''Jandro'' (1965) - Jandro * '' Currito of the Cross'' (1965) - Ángel Romera 'Romerita' * ''
Sound of Horror ''Sound of Horror'' (Spanish: ''El sonido de la muerte'') is a 1966 Spanish horror film directed by José Antonio Nieves Conde. Plot In the Greek countryside, archaeologists Dr. Pete Asilov and Professor Andre detonate dynamite in an abandoned ...
'' (1966) - Pete * ''Las viudas'' (1966) - Enrique (segment "Luna de miel") * ''
Road to Rocío ''Road to Rocío'' (Spanish: ''Camino del Rocío'') is a 1966 Spanish musical film directed by Rafael Gil and starring Carmen Sevilla, Francisco Rabal and Arturo Fernández Rodríguez, Arturo Fernández.Bentley, Bernard. ''A Companion to Spanish Ci ...
'' (1966) - Alberto Echeve * ''Novios 68'' (1967) - Emilio Contreras * ''No desearás la mujer de tu prójimo'' (1968) - Alberto * ''¡Cómo sois las mujeres!'' (1968) - Mario * '' Cristina Guzmán'' (1968) - Alfonso Ribas * ''Vedove inconsolabili in cerca di... distrazioni'' (1968) * ''Turistas y bribones'' (1969) - Romeo * ''Pecados conyugales'' (1969) - Ricardo * ''El señorito y las seductoras'' (1969) - Antonio del Olmo y Matilla * ''Las cinco advertencias de Satanás'' (1945) - Félix * '' The Locket'' (1970) - Alejandro * ''¿Quién soy yo?'' (1970) - Mario Colomer / Juan Brandel * '' The Complete Idiot'' (1970) - Felipe el Postinero * ''Las juergas de 'El Señorito (1973) - Anselmo / Antonio / Inocencio / Manolo / Pepe * ''Casa Flora'' (1973) - Carlos Vílchez * ''Matrimonio al desnudo'' (1974) - Miguel * ''Tocata y fuga de Lolita'' (1974) - Carlos Villar * ''Un lujo a su alcance'' (1975) - Miguel Montalvo * ''El adúltero'' (1975) - Julián Yagüe * ''Cuando los maridos se iban a la guerra'' (1976) - Don Tello * ''La amante perfecta'' (1976) - Raúl * ''Mauricio, mon amour'' (1976) - Mauricio Fernández * ''La muerte ronda a Mónica'' (1976) - Arturo * ''Ésta que lo es...'' (1977) - Carlos * ''El hombre que yo quiero'' (1978) - Alberto * ''Esperando a papá'' (1980) - Antonio Tejeiro * ''El crack dos'' (1983) - Don Gregorio * ''Truhanes'' (1983) - Gonzalo Millares * ''La chica de la piscina'' (1987) - Claudio Tovar * ''El día que nací yo'' (1991) - Miguel Asenjo Bernal * ''Aquí, el que no corre... vuela'' (1992) - Miguel Lagos * ''Tiempos mejores'' (1994) - Curro * ''Dos hombres y una mujer'' (1994) * ''
Desde que amanece apetece ''Desde que amanece apetece'' () is a 2005 Spanish comedy film directed by Antonio del Real and starring Gabino Diego, Arturo Fernández, Loles León, Mabel Escaño and Miguel Ángel Muñoz Miguel Ángel Muñoz Blanco (born 4 July 1983) is a ...
'' (2005) - Lorenzo


References


External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Fernandez Rodriguez, Arturo 1929 births 2019 deaths People from Gijón Spanish male film actors Male actors from Madrid 20th-century Spanish male actors 21st-century Spanish male actors