Fernando Trueba
Encyclopedia
Fernando Trueba is a Spanish book editor, screenwriter
, film director
and producer
.
Between 1974 and 1979 worked as a film critic for Spain's leading daily newspaper EL PAIS. In 1980, founded the monthly film magazine CASABLANCA, which he edited and directed during its first two years. He´s the author of DICCIONARIO DEL CINE (Planeta 1997, Plot 2004, Galaxia Guttenberg 2006) and the editor of DICCIONARIO DEL JAZZ LATINO (SGAE, 1998).
Among other awards, he has won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film with Belle Époque in 1993, the Goya Award as Best Director three times and a Silver Bear for Year of Enlightment at the 37th Berlin International Film Festival
. "Miracle of Candeal" won the Goya for Best Documentary, and "Chico and Rita" won the Goya for Best Feature Animation.
As a Music Producer he's won 2 Grammy Awards and four Latin Grammy Awards.
He is the brother of David Trueba
and the father of Jonás Trueba.
Screenwriter
Screenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:...
, film director
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
and producer
Film producer
A film producer oversees and delivers a film project to all relevant parties while preserving the integrity, voice and vision of the film. They will also often take on some financial risk by using their own money, especially during the pre-production period, before a film is fully financed.The...
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Between 1974 and 1979 worked as a film critic for Spain's leading daily newspaper EL PAIS. In 1980, founded the monthly film magazine CASABLANCA, which he edited and directed during its first two years. He´s the author of DICCIONARIO DEL CINE (Planeta 1997, Plot 2004, Galaxia Guttenberg 2006) and the editor of DICCIONARIO DEL JAZZ LATINO (SGAE, 1998).
Among other awards, he has won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film with Belle Époque in 1993, the Goya Award as Best Director three times and a Silver Bear for Year of Enlightment at the 37th Berlin International Film Festival
37th Berlin International Film Festival
The 37th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 20 February to 3 March 1987.-Jury:* Klaus Maria Brandauer * Juliet Berto* Kathleen Carroll* Callisto Cosulich* Victor Dyomin* Reinhard Hauff* Edmund Luft* Jiří Menzel...
. "Miracle of Candeal" won the Goya for Best Documentary, and "Chico and Rita" won the Goya for Best Feature Animation.
As a Music Producer he's won 2 Grammy Awards and four Latin Grammy Awards.
He is the brother of David Trueba
David Trueba
David Trueba is a Spanish novelist, film director and screenwriter. He is the brother of Academy Award winner Fernando Trueba, and was once married to Ariadna Gil.He has published two novels in Anagrama Editions....
and the father of Jonás Trueba.
Filmography as Director
- 1980: Ópera prima
- 1982: Mientras el cuerpo aguante
- 1983: Sal gorda
- 1985: Sé infiel y no mires con quién
- 1986: El año de las luces
- 1989: La mujer de tu vida: La mujer inesperada (tv miniseries episode)
- 1989: The Mad Monkey / aka Twisted Obsession (El sueño del mono loco)
- 1992: Belle ÉpoqueBelle Epoque (film)Belle Époque is a 1992 Spanish film directed by Fernando Trueba. The title derives from the period in French history known as the Belle Époque .-Plot:...
- 1995: Two MuchTwo MuchTwo Much is a 1995 romantic screwball comedy film based on Donald Westlake's novel of the same name, and is also a remake of the 1984 French comedy film Le Jumeau, which was also based on Westlake's novel. Directed by Fernando Trueba, Two Much stars Antonio Banderas, Melanie Griffith, Daryl Hannah...
- 1998: The Girl of Your Dreams (La niña de tus ojos)
- 2000: Calle 54Calle 54Calle 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 Chucho Valdés, Bebo Valdés, Cachao, Eliane Elias, Gato...
(documentary) - 2002: The Shanghai Spell (El embrujo de Shanghai)
- 2004: El milagro de Candeal (documentary)
- 2009: El baile de la victoria
- 2010: Chico and RitaChico and RitaChico and Rita is an animated feature-length film directed by Fernando Trueba and Javier Mariscal. The story of Chico and Rita is set against backdrops of Havana, New York City, Las Vegas, Hollywood and Paris in the late 1940s and early 1950s.-Synopsis:...
Discography as Music Producer
- 2000: Calle 54Calle 54Calle 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 Chucho Valdés, Bebo Valdés, Cachao, Eliane Elias, Gato...
(Soundtrack) - 2002: Lágrimas Negras (Bebo & Cigala')
- 2003: We Could Make Such Beautiful Music Together (Bebo Valdés & Federico Britos)
- 2004: Bebo de Cuba (Bebo Valdés)
- 2005: BeboBeboBebo is a social networking website launched in July 2005. It is currently owned and operated by Criterion Capital Partners after taking over from AOL in June 2010....
(Bebo Valdés) - 2006: PazPazPaz Oil Company Ltd. is the largest Israeli fuels company. Its name means "gold" in Hebrew. Paz distributes gasoline and other oil products through a network of gas stations, as well as natural gas for home use through its subsidiary PazGaz...
(Niño Josele) - 2007: Live at the Village VanguardLive at the Village VanguardLive at the Village Vanguard may refer to:*Live! at the Village Vanguard, a 1961 Impulse! Records album by John Coltrane*Live at the Village Vanguard , 2000...
(Bebo Valdés & Javier Colina) - 2008: Juntos para siempreJuntos Para SiempreJuntos Para Siempre was the first album released by Los Mismos in 1996, under EMI Latin after Marco Antonio Solís left Los Bukis to pursue a solo career in 1995.-Track listing:# "Me Esta Doliendo Dejarte"# "El Terco"# "Cobarde"# "¿Porque Te Fuiste?"...
(Bebo Valdés & Chucho Valdés) - 2009: CaribeCaribeCaribe may refer to:* Caribe , a computer worm designed for mobile phones* Caribe , a Venezuelan telenovela* Caribe , a 1975 television series produced by Quinn Martin...
(Michel Camilo) - 2010: EspañolaEspanolaPlaces called Espanola or Española include:* Espanola, Florida, United States* Española Island, one of the Galápagos Islands* Espanola, New Mexico, United States* Espanola, Ontario, Canada* Hispaniola, an island known in Spanish as "La Española"...
(Niño Josele)