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

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, producer and book editor.

Career

Between 1974 and 1979, Trueba worked as a film critic for Spain's leading daily newspaper '' El País''. 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 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. In 1994, Trueba accepted the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film on behalf of Spain for ''

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''. In 1999, '' The Girl of Your Dreams'' was nominated for the

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at the 49th Berlin International Film Festival. 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

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

References

External links

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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