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

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

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''. 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). Among other awards, he has won the Oscar for

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with ''

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'' in 1994, the

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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. ''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 ...

'' was nominated for the

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at the

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. 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. 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

Producer only

Short Film

Documentary

Television

Discography as music producer

* 2000: ''

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'' (Soundtrack) * 2002: '' Lágrimas Negras'' (Bebo & Cigala') * 2003: ''

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'' ( Bebo Valdés & Federico Britos) * 2004: ''

Bebo de Cuba Bebo ( ) was an American social networking website that originally operated from 2005 until its bankruptcy in 2013 and relaunched in February 2021. The site relaunched several times after its bankruptcy with a number of short-lived offerings, ...

'' (Bebo Valdés) * 2005: ''

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'' (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

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Official web by Trueba

Fernando Trueba Productions web
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