Fernando Guillén Cuervo (born March 11, 1963) is a Spanish actor, film director and scriptwriter.

Biography

Born on March 11, 1963, in

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in a family of thespians to father Fernando Guillén and mother

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(also an actress) and Natalia are his siblings. He featured as a child actor in the television series ''

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'' (1976–1977). He began his professional career in theatre, working as an assistant stage director at the

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's . He made his feature film debut as a director in the 2000 film ', which he co-directed alongside

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. He co-wrote the script of the 2002 film ''

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'' alongside

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, adapting the novel ''Los novios búlgaros'' by Eduardo Mendicutti. His first solo film as a director was the 2006 comedy '. He was married to Elena González from 1996 to 2011. He married actress

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in 2014. They signed their divorce in January 2016.

Filmography

Television

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Guillen Cuervo, Fernando 1963 births Living people Male actors from Barcelona Spanish male film actors Spanish male telenovela actors 20th-century Spanish male actors 21st-century Spanish male actors Male film actors from Catalonia Male television actors from Catalonia