Fernando Casado Arambillet, better known as Fernando Rey, was born in A Coruña in 1917. He wanted to study architecture, but the Civil War interrupted his studies. He began to work in film as an extra and at the same time, he started as a dubbing actor. In 1944, he played the duke of Alba in ‘Eugenia de Montijo’. In ‘Love Crazy’ (1948) he portrayed Philip the Handsome. In the 1960s and 70s, his work with Luis Buñuel brought him international fame. He was in films, such as ‘Viridiana’, ‘Tristana’, ‘The discreet charm of the bourgeoisie’ and ‘This dark object of desire’. He also acted in international films like the Oscar-winning ‘French Connection’. In 1991, he was appointed director of the Spanish Academy of Cinema Arts and Sciences. He died in Madrid in 1994.
Awards
National Film Award
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The Cuenca Crime (interpretation)
The film is a harsh depiction of real events that took place in 1913, in the province of Cuenca, when two men were condemned for a crime they did not commit.
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The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (interpretation)
With this film, the director Luis Buñuel became the first Spanish person to win an Oscar.
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Love Crazy (interpretation)
This is one of the best examples of the work of the film-maker, Juan de Orduña, with a script based on the work by Manuel Tamayo y Baus.
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Tristana (interpretation)
Luis Buñuel filmed this adaptation of Benito Pérez Galdós’ novel in the city of Toledo.
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Viridiana (interpretation)
With this film, Buñuel was awarded with the Golden Palm at the Cannes Film Festival.
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