Fernando Fernán Gómez

Fernando Fernández Gómez (28 August 1921 – 21 November 2007) better known as Fernando Fernán-Gómez was a Spanish actor, screenwriter, film director, theater director and member of the Royal Spanish Academy for seven years. He was born in Peru while his mother, Spanish actress Carola Fernán-Gómez, was making a tour in Latin America. He would later use her surname for his stage name when he moved to Spain in 1924.

Fernando Fernán-Gómez
Born	Fernando Fernández Gómez (1921-08-28)28 August 1921 Lima, Peru
Died	21 November 2007(2007-11-21) (aged 86) Madrid, Spain
Spouse(s)	María Dolores Pradera (1945–1959) Emma Cohen (2000–2007)
Awards	Goya Award for Best Director 1987 El viaje a ninguna parte Goya Award for Best Actor 1987 Mambrú se fue a la guerra 1999 El abuelo Goya Award for Best Original Screenplay 1987 El viaje a ninguna parte Goya Award for Best Supporting Actor 1993 Belle Époque Goya Award for Best Adapted Screenplay 2001 Lázaro de Tormes

After the Spanish Civil War he began to study law but interrupted his studies to work in theater. In 1942 he began to act in movies but also continued working on plays. He formed his own theater company and received awards for directing and writing. In the 1950s he began to direct movies, including the film of his novel, El viaje a ninguna parte. He received praise for his 1958 comedy La vida por delante, which led to a sequel, La vida alrededor. In 1977, he won the Silver Bear for Best Actor at the 27th Berlin International Film Festival for his role in The Anchorite.[1] He won the award again at the 35th Berlin International Film Festival in 1985 for his role in Stico[2] and finally the Honorary Golden Bear at the 55th Berlin International Film Festival [3] in 2005.

Having been very much in demand during the 1970s and 1980s, the 1990s was a less active period for him, but towards the end of his life, he enjoyed something of a revival, featuring in three major projects: "Todo sobre mi madre", "Plenilunio", and a starring role in the hit "La lengua de las mariposas".

He married María Dolores Pradera in 1945; they divorced in 1959. He married Emma Cohen in 2000. Fernando Fernán Gómez died in Madrid on 21 November 2007 from a heart failure.[4] As he was a lifelong anarchist, his coffin was covered in a black and red anarchist flag.