# Fernando Trueba

Fernando Rodríguez Trueba (born 18 January 1955), known as Fernando Trueba, is a Spanish filmmaker, writer, 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 Belle Époque. In 1999, The Girl of Your Dreams was nominated for the Golden Bear 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 David Trueba. He is married to producer Cristina Huete, and he is the father of director Jonás Trueba.

## Filmography
### Film
#### Feature Film

| Year | Film | Director | Writer | Notes |
| 1980 | Opera prima | Yes | Yes | |
| 1980 | La Mano Negra | No | Yes | |
| 1982 | A Contratiempo | No | Yes | |
| 1983 | Sal gorda | Yes | Yes | |
| 1985 | Sé infiel y no mires con quién | Yes | Yes | |
| 1985 | De tripas corazón | No | Yes | |
| 1986 | El año de las luces | Yes | Yes | |
| 1988 | Miss Caribe | No | Yes | |
| 1989 | Twisted Obsession | Yes | Yes | |
| 1992 | Belle Époque | Yes | Story | |
| 1995 | Two Much | Yes | Yes | |
| 1995 | Suspiros de España (y Portugal) | No | Yes | |
| 1998 | La Niña De Tus Ojos | Yes | Uncredited | |
| 2002 | El Embrujo de Shangai | Yes | Yes | |
| 2009 | El Baile de la Victoria | Yes | Yes | |
| 2010 | Chico and Rita | Yes | Yes | Co-directed with Tono Errando and Javier Mariscal |
| 2012 | El Artista y la Modelo | Yes | Yes | |
| 2016 | La reina de España | Yes | Yes | |
| 2020 | Forgotten We'll Be | Yes | No | |
| 2023 | They Shot the Piano Player | Yes | Yes | Co-directed with Javier Mariscal |
| 2024 | Haunted Heart | Yes | Yes | |
Producer only
| Year | Film | Role |
| 1981 | Vecinos | Executive producer |
| 1986 | Lulú de noche | Producer |
| 1988 | El Juego Más Divertido | Executive producer |
| 1991 | Alas de Mariposa | Associate producer |
| 1992 | Sublet | Executive producer |
| 1996 | La Buena Vida | Producer |

#### Short films

| Year | Film | Director | Writer | Producer | Notes |
| 1974 | Oscar y Carlos | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 1978 | En Legítima Defensa | Yes | Yes | No | |
| 1979 | Homenage à trois | Yes | Yes | No | |
| 1979 | El León Enamorado | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 1980 | Koñensonaten | No | Yes | No | Segment of the anthology film "Cuentos Eróticos" |
| 1980 | Tunait is de nait | No | Yes | Executive | |
| 1982 | Oscar y Carlos 82 | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 2011 | Café de Colombia | No | Idea | No | |
| 2011 | Versus | No | Yes | No | |

### Documentary

| Year | Film | Director | Producer | Writer |
| 1982 | Mientras El Cuerpo Aguante | Yes | Yes | No |
| 1995 | Lumière and Company | Segment director | No | No |
| 2000 | Calle 54 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 2004 | El Milagro de Candeal | Yes | No | No |
Executive producer
* Blanco y Negro (2003)
* Wit (2004)
* Old Man Bebo (2008)

## Television

| Year | Film | Director | Writer | Producer | Notes |
| 1990 | La Mujer de Tu Vida | Yes | Yes | Yes | Directed 1 episode; wrote 2 episodes and the story only for 1 episode; produced 4 episodes and executive produced 2 episodes |
| 1990-1992 | Magicians of the Earth | No | No | Yes | TV documentary series; 4 episodes |
| 1993 | El Trio en Mi Bemoll | Yes | Yes | No | TV movie |
| 1994 | La Mujer de tu Vida 2 | No | Story | Yes | Worte the story for 1 episode; Executive produced 5 episodes and produced 2 episodes. |
| 1996 | Lumiere Sur Un Massacre | Yes | No | No | Directed 1 episode |

## 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)