Fernando Trueba

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Fernando Trueba

Born January 18, 1955 · Madrid, Spain (age 71)

Trueba studied Cinematography at the Facultad de Ciencias de la Información, was cinema critic for the newspaper 'El País' and for 'La Guía del Ocio' and also founded the journal "Casablanca". At the movies his first success was 'Opera Prima' (1980) following the style of the "comedia madrileña". He had major success with 'Sé infiel y no mires con quién' (1985) starting a longer colaboration with …

Known For

Y Tu Mamá TambiénY Tu Mamá También · 2001
Y Tu Mamá También
★ 7.42001
MovieDramaRomance
In Mexico, two teenage boys and an attractive older woman embark on a road trip and learn a thing or two about life, friendship, sex, and each other.
Torrente 5: Operation EurovegasTorrente 5: Operation Eurovegas · 2014
Torrente 5: Operation Eurovegas
★ 5.72014
MovieActionComedy
Crooked cop Torrente gets out of jail in the year 2018 to find a different Spain from the one he knew.
Torrente: The Dumb Arm of the LawTorrente: The Dumb Arm of the Law · 1998
Torrente: The Dumb Arm of the Law
★ 6.51998
MovieComedyCrime
A former policeman enlists his nerdy friend to help bust drug traffickers moving heroin through a Chinese restaurant.
The Queen of SpainThe Queen of Spain · 2016
The Queen of Spain
★ 5.22016
MovieComedy
After her experiences in Nazi Germany, actress Macarena Granada traveled to Hollywood, where she became a star. In the 1950s, the diva returns to Francoist Spain to star a Hollywood blockbuster about Queen Isabella I of Castile. (A sequel to The Girl of Your Dreams, 1998.)
Belle ÉpoqueBelle Époque · 1992
Belle Époque
★ 6.71992
MovieComedyDrama
In 1931, a young soldier deserts from the army and falls into a country farm, where he is welcomed by the owner due to his political ideas. Manolo has four daughters, Fernando likes all of them and they like him, so he has to decide which one to love.
Torrente 2: Mission in MarbellaTorrente 2: Mission in Marbella · 2001
Torrente 2: Mission in Marbella
★ 6.12001
MovieActionComedy
For this second film in the cult comedy series Torrente takes our fat police officer from Madrid to Marbella in Spain to investigate a villain’s plot to destroy the city with a missile. This James Bond style slapstick comedy became the most successful box-office film in Spanish film history beating out only the first Torrente film.
Chico & RitaChico & Rita · 2010
Chico & Rita
★ 7.22010
MovieAnimationMusic
Chico is a young piano player with big dreams. Rita is a beautiful singer with an extraordinary voice. Music and romantic desire unites them, but their journey - in the tradition of the Latin ballad, the bolero - brings heartache and torment.
The Girl of Your DreamsThe Girl of Your Dreams · 1998
The Girl of Your Dreams
★ 6.51998
MovieComedyDrama
During the Spanish Civil War, a troupe of Spanish filmmakers is invited to shoot a film at UFA studios in Nazi Germany.

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Year of EnlightmentYear of Enlightment · 1986
Year of Enlightment
★ 6.01986
MovieDramaWar
April, 1940. Manolo, 16 years old, and Jesus, who is just 8, are taken by their older brother Pepe, a lieutenant in the Army, to a sanatorium for children suffering from tuberculosis, situated on the border with Portugal. Once in the sanatorium, Manolo, surrounded by boys all much younger than he is, feels a bit like the cock of the walk since the only other man around is the handyman Emilio who looks after the gardens and does whatever needs to be done about the place. His wife, Rafaela, is the cook. Manolo meets Irene, a falangist who runs the sanatorium, and the school teacher, Miss Transito, a crabby spinster. He has his first sexual experience, albeit as a voyeur, with his nurse Vicenta. When she has to leave, her place is taken by a girl from the village, Maria Jesus, with whom Manolo falls hopelessly in love. A relationship grows up between them which will mark them both for ever.

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The Dancer and the ThiefThe Dancer and the Thief · 2009
The Dancer and the Thief
★ 5.62009
MovieDrama
Present day. Chile. Legendary bank robber Vergara Grey is getting out of prison after 5 long years and is looking forward to a quiet, uneventful life together with his wife and son whom oddly he hasn't heard from in years. But soon his resolve is tested when he meets 19 year old Angel a young thief who insists the two join up to score the biggest heist of all time. Though tempted, he resists until he finds out that his beloved wife has gone off with a millionaire and his son wants to change his last name. Then Victoria, a graceful and mysteriously mute dancer living in a conservatory, steps into the picture. She captivates Vergara and Angel, as well as all others that cross her path, drastically changing their lives.

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