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Fernando Trueba

Fernando Trueba

Spanish film director
January 18, 1955 (69 years old)

They Shot the Piano Player

V.O.: Dispararon Al Pianista
Esp. 2023. Animation by Javier Mariscal, Fernando Trueba. A New York music journalist conducts his own investigation in Brazil into the mysterious disappearance of young virtuoso pianist Tenorio Jr.
Runtime: 90 min.

Forgotten will be

V.O.: El olvido que seremos
Col. 2020. Biography by Fernando Trueba with Javier Camara, Patricia Tamayo, Juan Pablo Urrego. A writer recalls his childhood in Colombia in a loving family led by his father, a doctor firmly committed to the poor.
Runtime: 136 min.

The Queen of Spain

V.O.: La Reina de Espana
Esp. 2016. Dramatic comedy by Fernando Trueba with Penélope Cruz, Chino Darin, Mandy Patinkin.
Runtime: 128 min.

The Artiste and the Model

V.O.: El Artista y la Modelo
Esp. 2012. Drama by Fernando Trueba with Jean Rochefort, Aida Folch, Claudia Cardinale. In 1943, in occupied France, a sculptor at the end of his life finds inspiration in a young Spanish woman his wife invites to pose nude for him.
Runtime: 104 min.

Chico & Rita

V.O.: Chico y Rita
Esp. 2010. Animation by Fernando Trueba, Javier Mariscal, Tono Errando. In 1948 in Cuba, a piano player with big dreams and a beautiful singer with an extraordinary voice fall in love and try to make it in a very competitive environment.
Runtime: 93 min.
Esp. 2009. by Fernando Trueba.
Esp. 2000. Music documentary by Fernando Trueba. A journey into the world of Latin jazz through performances by musicians from different countries.
Runtime: 106 min.
Esp. 1992. Dramatic comedy by Fernando Trueba with Jorge Sanz, Fernando Fernán Gomez, Penélope Cruz. In Spain in the early 1930s, a young deserter takes refuge in the home of an old anarchist painter whose daughters he seduces.
Runtime: 108 min.

Twisted Obsession

V.O.: El Mono Loco
Esp. 1988. Psychological drama by Fernando Trueba with Jeff Goldblum, Miranda Richardson, Liza Walker. A screenwriter's life is turned upside down when he agrees to adapt a novel he once wrote under an assumed name.
Runtime: 103 min.
Esp. 1986. Dramatic comedy by Fernando Trueba with Jorge Sanz, Maribel Verdu, Manuel Alexandre. In 1940, a fifteen-year-old boy experiences his first love during a stay in a sanatorium.

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