Fernando Rey

For me, Fernando Rey is not just a great actor but a piece of cinema history. Born in A Coruña in 1917, he became Buñuel's indispensable collaborator across Viridiana, Tristana, and That Obscure Object of Desire, then charmed and chilled global audiences as the villain of The French Connection. His Cannes Best Actor prize and Goya Award only confirm what the screen already shows. What fascinates me is that suave, unreadable elegance that let him slip between saint and scoundrel. Though he died in 1994, that distinguished presence remains vivid and unforgettable to me.

Name (English)

Fernando Rey

Name (Japanese)

フェルナンド・レイ

Reading

ふぇるなんど・れい

Born

September 20, 1917 – March 9, 1994

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Virgo / Snake

Origin

A Coruña, A Coruña Province, Spain

Occupation

actor / film actor

University

Complutense University of Madrid

Awards & achievements

• 1977 Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor
• 1989 Goya Award for Best Actor
• 1989 Castelao Medal
• 1972 Silver Shell for Best Actor
• 1991 Medalla de Oro
• 1982 Gold Medal of Merit in the Fine Arts

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fernando%20Rey
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%95%E3%82%A7%E3%83%AB%E3%83%8A%E3%83%B3%E3%83%89%E3%83%BB%E3%83%AC%E3%82%A4
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q106743

Tags

• A Coruña Province
• actor
• film actor

Last updated

2026-06-21

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