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My Take
Trueba embodies the warmth and mischievous elegance I associate with Spanish cinema. A Madrid-born writer, director and producer who slides effortlessly between live action and animation, winning a European Film Award for an animated feature and a Silver Shell for direction along the way, he has the kind of range that makes me a little envious. France's Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres confirms his reach beyond Spain. What I find most appealing is the sensibility behind the work, a filmmaker openly besotted with music and with the texture of life itself. His films tend to celebrate existence rather than interrogate it, and I genuinely want to sit down with one.
Overview
Fernando Rodríguez Trueba (born 18 January 1955), known as Fernando Trueba, is a Spanish filmmaker, writer, producer and book editor.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Fernando Trueba
- Name (Japanese)
- フェルナンド・トルエバ
- Reading
- ふぇるなんど・とるえば
- Born
- January 18, 1955 (age 71)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Capricorn / Goat
- Origin
- Madrid, Community of Madrid, Spain
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- film director / screenwriter / film producer / actor / director
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Complutense University of Madrid
Awards & achievements
- Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres
- 2011 European Film Award for Best Animated Feature Film
- 2012 Silver Shell for Best Director
- Gaudí Award for Best Animated Feature Film
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.