Fernando Trueba

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.

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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)

Origin

Madrid, Community of Madrid, Spain

Occupation

film director / screenwriter / film producer / actor / director

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Capricorn / Goat

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

• Official sitehttps://www.fernandotrueba.com/
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fernando%20Trueba
• 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%88%E3%83%AB%E3%82%A8%E3%83%90
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q381934

Tags

• Community of Madrid
• film director
• screenwriter
• film producer

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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