Fernando Tejero
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Fernando Tejero Muñoz-Torrero (born 24 February 1969) is a Spanish actor who spent his childhood and adolescence in Córdoba, Andalucía.
Since he was very young, Tejero knew he wanted to be an actor
. However his father wanted Tejero to become a bullfighter. Tejero studied acting at the Escuela de Arte Dramático de Córdoba, the Centro Andaluz de Teatro and the Escuela de Arte Dramático Cristina Rota de Madrid.
As a struggling actor, Tejero worked with his parents in a seafood
market. According to Tejero, during this period in his life, he had his first bad experience with showbusiness. He said he met a very famous Spanish actress with whom he had a cordial conversation. She ignored him and looked at him with contempt when she discovered he worked at a seafood market.
Tejero went on to perform in bit parts in Spanish movies, slowly gaining recognition. He was able to establish a bond with a production company called Animalario. In 2003, he was offered a role in Días de fútbol, for which he won the Goya Award
for best new actor. In that same year, during the casting of the now-famous Spanish ensemble
comedy Aquí no hay quien viva
, he was originally offered the part of Paco, the video store clerk. However, a new role was subsequently created for him, that of Emilio, the concierge; this allowed him a much more visible role than originally planned. With the show's great success, Tejero has become a household name in Spain.
Since then, he has had leading roles in films, such as El penalti más largo del mundo.
Since he was very young, Tejero knew he wanted to be an actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
. However his father wanted Tejero to become a bullfighter. Tejero studied acting at the Escuela de Arte Dramático de Córdoba, the Centro Andaluz de Teatro and the Escuela de Arte Dramático Cristina Rota de Madrid.
As a struggling actor, Tejero worked with his parents in a seafood
Seafood
Seafood is any form of marine life regarded as food by humans. Seafoods include fish, molluscs , crustaceans , echinoderms . Edible sea plants, such as some seaweeds and microalgae, are also seafood, and are widely eaten around the world, especially in Asia...
market. According to Tejero, during this period in his life, he had his first bad experience with showbusiness. He said he met a very famous Spanish actress with whom he had a cordial conversation. She ignored him and looked at him with contempt when she discovered he worked at a seafood market.
Tejero went on to perform in bit parts in Spanish movies, slowly gaining recognition. He was able to establish a bond with a production company called Animalario. In 2003, he was offered a role in Días de fútbol, for which he won the Goya Award
Goya Awards
The Goya Awards, known in Spanish as los Premios Goya, are Spain's main national film awards, considered by many in Spain, and internationally, to be the Spanish equivalent of the American Academy Awards....
for best new actor. In that same year, during the casting of the now-famous Spanish ensemble
Ensemble cast
An ensemble cast is made up of cast members in which the principal actors and performers are assigned roughly equal amounts of importance and screen time in a dramatic production. This kind of casting became more popular in television series because it allows flexibility for writers to focus on...
comedy Aquí no hay quien viva
Aquí no hay quien viva
Aquí no hay quien viva is a Spanish television comedy focusing on the inhabitants of the fictional building in Desengaño 21, Calle Desengaño being a street between the Districts of Gran Via and Chueca in Madrid...
, he was originally offered the part of Paco, the video store clerk. However, a new role was subsequently created for him, that of Emilio, the concierge; this allowed him a much more visible role than originally planned. With the show's great success, Tejero has become a household name in Spain.
Since then, he has had leading roles in films, such as El penalti más largo del mundo.
Partial filmography
- Sobreviviré (1999)
- Mujer de mi vida, La (2001)
- Noche de reyes (2001)
- Compañeros (2002)
- Los lunes al solLos lunes al solMondays in the Sun is a 2002 Spanish film directed by Fernando León de Aranoa and starring Javier Bardem. The film depicts the degrading effects of unemployment on a group of men left jobless by the closure of the shipyards in Vigo, Galicia.-Plot:...
(2002) - Torremolinos 73Torremolinos 73Torremolinos 73 is a 2003 Spanish/Danish comedy film directed by Pablo Berger.-Plot:The protagonist, Alfredo López, is an exasperated encyclopedia salesman for the Montoya Publishing House and lives with his faithful wife Carmen in 1973 Spain...
(2003) - Días de fútbol (2003)
- Aquí no hay quien vivaAquí no hay quien vivaAquí no hay quien viva is a Spanish television comedy focusing on the inhabitants of the fictional building in Desengaño 21, Calle Desengaño being a street between the Districts of Gran Via and Chueca in Madrid...
(2003) - Cachorro (2004)
- Crimen Ferpecto, El (2004)
- Asombroso mundo de Borjamari y Pocholo, El (2004)
- Noche Hache (2006)
- Volando voy (2006)
- Nadie es perfecto (2006)
- Gominolas (2007)
Awards
- Goya AwardGoya AwardsThe Goya Awards, known in Spanish as los Premios Goya, are Spain's main national film awards, considered by many in Spain, and internationally, to be the Spanish equivalent of the American Academy Awards....
: Best new actor (2003) - Unión de Actores: Best television actor (2004)
- Fotogramas de Plata: Best television actor (2005)
- TP: Best television actor (2004)