Fernández, Fernando

(1916-1999)

   singer/actor who achieved his greatest success in cabaretera films of the late 1940s, where he was often teamed with Meche Barba. After being rejected by the STPC directors' union, he started working for STIC as a director at the América studios. Fernández was severely burned in an automobile accident in 1960 and had to undergo plastic surgery on his face and hands, although he did take occasional acting roles later, including one directed by his half-brother Jaime (such as El sinaloense, 1984). He was also in a number of movies directed by his step-brother and cousin Emilio (Emilio's father married Fernando's mother after her first husband died; her first husband was Fernando's father, who happened to be Emilio's father's brother - is that clear?), such as Enamorada (1946), Duelo en las montañas (1949), and El crepúsculo de un dios (1968). Fernando Fernández died on 24 November 1999.