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name: "Fernando Guillén"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/fernando-guillen"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "29 November 1932"
died: "17 January 2013"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T21:16:46.977490+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Fernando Guillén

Actor. Born 29 November 1932 in Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Died 17 January 2013.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 29 November 1932, Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
- **Died:** 17 January 2013
- **Also known as:** Fernando Guillén Gallego

## Biography

Fernando Guillén Gallego was a Spanish actor known for his work in film, theatre, television and dubbing. He appeared as Iván in Pedro Almodóvar's *Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown* (1988) and took supporting roles in other Almodóvar films including *Law of Desire* (1987) and *All About My Mother* (1999).

Born in Barcelona, he began his professional career in 1952 with theatrical companies including those of Fernando Fernán Gómez and Conchita Montes. He later formed his own company with actress Gemma Cuervo. Guillén received a Goya Award for best actor for his performance in *Don Juan in Hell* (1991) and continued working in stage and screen roles until the early 2010s. He died in Madrid in 2013.

*Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org, es.wikipedia.org.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown* (1988), Fi1m 84, as Iván — [page](https://film.one/film/women-on-the-verge-of-a-nervous-breakdown.md)

## Also known for

- *All About My Mother* (1999), Doctor in 'A Streetcar Named Desire'
- *Law of Desire* (1987), Detective
- *Mutant Action* (1993), El ominoso Orujo
- *Brain Drain* (2009), Abuelo Natalia
- *The Tobacconist of Vallecas* (1987), Maldonado
- *Killing Words* (2004), Comisario Espinosa
- *The Grandfather* (1998), Alcalde de Jerusa

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