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Fernando Fernán Gómez

The son of theater actress 'Carola Fernan Gomez' and actor Luis Fernando Diaz de Mendoza, who were not married. It was Fernando's paternal grandmother, actress María Guerrero (1867-1938), who ultimately prevented the marriage between his parents.
Born in Lima, Peru during a tour by his actress mother Carola Fernan Gomez, theater was his life from Day 1. His birth was registered in Buenos Aires and Fernan Gomez kept Argentine nationality until the 1980s although he spent most of his life in Spain.
Known for his booming voice, stern and imposing physical presence and sometimes irascible temper, he appeared in more than 200 films, directed another 20 and wrote novels, plays and poetry.
He studied philosophy and literature in Madrid before performing in the theater.
Father of actress Helena Fernán-Gómez

I do a huge number of ordinary things very badly, and there's only three or four things that, it's not that I do them well, but I have become professional at them. (Thos three things being writing, directing and acting)
¡Vaya usted a la mierda! ¡A la mierda! ("Go to hell! To hell!"; losing his temper in 2000 when a fan asked him for an autograph at the wrong time. This became a catch phrase, a meme, and an element of parody, including parodies made by Fernán Gómez himself)