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FERNANDO DE FUENTES REYES

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Born in Mexico City on October 13, 1928. Died on October 25, 1991, in Houston Texas. Son of Fernando De Fuentes Carrau and Magdalena Reyes Moran. He started in the film industry at a very young age, as assistant “script”  later he worked as assistant  scenic director, but soon he realized that his true call was as a film producer. De Fuentes Reyes produced his first film for “Diana Films” on 1954: “Escuela de Vagabundos”, one of Pedro Infante’s greatest hits. He was in charge of the motion picture production company called “Diana Films” from 1954 until 1983, during that time he produced more than 30 films, not only Mexican  films, but also many co-productions  wich Spain, Italy and Argentina. He co-produced with Spain, one of Mexico’s greatest films,  “El Niño y el Muro”   staring Yolanda Varela and Daniel Gelin, and directed by Ismael Rodriguez. This film was made in Berlin in 1964, during a very complicated time, while the Berlin Wall was being built. “El Niño y el Muro” was awarded the “Selection of the Jury Award“ on the “Mar de Plata Festival"  in1965. In  the same year, the film received “La Carabela de Plata” of the “Valladolid Film Festival” in Valladolid Spain. In 1966, Fernando De Fuentes Reyes was elected  President of the  Film Producers and Distributors Association of the Mexican Film Industry,  he was reelected  four times.  He produced  a series  of the greatest blockbusters films of the Spanish speaking  market, the “India Maria “films  staring Maria Elena Velasco as la India Maria.   Those films (10 of them) were family comedies that are still very popular  in all the spanish speaking countries, and also in the United States. He was Vice-president  of the “International Federation  of the Film Producers Association”  radicated in Paris, France, in which he represented the Film Industry of the whole American Continent,  for 12 years. Since 1983 he headed “Televicine S.A.”  producing more than 50 films. He created one of the most important Mexican  film distribution companies up to date  “Videocine”. He was Vice –president of the Film and Television Division of Televisa. Fernando de Fuentes R. married the film actress Yolanda Varela on March 11. 1960, with whom he had 4 children. He died in Houston Texas of heart disease  in October 25, 1991. On 1992 he was awarded by the Mexican Academy of the Arts and Sciences  the “Ariel de Oro” for a life dedicated to the Mexican Film Industry. FILMOGRAPHY 1.	Soy libre (1992) (producer) 2.	Pelo suelto (1991) (producer) ... aka Loose Hair (USA: dubbed version) 3.	Cándido Pérez, especialista en señoras (1991) (producer) (as Fernando de Fuentes) 4.	La vengadora 2 (1991) (producer) (as Fernando de Fuentes Jr.) ... aka La guerrera vengadora 2-a parte (Mexico) 5.	Dios se lo pague (1990) (producer) 6.	La risa en vacaciones 2 (1990) (producer) (as Fernando de Fuentes) ... aka A mí... que me registren (Mexico) ... aka Holiday Laughs 2 (International: English title: informal literal title) 7.	¡El que no corre... vuela! (1982) (producer) 8.	OK Mister Pancho (1981) (producer) ... aka Okey Mister Pancho (Mexico) 9.	La comadrita (1978) (producer) 10.	El miedo no anda en burro (1976) (producer) 11.	La presidenta municipal (1975) (producer) 12.	La madrecita (1974) (producer) 13.	Pobre, pero honrada! (1973) (producer) 14.	Tonta tonta pero no tanto (1972) (producer) 15.	La criada bien criada (1972) (producer) 16.	Los Beverly del Peralvillo (1971) (producer) 17.	Departamento de soltero (1971) (producer) 18.	El criado malcriado (1969) (producer) 19.	Despedida de soltera (1966) (producer) 20.	Cuatro balazos (1964) (executive producer) ... aka 4 balles pour Joë (France) ... aka Four Bullets for Joe (USA) ... aka Il vendicatore di Kansas City (Italy) ... aka Quatre balles pour Joë (France) ... aka Shots Ring Out! (USA) 21.	Juan sin miedo (1961) (producer) (as Fernando de Fuentes R.) 22.	Muchachas que trabajan (1961) (producer) (as Fernando de Fuentes R.) ... aka Cuatro curvas peligrosas (Mexico) 23.	Tres angelitos negros (1960) (producer) (as Fernando de Fuentes R.) 24.	La casa del terror (1960) (producer) ... aka House of Terror 25.	Aladino y la lámpara maravillosa (1958) (producer) ... aka Aladdin and the Marvelous Lamp (International: English title) 26.	¡Paso a la juventud..! (1958) (executive producer) (as Fernando de Fuentes Jr.) 27.	Escuela para suegras (1958) (producer) (as Fernando de Fuentes Jr.) ... aka School for Mothers-in-Law (International: English title) 28.	Los tres mosqueteros y medio (1957) (producer) ... aka Three and One Half Musketeers (USA: TV title) ... aka Three and a Half Musketeers (USA) 29.	'Mal de amores' (Rogaciano el huapanguero) (1957) (producer) (as Fernando de Fuentes Jr.) 30.	Las aventuras de Pito Pérez (1957) (executive producer) (as Fernando de Fuentes Jr.) ... aka The Adventures of Pito Perez (International: English title) 31.	El sultán descalzo (1956) (executive producer) (as Fernando de Fuentes Jr.) 32.	Tú y las nubes (1955) (producer) ... aka Limosna de amores (Spain) 33.	Lo que le pasó a Sansón (1955) (producer) (as Fernando de Fuentes Jr.) 34.	Señora ama (1955) (producer) 35.	La intrusa (1954) (executive producer) (as Fernando de Fuentes Jr.) ... aka Intrusive (International: English title) 36.	¡Ay, pena, penita, pena! (1953) (executive producer) (as Fernando de Fuentes Jr.) ... aka Oh Pain, Little Pain, Pain (International: English title) 37.	Dios los cría (1953) (executive producer) (as Fernando de Fuentes Jr.) 38.	Canción de cuna (1953) (executive producer) (as Fernando de Fuentes Jr.) ... aka Cradle Song (International: English title) 39.	Las locuras de Tin-Tan (1952) (executive producer) (as Fernando Fuentes Jr.) ... aka The Insanities of Tin Tan (International: English title) 40.	Paco, el elegante (1952) (executive producer) (as Fernando de Fuentes Jr.) ... aka Paco the Elegant (International: English title) 41.	Crimen y castigo (1951) (executive producer) (as Fernando de Fuentes Jr.) ... aka Crime and Punishment (International: English title) 42.	Médico de guardia (1950) (executive producer) (as Fernando de Fuentes Jr.) 43.	No me defiendas compadre (1949) (executive producer) (as Fernando de Fuentes Jr.) Writer: 1.	Ya nos saquearon (1980-1984) (1993) (writer) 2.	¡El que no corre... vuela! (1982) (writer) 3.	¡Paso a la juventud..! (1958) (story) (as Fernando de Fuentes Jr.) 4.	La feria de San Marcos (1958) (story) 5.	Escuela para suegras (1958) (story) (as Fernando de Fuentes Jr.) ... aka School for Mothers-in-Law (International: English title) 6.	Que me toquen las golondrinas (1957) (writer) ... aka La despedida (Argentina) 7.	Educando a papá (1955) (screenplay) (as Fernando de Fuentes Jr.) ... aka Educating Papa (International: English title) Ya nos saquearon (1980-1984) (1993) Production Manager: 1.	Hipólito, el de Santa (1950) (production manager) (as Fernando de Fuentes Jr.)