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Fernando Colomo

Spanish film producer, screenwriter and film director

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Fernando Colomo Gómez (born 2 February 1946) is a Spanish film producer, screenwriter and film director. He has also acted in small roles in his own and other's films. He is regarded as the father of the so-called comedia madrileña.

01Filmography

Feature film

Year Title Director Writer Producer Notes
1977 Tigres de papel Yes Yes No
1978 De fresa, limón y menta No Yes No
What's a Girl Like You Doing in a Place Like This? Yes Yes No
1990 La mano negra Yes Yes Yes
1982 Estoy en crisis Yes Yes Yes
1983 La línea del cielo Yes Yes No
1985 The Knight of the Dragon Yes Yes Yes Also additional spaceship designer
1987 La vida alegre Yes Yes Yes Also camera operator
1988 Miss Caribe Yes Yes No
1989 Going South Shopping Yes No No
The Things of Love No Yes No
1993 Rosa Rosae Yes Yes No
1994 Alegre ma non troppo Yes Yes Yes
1995 El efecto mariposa Yes Yes No
1996 Eso Yes No No
El Cuarteto de la Habana Yes Yes No
1998 The Stolen Years Yes Yes No
2003 South from Granada Yes Yes No
2006 El próximo Oriente Yes Yes No
2008 Rivales Yes No No
2012 Picasso's Gang Yes Yes No
2015 Isla bonita Yes Yes Yes
2016 La noche que mi madre mató a mi padre No Yes No
2018 The Tribe Yes Yes No
2019 The Burning Yes No No
2021 Polyamory for Dummies Yes Yes No
Cuidado con lo que deseas Yes Story No
Producer only
Year Title Notes
1980 Opera prima Also art director
1989 El Baile del Pato
1992 Orquesta Club Virginia
1994 Mi hermano del alma
1995 Salto al vacío Associate producer
Entre Rojas
Hola, ¿Estás sola?
1996 Not Love, Just Frenzy
1998 Atomica Also dialogue supervisor
2002 My Mother Likes Women

Short film

Year Title Director Writer Producer Notes
1974 Lola, paz y yo No Story Yes
1975 En un parís marginado Yes Yes Yes
1976 Usted va a ser mamá Yes Yes No
Pomporrutas imperiales Yes Yes No
1980 Para unas prisas... No No Yes
Koñensonaten Yes Yes No Segment of Cuentos eróticos
2004 Mis 30 euros Yes No No Segment of ¡Hay motivo!
2019 Romeo y Julio Yes No No Advertising short
2023 Por las nubes Yes No No Medium-length film

Acting roles

Year Title Role Notes
1978 Sentados al borde de la mañana con los pies congelados Sr. Ayuntamiento
1980 Cuentos Eroticos Man looking for service
1982 En Septiembre Old alumnus Uncredited
1983 La línea del cielo Party guest
1985 The Knight of the Dragon Guardian
1986 Werther
1987 La vida alegre
El Pecador Impecable Friar
1992 Salsa rosa Neighbor
1993 ¿Por qué lo llaman amor cuando quieren decir sexo? Aurelio Castro
1994 Todos los hombres sois iguales Fernando
Todo es mentira Alejandro
1995 Boca a boca Plastic surgeon
1996 Eso Uncredited
Not Love, Just Frenzy Fernando
Love Can Seriously Damage Your Health Maitre
1997 ¿De que se ríen las mujeres? Sound technician
1998 Atómica Gynecologist at the party
1999 Sobreviviré Juez de Paz Uncredited
2002 My Mother Likes Women Juez de Paz
2004 Things That Make Living Worthwhile Chiquipark manager
Entre vivir y soñar French academy friend
2008 Rivales Uncredited
2015 Isla Bonita Fer
2017 Operación Concha Director
2018 The Tribe Employee Uncredited
2021 El Club del Paro Player in Bus 1
2022 Pijamas Espáciales

Television

Year Title Director Writer Executive
Producer		 Notes
1991-1992 Las Chicas de hoy en día Yes Yes No Directed 21 episodes, wrote 26 episodes
1993-1994 Truhanes No Yes No 2 episode
1994-1995 ¡Ay, señor, señor! Yes No No 4 episodes
1995 El Consultorio de la Doctora Delgado Yes Yes Yes
1999 Famosos y familia Yes Yes No
2001 Cegada de amor Yes Yes No TV movie
Dime que me quieres Yes No No 1 episode
2004 Los 80 Yes Yes Co-executive Directed 3 episodes, wrote 1 episode
2010 El Pacto Yes No No Miniseries
2018 Burning. Noches de rock and roll Yes Yes No Documentary
2020 Relatos con-fin-a-dos Yes No No Episode "Emparedados"

02Political activity

In the 2019 Spanish general election, he candidated to the Spanish Senate for Madrid within Recortes Cero - Grupo Verde - Partido Castellano - Tierra Comunera. His aim was to promote the list rather than becoming elected.

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