Portrait of Fernando Trueba

Directing

Fernando Trueba

Career

Active from 1979 to 2026, busiest in 1980 and 1990 with 4 main titles each.

Average score
GoodWatch score62/100
Highest rated
Poster for Lumière & Company
Lumière & Company
GoodWatch score84/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 23 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.5 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Fernando Trueba Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Violence
    2.7, average 4.1
  • Scare
    1.1, average 2.6
  • Adrenaline
    3.4, average 4.8
  • Tension
    4.9, average 6.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 4
  • Spanish Cinema 4
  • Social Commentary 4
  • Historical Drama 4
  • Coming-of-Age 3
  • Nostalgic 3
  • Psychological Drama 2
  • Intrigue 2
  • Historical Setting 2
  • World War II 2
  • Melancholy 2
  • European Cinema 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

50
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

7 titles · average score 62
Aquí
Aquí (2027)

as Dr. Ribeiro

Bajañí
Bajañí (2026)

Director

The Other Way Around
The Other Way Around (2024)
GoodWatch score 64

as Padre de Ale

Haunted Heart
Haunted Heart (2024)
GoodWatch score 39

Writer, Director

They Shot the Piano Player
They Shot the Piano Player (2023)
GoodWatch score 71

Screenplay, Director

Memories of My Father
Memories of My Father (2020)
GoodWatch score 72

Director

Lo de Évole
Lo de Évole (2020)

TV show

2010s

5 titles · average score 60
La resistencia
La resistencia (2018)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show · as Invitado

The Queen of Spain
The Queen of Spain (2016)
GoodWatch score 45

Director, Screenplay

Torrente 5: Operation Eurovegas
Torrente 5: Operation Eurovegas (2014)
GoodWatch score 45

Script Consultant

The Artist and the Model
The Artist and the Model (2012)
GoodWatch score 62

Director, Screenplay

Chico & Rita
Chico & Rita (2010)
GoodWatch score 77

Director, Writer

2000s

8 titles · average score 67
The Dancer and the Thief
The Dancer and the Thief (2009)
GoodWatch score 58

Director, Screenplay

Hécuba: un sueño de pasión
Hécuba: un sueño de pasión (2006)

Thanks

The Miracle of Candeal
The Miracle of Candeal (2004)
GoodWatch score 68

Director

Black and White: Bebo & Cigala Live
Black and White: Bebo & Cigala Live (2003)

Producer, Music Producer

The Shanghai Spell
The Shanghai Spell (2002)
GoodWatch score 52

Director, Screenplay

Y Tu Mamá También
Y Tu Mamá También (2001)
GoodWatch score 84

Thanks

Torrente 2: Mission in Marbella
Torrente 2: Mission in Marbella (2001)
GoodWatch score 64

Thanks

Calle 54
Calle 54 (2000)
GoodWatch score 77

Director, Writer

1990s

12 titles · average score 62
The Girl of Your Dreams
The Girl of Your Dreams (1998)
GoodWatch score 66

Director

Torrente: The Dumb Arm of the Law
Torrente: The Dumb Arm of the Law (1998)
GoodWatch score 70

as Cura

Spanish Fly
Spanish Fly (1998)
GoodWatch score 38

as Anthropologist

The Good Life
The Good Life (1996)
GoodWatch score 63

Producer

Two Much
Two Much (1995)
GoodWatch score 31

Director, Screenplay

Lumière & Company
Lumière & Company (1995)
GoodWatch score 84

Director

Suspiros de España (y Portugal)
Suspiros de España (y Portugal) (1995)

Writer

Las mujeres de mi vida
Las mujeres de mi vida (1994)

Writer

Belle Époque
Belle Époque (1992)
GoodWatch score 83

Story, Director

La mujer oriental
La mujer oriental (1990)

Writer

La mujer fría
La mujer fría (1990)

Writer

La mujer inesperada
La mujer inesperada (1990)

Director, Writer

1980s

15 titles · average score 58
Twisted Obsession
Twisted Obsession (1989)
GoodWatch score 54

Screenplay, Director

Miss Caribe
Miss Caribe (1988)

Writer

Year of Enlightment
Year of Enlightment (1986)
GoodWatch score 64

Director, Writer

Move Over, Mrs. Markham
Move Over, Mrs. Markham (1985)
GoodWatch score 60

Director, Screenplay

De tripas corazón
De tripas corazón (1985)

Writer, Executive Producer

Coarse Salt
Coarse Salt (1984)

Director, Screenplay

Mientras el cuerpo aguante
Mientras el cuerpo aguante (1982)

Director, Writer

A contratiempo
A contratiempo (1982)

Writer

Opera Prima
Opera Prima (1980)
GoodWatch score 55

Screenplay, Director

The Black Hand
The Black Hand (1980)

Writer

Erotic Stories
Erotic Stories (1980)

Writer

Tunait is de nait
Tunait is de nait (1980)

Director, Writer

1970s

3 titles
The Lion in Love
The Lion in Love (1979)

Writer, Director

The coffin
The coffin (1976)

Assistant Director

O documento
O documento (1974)

Assistant Director