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César Fernández Ardavín(1921-2012)

  • Writer
  • Director
  • Producer
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César Fernández Ardavín
César Fernández Ardavín was born on 22 September 1921 in Madrid, Madrid, Spain. He was a writer and director, known for Lazarillo (1959), Cerca de las estrellas (1962) and La llamada de África (1952). He died on 7 September 2012 in Boadilla del Monte, Madrid, Spain.
BornSeptember 22, 1921
DiedSeptember 7, 2012(90)
BornSeptember 22, 1921
DiedSeptember 7, 2012(90)
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  • Awards
    • 10 wins & 1 nomination total

Known for

Lazarillo (1959)
Lazarillo
6.2
  • Writer(as César Ardavín)
  • 1959
Cerca de las estrellas (1962)
Cerca de las estrellas
7.5
  • Writer
  • 1962
La llamada de África (1952)
La llamada de África
4.5
  • Writer
  • 1952
An Impossible Crime (1954)
An Impossible Crime
6.2
  • Writer
  • 1954

Credits

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Writer

  • Los fantasmas del taller (Porcelanas de hoy)
    Short
    • screenplay
    • story
    • 1979
  • Skin Deep (1979)
    Skin Deep
    5.2
    • screenplay
    • 1979
  • Cales y cantos (La Mancha III)
    Short
    • writer
    • 1978
  • Geografía de La Mancha
    Short
    • writer
    • 1978
  • La medalla hoy
    Short
    • writer
    • 1978
  • Marinas
    Short
    • writer
    • 1978
  • Andaduras de Don Quijote (La Mancha IV)
    Short
    • writer
    • 1978
  • Dayle Haddon and Gérard Ismaël in The Last Romantic Lover (1978)
    The Last Romantic Lover
    5.4
    • scenario (uncredited)
    • 1978
  • Atlántida (El mundo de Manuel de Falla II)
    Short
    • writer
    • 1978
  • Doña Perfecta (1977)
    Doña Perfecta
    5.1
    • dialogue
    • 1977
  • Toque de alba
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1977
  • La mujer en Goya
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1977
  • Guía de Santiago de Compostela
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1977
  • Airiños
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1976
  • Las últimas postales de Stephen
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1976

Director

  • Los fantasmas del taller (Porcelanas de hoy)
    Short
    • Director
    • 1979
  • Cales y cantos (La Mancha III)
    Short
    • Director
    • 1978
  • Geografía de La Mancha
    Short
    • Director
    • 1978
  • La medalla hoy
    Short
    • Director
    • 1978
  • Marinas
    Short
    • Director
    • 1978
  • Andaduras de Don Quijote (La Mancha IV)
    Short
    • Director
    • 1978
  • Arte actual U.S.A.
    Short
    • Director
    • 1978
  • Atlántida (El mundo de Manuel de Falla II)
    Short
    • Director
    • 1978
  • Doña Perfecta (1977)
    Doña Perfecta
    5.1
    • Director
    • 1977
  • Toque de alba
    Short
    • Director
    • 1977
  • La mujer en Goya
    Short
    • Director
    • 1977
  • Guía de Santiago de Compostela
    Short
    • Director
    • 1977
  • Airiños
    Short
    • Director
    • 1976
  • Las últimas postales de Stephen
    Short
    • Director
    • 1976
  • Tierras de vino (Sol en botellas I)
    Short
    • Director
    • 1976

Producer

  • Airiños
    Short
    • producer
    • 1976
  • Las últimas postales de Stephen
    Short
    • producer
    • 1976
  • Tierras de vino (Sol en botellas I)
    Short
    • producer
    • 1976
  • Objetivo: seguridad
    • producer
    • 1973
  • La Celestina (1969)
    La Celestina
    8.3
    • executive producer
    • 1969
  • Viaje por Aranjuez
    Short
    • producer
    • 1968
  • Cartas de un peregrino
    Short
    • producer
    • 1965
  • Quijote ayer y hoy
    • producer
    • 1964
  • Lazarillo (1959)
    Lazarillo
    6.2
    • associate producer (as César Ardavín)
    • 1959

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • César F. Ardavín
  • Born
    • September 22, 1921
    • Madrid, Madrid, Spain
  • Died
    • September 7, 2012
    • Boadilla del Monte, Madrid, Spain
  • Relatives
    • Eusebio Fernández Ardavín(Aunt or Uncle)

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Nephew of director Eusebio Fernández Ardavín.

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