
Theater actor, producer and director Adolfo Fernández He died this Friday at the age of 67, a victim of cancer. Fernández has played characters in popular series such as Red Eagle And Police, in the heart of the street, B&b, by word of mouth, The longest night, Love is eternal either alpha males, among others.
In addition to being a face (and a deep voice) recognized on the small screen, its prestige is mainly forged on the theatrical stages. Born in Seville in 1958, although he lived in Bilbao since childhood, with the play on the shore (based on the novel by Rafael Chirbes) received a Max Price in 2018, next to Angel Solo, for the best adaptation or version of a theatrical work.
He began to produce at the end of the 80s at the head of Sestao Theater School, according to his biography in the company he founded with the production company Cristina Elso in Bilbao in 2002, K Productions, for “the realization of contemporary author projects focused on political and social content”.
Fernández made his big screen debut in the thriller A clean shot (1996) and soon specialized in noir and detective genre roles. His interventions in films of this style stand out, such as between the legs (Manuel Gomez Pereira, 1999), Washington Wolves (Mariano Barroso, 1999), Yes (Helena Taberna, 1999) or Kasbah (Mariano Barroso, 2000), but also in the fantasy domain The Warrior’s Heart (Daniel Monzón, 1999) where he plays a police commissioner.
After appearances in series in the late 90s like This is my neighborhood, journalists either Petra Delicado, In 2000, the title began with which the actor would gain popularity on the small screen: the series Police, in the heart of the street, where he played agent Carlos Gándara for 83 episodes until 2003.
In the meantime, QEdro Almodóvar called him for a role in talk to him (2002) and we could see it in titles as lacking in memory as the drama Women in the park (2006), from Felipe Vega.
The Serranos, 7 Lives, I am Bea, The Mysteries of Laura, The Cable Girls either Love is eternal These are popular series that expanded their filmography in the following decades, in which the role of Brother Agustín will stand out in the adventure series. Red Eagle.