Fernando Allende
Encyclopedia
Fernando Allende is a Mexican
singer, actor
, painter
, film producer
, and film director
. Allende began singing in 1959, at the age of seven.
as well as Photo Soap Operas (magazine soap operas widely produced during the 1970s in many Latin American countries). His matinee idol looks helped Allende become a super star and teen idol
across Latin America almost immediately.
Allende is Mexican
by birth. His father is from Mexico
, his mother is from Cuba
, and his grandfather on his father's side was Puerto Rican
. Both grandparents on his mother side are Spaniards. He was voted as one of the most desirable Latin bachelors.
Allende started off in poor conditions. A soon to be friend, Carlos Castillo, offered help to Allende. Castillo, asked his own father for various favors for Allende, such as shoes and food. One thing that Castillo asked Allende to do was to remember the Castillo family if Allende ever became famous. A favor that Allende did mention in a television interview.
During the early 1980s, Allende moved to Hollywood, California and became a respectable success in the "movie capital of the world", with major parts in important productions, playing opposite big names. Allende made for himself a great marquee name. Allende fell in love and got married to a Puerto Rican. The new couple moved to Aspen, Colorado
and lived there for 15 years. They have two sons, Elán and Adán.
prime time soap opera Flamingo Road as "Julio Sanchez". Furthermore, Allende became the host of the Spanish version of the television singing contest: Star Search
(Buscando Estrellas).
His wife had been a world traveller in her single years and Allende then became a regular vacationer at Europe
an spots. His two boys consider Venice, Italy and Mykonos, Greece as their favorite vacationing spot, but Allende and mostly his wife prefer London
, where the latter lived for many years studying in graduate school the life and art of Vasilly Kandinsky, and she fell in love with the city.
Fernando and his wife forged a friendship with Prince Michael of Kent, seventh in line for the British
throne. Queen Elizabeth II
became interested in their friendship, and had the British secret service conduct a major investigation into the Allende family. Nothing wrong was found with the Allende family, and eventually the Queen approved of their friendship. They were guests of honor in the Celebration of the 100th Anniversary of the Victoria and Albert Museum which was held in London. They were also invited to travel with the Kents to the Gala Opening in the Houston Museum of Art where the collection of the V & A started its world tour.
Since 2001, Fernando and his wife moved to Puerto Rico
, where Fernando has successfully returned to his career as an actor, singer, and initiated a new career in painting
. Furthermore, he has directed and produced his own movies and mini series. He has also been one of the steady judges of the popular Puerto Rican
talent
/reality show, Objetivo Fama
, and presently hosts his own television
variety show called: Entre Amigos (Amongst Friends).He owns EL DORADO STUDIOS a TV and motion picture facility in Dorado,Puerto Rico.
In December 2007, he was the host for Miss World 2007
in Sanya, China alongside Angela Chow
.He presently is working on a sitcom made in Puerto Rico called "Que familia mas normal" on TuTv.
Mexican people
Mexican people refers to all persons from Mexico, a multiethnic country in North America, and/or who identify with the Mexican cultural and/or national identity....
singer, actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
, painter
Painting
Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a surface . The application of the medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush but other objects can be used. In art, the term painting describes both the act and the result of the action. However, painting is...
, film producer
Film producer
A film producer oversees and delivers a film project to all relevant parties while preserving the integrity, voice and vision of the film. They will also often take on some financial risk by using their own money, especially during the pre-production period, before a film is fully financed.The...
, and film director
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
. Allende began singing in 1959, at the age of seven.
Private life
By the late 1960s, Allende had ventured into Spanish-language Soap OperasTelenovela
A telenovela is a limited-run serial dramatic programming popular in Latin American, Portuguese, and Spanish television programming. The word combines tele, short for televisión or televisão , and novela, a Spanish or Portuguese word for "novel"...
as well as Photo Soap Operas (magazine soap operas widely produced during the 1970s in many Latin American countries). His matinee idol looks helped Allende become a super star and teen idol
Teen idol
A teen idol is a celebrity who is widely idolized by teenagers; he or she is often young but not necessarily teenaged. Often teen idols are actors or pop singers, but some sports figures have an appeal to teenagers. Some teen idols began their careers as child actors...
across Latin America almost immediately.
Allende is Mexican
Mexican people
Mexican people refers to all persons from Mexico, a multiethnic country in North America, and/or who identify with the Mexican cultural and/or national identity....
by birth. His father is from Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
, his mother is from Cuba
Cuba
The Republic of Cuba is an island nation in the Caribbean. The nation of Cuba consists of the main island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city...
, and his grandfather on his father's side was Puerto Rican
Puerto Rican people
A Puerto Rican is a person who was born in Puerto Rico.Puerto Ricans born and raised in the continental United States are also sometimes referred to as Puerto Ricans, although they were not born in Puerto Rico...
. Both grandparents on his mother side are Spaniards. He was voted as one of the most desirable Latin bachelors.
Allende started off in poor conditions. A soon to be friend, Carlos Castillo, offered help to Allende. Castillo, asked his own father for various favors for Allende, such as shoes and food. One thing that Castillo asked Allende to do was to remember the Castillo family if Allende ever became famous. A favor that Allende did mention in a television interview.
During the early 1980s, Allende moved to Hollywood, California and became a respectable success in the "movie capital of the world", with major parts in important productions, playing opposite big names. Allende made for himself a great marquee name. Allende fell in love and got married to a Puerto Rican. The new couple moved to Aspen, Colorado
Aspen, Colorado
The City of Aspen is a Home Rule Municipality that is the county seat and the most populous city of Pitkin County, Colorado, United States. The United States Census Bureau estimates that the city population was 5,804 in 2005...
and lived there for 15 years. They have two sons, Elán and Adán.
Career
During the 1981–1982 television season, Allende had a recurring role on the NBCNBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
prime time soap opera Flamingo Road as "Julio Sanchez". Furthermore, Allende became the host of the Spanish version of the television singing contest: Star Search
Star Search
Star Search is a television show that was produced from 1983-95, hosted by Ed McMahon, and created by Alfred Masini. A relaunch was produced in 2003-04. The show was originally filmed at the old Earl Carroll Theatre at 6230 Sunset Blvd...
(Buscando Estrellas).
His wife had been a world traveller in her single years and Allende then became a regular vacationer at Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
an spots. His two boys consider Venice, Italy and Mykonos, Greece as their favorite vacationing spot, but Allende and mostly his wife prefer London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, where the latter lived for many years studying in graduate school the life and art of Vasilly Kandinsky, and she fell in love with the city.
Fernando and his wife forged a friendship with Prince Michael of Kent, seventh in line for the British
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
throne. Queen Elizabeth II
Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom
Elizabeth II is the constitutional monarch of 16 sovereign states known as the Commonwealth realms: the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Jamaica, Barbados, the Bahamas, Grenada, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Belize,...
became interested in their friendship, and had the British secret service conduct a major investigation into the Allende family. Nothing wrong was found with the Allende family, and eventually the Queen approved of their friendship. They were guests of honor in the Celebration of the 100th Anniversary of the Victoria and Albert Museum which was held in London. They were also invited to travel with the Kents to the Gala Opening in the Houston Museum of Art where the collection of the V & A started its world tour.
Since 2001, Fernando and his wife moved to Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...
, where Fernando has successfully returned to his career as an actor, singer, and initiated a new career in painting
Painting
Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a surface . The application of the medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush but other objects can be used. In art, the term painting describes both the act and the result of the action. However, painting is...
. Furthermore, he has directed and produced his own movies and mini series. He has also been one of the steady judges of the popular Puerto Rican
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...
talent
Talent show
A talent show is an event where participants perform their talent or talents of acting, singing, dancing, acrobatics, drumming, martial arts, playing an instrument, and other activities to showcase a unique form of talent, sometimes for a reward, trophy or prize...
/reality show, Objetivo Fama
Objetivo Fama
Objetivo Fama is a Puerto Rican singing talent contest that has been on air for over five years on WLII, the Univision outlet in Puerto Rico; and on Telefutura in the mainland United States...
, and presently hosts his own television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
variety show called: Entre Amigos (Amongst Friends).He owns EL DORADO STUDIOS a TV and motion picture facility in Dorado,Puerto Rico.
In December 2007, he was the host for Miss World 2007
Miss World 2007
Miss World 2007, the 57th Miss World pageant was held at the Crown of Beauty Theatre, Sanya, People's Republic of China on December 1, 2007. It was hosted by Fernando Allende and Angela Chow. Zhang Zilin of the People's Republic of China won the crown and succeeded Miss World 2006, Taťána Kuchařová...
in Sanya, China alongside Angela Chow
Angela Chow
Angela Chow is a Canadian-raised actress and presenter of Chinese ethnicity known for hosting Miss World 2003 until Miss World 2012 as well as currently having her own talk shows Good Morning China and Du Bao Magazine Critique....
.He presently is working on a sitcom made in Puerto Rico called "Que familia mas normal" on TuTv.
Telenovelas
- Esperanza del CorazonEsperanza del CorazónEsperanza del Corazón is a telenovela produced by Luis de Llano Macedo, starring Bianca Marroquin and Patricio Borghetti as the main protagonists. Lucía Méndez, Lisardo Guarinos with Carmen Aub and Tania Vásquez as the main antagonists/ main villains. Mane de la Parra and Thelma Madrigal as the...
(2011) - Orlando Duarte - SortilegioSortilegioSortilegio is a Mexican telenovela produced by Carla Estrada for Televisa and It stars Jacqueline Bracamontes, William Levy. It is a remake of Tú o nadie. Univision aired Sortilegio from October 6, 2009 to February 17, 2010 at 9pm/8pm central...
(2009) - Antonio - "Besos prohibidos" as Jose Luis (1999)
- "Maria BonitaMaria Bonita (telenovela)María Bonita is a 1995 Colombian telenovela hit which starred Adela Noriega, Fernando Allende, and Julio Cesar Luna.-Story:This story develops in Isla Fuerte, a Caribbean island where Augusto Santos is in his third term as President...
" as Jose Santos/Damar Santoyo (1995) - "Sangre de lobos" (1991)
- "Amor de nadie" as Guillermo (1990)
- "GreciaGreciaGrecia translated means Greece, the country.Grecia is the capital city of the canton of Grecia in the province of Alajuela in Costa Rica. It is also the name of the distrito that includes the city. The district of Grecia covers an area of 6.86 km², and has a population of 15,457...
" as Fernando (1987) - "Tiempo de amarTiempo De AmarTiempo De Amar is Menudo's 33rd album .It features Abel Talamantez, Alexis Grullon, Andy Blazquez, and new members Didier Hernandez of Cuban descent and Anthony Galindo of Venezuelan descent. Didier and Anthony replaced Ashley Ruiz and Ricky Lopez after they both decided to leave the group. This...
" (1987) - "Corazón salvajeCorazón salvajeCorazón salvaje was a novel written by prolific Mexican writer Caridad Bravo Adams and published in 1957 after it had been adapted to the screen the previous year....
" as Renato (1977) - "El Milagro de vivir" (1975)
- "Ana del aire" as Gerardo (1973)
TV series
- "SuperboySuperboy (TV series)Superboy is a half-hour live-action television series based on the fictional DC Comics comic book character Kal-El's early years as Superboy. The show ran from 1988–1992 in syndication...
" as club owner (1989) - "Miami ViceMiami ViceMiami Vice is an American television series produced by Michael Mann for NBC. The series starred Don Johnson and Philip Michael Thomas as two Metro-Dade Police Department detectives working undercover in Miami. It ran for five seasons on NBC from 1984–1989...
" as Tico Arriola (1986) - "Hunter" as Moreno (1985)
- "The Hitchhiker" as Victor (1985)
- "Murder, She WroteMurder, She WroteMurder, She Wrote is an American television mystery series starring Angela Lansbury as mystery writer and amateur detective Jessica Fletcher. The series aired for 12 seasons from 1984 to 1996 on the CBS network, with 264 episodes transmitted. It was followed by four TV films and a spin-off series,...
" as Miguel Santana (1985) - "Master of the GameMaster of the GameMaster of the Game is a novel by Sidney Sheldon, first published in hardback format in 1982. Spanning six generations in the lives of the fictional MacGregor/Blackwell family, the critically acclaimed novel debuted at number one on the New York Times Bestseller List...
" as George Mellis (1984) - "Hart to HartHart to HartHart to Hart is an American television series, starring Robert Wagner and Stefanie Powers as Jonathan and Jennifer Hart, a wealthy couple who also moonlighted as amateur detectives. The series was created by writer Sidney Sheldon and produced by Aaron Spelling and Leonard Goldberg...
" as Fernando (1981–1983) - "Flamingo Road" as Julio Sanchez (1981–1982)
- "The PhoenixThe Phoenix (1982 TV series)The Phoenix is a 1982 television series starring Judson Scott which was on ABC for about one month. The plot revolved around an ancient extraterrestrial named Bennu of the Golden Light, who is discovered in a sarcophagus in Peru and awakened in the 20th Century...
" as Diego DeVarga (1981)
Movies
- MariaMaría (film)María is a 1938 Mexican film. It was directed byChano Urueta....
(2010) - El CimarrónEl Cimarrón (film)The film El Cimarrón follows the lives of two African slaves brought to Puerto Rico during the era of slavery in the 19th Century.-Cast:* Pedro Telemaco - Marcos* Fernando Allende - Don Pablo* Dolores Pedro Torriente - Carolina* Teófilo Torres...
(2006) - SlayerSlayerSlayer is an American thrash metal band formed in Huntington Park, California, in 1981 by guitarists Jeff Hanneman and Kerry King. Slayer rose to fame with their 1986 release, Reign in Blood, and is credited as one of the "Big Four" thrash metal acts, along with Metallica, Megadeth and...
as Luis (2006) - Siempre te amare as Lead (2004)
- Naked Lies as Damian Medina (1998)
- Angely smerti (1993)
- StalingradStalingrad (1989 film)Stalingrad is a 1989 two-part Soviet-East German-Czechoslovak-American co-production directed by Yuri Ozerov, who also wrote the script. The film revolves around the Battle of Stalingrad.-Film I:...
(1989) - Beverly Hills BratsBeverly Hills BratsBeverly Hills Brats is a 1989 American comedy film. Directed by Jim Sotos, the film starred Peter Billingsley, Martin Sheen, Burt Young, Terry Moore, George Kirby, Ruby Keeler and Whoopi Goldberg in a cameo role.-Plot:...
as Roberto (1989) - Un Hombre y una mujer con suerte (1988)
- The Alamo: Thirteen Days to GloryThe Alamo: Thirteen Days to GloryThe Alamo: Thirteen Days to Glory is a made-for-TV film starring Brian Keith as Davy Crockett, James Arness as James Bowie, Alec Baldwin as Col. Travis, Raul Julia as Santa Anna, and a single scene cameo by Lorne Greene as Sam Houston...
as Alamonte (1987) - Murder in Three ActsMurder in Three ActsMurder in Three Acts is a 1986 British-American television film produced by Warner Bros. Television, featuring Peter Ustinov as Agatha Christie's Belgian detective Hercule Poirot...
as Ricardo Montoya (1986) - Heartbreaker as Beto (1983)
- Johnny Chicano (1981)
- El Lobo negro (1981)
- Duelo a muerte as Carlos Aceves/El Lobo Negro (1981)
- Con la muerte en ancas as Casey Kelly (1980)
- El Contrabando del paso (1980)
- El Hombre de los hongos as Sebastian (1980)
- FronteraFrontera FilmFrontera is a Mexican motion picture categorized as action and thriller. It was filmed in 1979 and released in 1980.- Synopsis :...
as Fernando (1980) - Verano salvaje (1980)
- La Venganza del lobo negro (1980)
- The Streets of L.A. as Ramon Gallo Zamora (1979)
- La Ilegal (1979)
- Te quieroTe Quiero (Daniela Romo film)Te Quiero is a Mexican motion picture categorized as drama and romance. It was filmed in 1978 and released in 1979.- Synopsis :Claudia is an administrator in the successful company of her father...
(1979) - La Guera Rodriguez (1978)
- La Coquito as Julio (1977)
- ¿Y ahora qué, señor fiscal? (1977)
- La Virgen de Guadalupe as Juan Diego (1976)
- El Pacto as Sergio (1976)
- Negro es un bello color as Mario (1974)
- El Desconocido (1974)
- El Primer amor (1974)
- El Amor tiene cara de mujer (1973)
- Mecánica nacionalMecánica nacionalMecánica nacional is a 1972 Mexican film. It was directed by Luis Alcoriza....
(1972) - MaríaMaría (film)María is a 1938 Mexican film. It was directed byChano Urueta....
as Efrain (1972) - Para servir a usted (1971)