Fernando Luján
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Fernando Luján is an actor, born in Mexico City
, Mexico
.
His father; Alejandro Ciangherotti, brother Alejandro Ciangherotti
Jr., wife Martha Mariana Castro
, son Fernando Ciangherotti
and daughter Vanessa Ciangherotti are also actors. He is not related to actress Daniela Luján
.
in the Cinema of Mexico credited as "Fernando Ciangherotti" but changed his stage name to "Fernando Luján" a few years later. After appearing in more than eight films, mostly light comedies, he obtained a role in the telenovela
Cuatro en la trampa at age twenty-three. The next eighteen years, he alternated his film career with television, culminating with the worldwide famous production Los ricos también lloran
. The next twelve years he did not participate in telenovelas and only starred in four films. He returned to television with Vida robada and Cadenas de amargura in 1991.
After participating in three other telenovelas for Televisa
in the next five years, he signed a contract with TV Azteca
to co-star with Angélica Aragón
in the second telenovela of that new network titled Mirada de mujer
. This telenovela was a success and would produce a sequel six years later. After Mirada de mujer he obtained significant roles in film, especially as the star of the film-version of Gabriel García Márquez
's book No One Writes to the Colonel
in 1999 (El coronel no tiene quien le escriba). His performance in this film was qualified as "remarkable" by The New York Times
. In 2005, he received the Ariel Award
by the Mexican Academy of Film in honoring his career and contributions to film.
Mexico City
Mexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole...
, 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 father; Alejandro Ciangherotti, brother Alejandro Ciangherotti
Alejandro Ciangherotti
Alejandro Ciangherotti was a Mexican film actor. He appeared in 45 films between 1953 and 1999.-External links:...
Jr., wife Martha Mariana Castro
Martha Mariana Castro
Martha Mariana Castro is a Mexican actress. She is married to actor Fernando Luján, with whom she has a son, Franco Paolo Ciangherotti....
, son Fernando Ciangherotti
Fernando Ciangherotti
Fernando Ciangherotti is a Mexican television soap opera actor. He is the son of Fernando Lujan and Martha Mariana Castro.-External links:* on the Internet Movie Database...
and daughter Vanessa Ciangherotti are also actors. He is not related to actress Daniela Luján
Daniela Luján
Daniela Luján is a Mexican pop singer and actress.-Biography:Born on April 5, 1988 to Miguel Barrios Luján and Amalia Rodríguez Gómez, she is the youngest of three daughters....
.
Acting career
He started his acting career as a childChild actor
The term child actor or child actress is generally applied to a child acting in motion pictures or television, but also to an adult who began his or her acting career as a child; to avoid confusion, the latter is also called a former child actor...
in the Cinema of Mexico credited as "Fernando Ciangherotti" but changed his stage name to "Fernando Luján" a few years later. After appearing in more than eight films, mostly light comedies, he obtained a role in the telenovela
Telenovela
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"...
Cuatro en la trampa at age twenty-three. The next eighteen years, he alternated his film career with television, culminating with the worldwide famous production Los ricos también lloran
Los ricos también lloran
Los Ricos También Lloran is a popular telenovela produced in Mexico in 1979, starring Verónica Castro, Rogelio Guerra and Rocío Banquells. Castro also sang the theme Aprendí a Llorar , a song written by Lolita de la Colina. The telenovela was produced by Chilean Valentín Pimstein and Carlos...
. The next twelve years he did not participate in telenovelas and only starred in four films. He returned to television with Vida robada and Cadenas de amargura in 1991.
After participating in three other telenovelas for Televisa
Televisa
Televisa is a Mexican multimedia conglomerate, the largest mass media company in Latin America and in the Spanish-speaking world. It is a major international entertainment business, with much of its programming airing in the United States on Univision, with which it has an exclusive contract...
in the next five years, he signed a contract with TV Azteca
TV Azteca
Azteca, is the second largest Mexican television entertainment. It was established in 1983 as the state-owned Instituto Mexicano de la Televisión , a holding of the national TV networks channel 13 and 7 and was privatized under its current name in 1993 and now is part of Grupo Salinas...
to co-star with Angélica Aragón
Angélica Aragón
Angélica Aragón is a Mexican actress of telenovelas and such films as Dune, A Walk in the Clouds, Bella, Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights, Vivir un poco, Mirada de mujer, Novia que te vea, and the blockbuster film Sexo, pudor y lágrimas.-Early life:Aragón was born Angélica Espinoza Stransky in Mexico...
in the second telenovela of that new network titled Mirada de mujer
Mirada de mujer
Mirada de mujer is a Mexican telenovela, which was produced by and broadcast on TV Azteca in 1997, based in the Colombian telenovela of 1994 " Señora Isabel". It is considered one of the best Telenovelas in the history of the television industry in Mexico...
. This telenovela was a success and would produce a sequel six years later. After Mirada de mujer he obtained significant roles in film, especially as the star of the film-version of Gabriel García Márquez
Gabriel García Márquez
Gabriel José de la Concordia García Márquez is a Colombian novelist, short-story writer, screenwriter and journalist, known affectionately as Gabo throughout Latin America. He is considered one of the most significant authors of the 20th century. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in...
's book No One Writes to the Colonel
No One Writes to the Colonel (film)
No One Writes to the Colonel is a 1999 Spanish-language film directed by Arturo Ripstein. It was an international co-production between France, Spain and Mexico...
in 1999 (El coronel no tiene quien le escriba). His performance in this film was qualified as "remarkable" by The New York Times
The New York Times
The New York Times is an American daily newspaper founded and continuously published in New York City since 1851. The New York Times has won 106 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any news organization...
. In 2005, he received the Ariel Award
Ariel Award
The Ariel is the Mexican Academy of Film Award. It has been awarded annually since 1947. The award recognizes excellence in motion picture making, such as acting, directing and screenwriting in Mexican cinema. It is considered the most prestigious award in the Mexican movie industry.- History :The...
by the Mexican Academy of Film in honoring his career and contributions to film.
Awards
- Ariel Award in 2005Ariel Award in 2005The XLVII Award of the Premio Ariel of the Academia Mexicana de Artes y Ciencias Cinematográficas took place on March 29 of 2005 at the Palacio de Bellas Artes...
- Diosa de plata ("Silver Goddess") to honor his career in the Cinema of Mexico
Telenovelas
- Entre el Amor y el DeseoEntre el Amor y el DeseoEntre el Amor y el Deseo is a Mexican telenovela by TV Azteca. It premiered on 2010. The protagonists are the international stars Lorena Rojas and Victor Gonzalez Reynoso. Grand actors such as Fernando Lujan, Hector Bonilla, Alvaro Guerrero, Veronica Merchant, Paco de la O and Gina Morett also...
(2010) as Edgar Dumont - Montecristo (2006) as Alberto Lombardo
- Las JuanasLas JuanasLas Juanas is a Colombian telenovela. It first aired in 1997 on the Colombian Network RCN. The show was written by Bernardo Romero Pereira, and was his most successful telenovela after the globally distributed series Café and Yo Soy Betty, La Fea....
(2004) as Calixto Matamoros - Mirada de mujer: El regresoMirada de mujer: El regreso (TV series)Mirada de mujer: El regreso is a Mexican telenovela, which was produced by and broadcast on TV Azteca in 2003. It is the sequel of Mirada de Mujer .-Synopsis:...
(2003) as Lic. Ignacio San Millán - Lo que es el amor (2001) as Emiliano Lomelí
- Todo por amor (2000) as Gonzalo Robles
- Mirada de mujerMirada de mujerMirada de mujer is a Mexican telenovela, which was produced by and broadcast on TV Azteca in 1997, based in the Colombian telenovela of 1994 " Señora Isabel". It is considered one of the best Telenovelas in the history of the television industry in Mexico...
(1997) as Lic. Ignacio San Millán - Para toda la vidaPara Toda La Vida"Para Toda La Vida" is the first official single to be released from El Sueño De Morfeo's 2007 studio album, "Nos vemos en el camino". The single was premiered on March 10 in Los40 radio Spain. On March 24 debuted at #34 on Los40.-Music video:...
(1996) as Juan Angel - La palomaLa PalomaThis article is about the song. For the American city, see La Paloma, Texas."La Paloma" is a popular song, having been produced and reinterpreted in diverse cultures, settings, arrangements, and recordings over the last 140 years. The song was composed and written by Spanish composer Sebastián...
(1995) - Sueño de amor (1993)
- Cadenas de amargura (1991) as Padre Julio
- Vida robada (1991) as Don Ramon
- Los ricos también lloranLos ricos también lloranLos Ricos También Lloran is a popular telenovela produced in Mexico in 1979, starring Verónica Castro, Rogelio Guerra and Rocío Banquells. Castro also sang the theme Aprendí a Llorar , a song written by Lolita de la Colina. The telenovela was produced by Chilean Valentín Pimstein and Carlos...
(1979) as Diego - Bella y Bestia (1979)
- María José (1978) as El Jaiba
- La venganza (1977)
- Los que ayudan a Dios (1973)
- Marina Lavalle (1965)
- La culpa de los padres (1963)
- Cuatro en la trampa (1961)
Films
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External links
- Fernando Luján at the Telenovela database.
- El coronel no tiene quien le escriba review on The New York TimesThe New York TimesThe New York Times is an American daily newspaper founded and continuously published in New York City since 1851. The New York Times has won 106 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any news organization...