José Fernández

José Fernández is a Spanish theatre film and television actor born in Málaga He trained in drama in Málaga and Madrid rounding off his training with specialised studies in acting for the camera and techniques such as the Meisner and Chekhov methods under the guidance of teachers including José Carlos Plaza and Graham Dixon amongst others His stage career began with Andalusian theatre companies such as El Carromato and Axarco Teatro where he appeared in productions of both classical and contemporary repertoire including Blood Wedding The Prodigious Shoemaker Don Juan Tenorio and Today is a Party He subsequently continued to develop his stage craft in productions such as A Midsummer Nights Dream Yo Hamlet El sueño cóncavo de Max and Fuenteovejuna for the Melilla Golden Age Classical Theatre Festival touring throughout Spain In film he has appeared in numerous feature films notably La Mancha Negra by Enrique García and Quién llorará por mí by Paco Izquierdo for which he won the Lorca Award for Best Film as a colead His career also includes numerous short films notably Sálvame for which he received the Best Actor award at the Torremolinos Film Festival as well as Churrería Maravillas which won the Best Actor award at the Rome International Movie Awards in Rome Italy and at the Miami International Gold Awards and Nefissa which won the Best Andalusian Short Film Award at the Seville Film Festival as well as appearances in television series such as Arrayán and 45 Revoluciones amongst others In 2026 he was appointed a member of the Spanish Academy of Performing Arts