Jaime Fernández

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Biography

Nicolás Jaime Fernández Reyes (December 6, 1933), better known simply as Jaime Fernández, was a Mexican actor and union leader.

Over his career, he won 3 Silver Ariel awards — the Mexican equivalent of the Oscar — including one for what is arguably his best-known role, playing Friday, the protagonist's associate in Luis Buñuel's Robinson Crusoe. He appeared in over 200 films and served as the general secretary of the National Association of Actors (ANDA) for 11 years.

Known For

A Bullet for the General

General Elías

Guns for San Sebastian

Golden Lance

Robinson Crusoe

Friday

The Brute

Julián García (uncredited)

Santo vs. the Vampire Women

Insp. Carlos

The Bricklayers

Perez Gomez

Las Islas Marias

Ricardo

The River and Death

Romulo Menchaca

Full Filmography

Year	Title	Role
2002	Carreras parejeras MOVIE	Self
2001	El narco del año 2 MOVIE	Self
2000	Noches violentas MOVIE	Don Gonzalo
1999	El recomendado MOVIE	Self
1999	El jardinero MOVIE	Adán Moreno
1997	Los peluqueros MOVIE	Self
1996	Crimen en Chihuahua MOVIE	Don Jesús
1995	Los cargadores MOVIE	Self
1995	La Fuga de los Pérez MOVIE	Self
1994	Juana la Cubana MOVIE	Self
1987	El Aduanal MOVIE	Self
1982	La Herencia de Teto MOVIE	Self
1982	San Juan de Dios es Jalisco MOVIE	Self
1981	La cosecha de mujeres MOVIE	Self
1980	Persecución y muerte de Benjamín Argumedo MOVIE	Self
1979	Benjamín Argumedo el rebelde MOVIE	Self
1979	Tierra sangrienta MOVIE	Self
1978	The Achievers MOVIE	Self
1977	The Mexican MOVIE	Self
1977	El moro de Cumpas MOVIE	Self
1976	The Bricklayers MOVIE	Perez Gomez
1976	Longitud de Guerra MOVIE	Jerónimo
1976	Chicano MOVIE	Self
1975	Ven conmigo TV	Arturo Fernandez del Valle
1974	Peregrina MOVIE	Self
1974	La muerte de Pancho Villa MOVIE	Melitón Lozaya
1971	The Revenge of Gabino Barrera MOVIE	Self
1970	Emiliano Zapata MOVIE	Self
1970	Emiliano Zapata MOVIE	The President
1970	The World's Oldest Profession MOVIE	Teniente Julio Ávila
1969	El Ultimo Pistolero MOVIE	Martín Hernández
1969	Romance sobre ruedas MOVIE	Self
1969	Lauro Puñales MOVIE	Self
1969	El Caballo Bayo MOVIE	Self
1968	The Shadow of the Bat MOVIE	Self
1968	Lucio Vazquez MOVIE	Self
1968	Stripping and Dying MOVIE	Self
1968	Caballo prieto azabache MOVIE	Rodolfo Fierro
1968	There are not Crosses in the Sea MOVIE	Pedro
1967	Damiana and the Men MOVIE	Self
1967	Amanecí en tus brazos MOVIE	Self
1967	La soldadera MOVIE	Juan
1967	Guns for San Sebastian MOVIE	Golden Lance
1967	A Bullet for the General MOVIE	General Elías
1966	El mexicano MOVIE	Self
1966	Hombres de roca MOVIE	Self
1966	El alazán y el rosillo MOVIE	Juventino Torres
1966	Blue Demon vs. the Satanic Power MOVIE	Gustavo
1965	El Hijo De Gabino Barrera MOVIE	Self
1965	Blue Demon MOVIE	Prof. Lauro Carral
1965	Nido De Aguilas MOVIE	Self
1965	Tarahumara (Further and farther) MOVIE	Corachi
1965	Gabino Barrera MOVIE	Self
1964	Los fenómenos del fútbol MOVIE	Self
1964	Canción del alma MOVIE	Self
1964	Las chivas rayadas MOVIE	Self
1964	El corrido de María Pistolas MOVIE	Self
1963	El norteño MOVIE	Self
1963	Asi Es Mi Mexico MOVIE	Self
1963	The Macabre Footprint MOVIE	Inspector Portillo
1963	Storm in the Ring MOVIE	Self
1963	Rutilo el forastero MOVIE	Self
1963	The Incredible Face of Dr. B. MOVIE	Inspector Portillo
1963	La muerte en el desfiladero MOVIE	Self
1963	El señor Tormenta MOVIE	Self
1963	Alias El Alacrán MOVIE	Self
1963	Los chacales MOVIE	Self
1963	La sombra blanca MOVIE	Self
1962	El asaltacaminos MOVIE	Self
1962	Horizontes de sangre MOVIE	Self
1962	Santo vs. the Vampire Women MOVIE	Insp. Carlos
1962	Camino de la horca MOVIE	Self
1962	El muchacho de Durango MOVIE	Self
1962	The Avenging Fox MOVIE	Self
1962	Pueblo de odios MOVIE	Self
1962	The Deadly Trap MOVIE	Self
1962	The Revenge of the Shadow MOVIE	Self
1962	El justiciero vengador MOVIE	Self
1962	Santo vs. the Zombies MOVIE	Detective Rodriguez
1962	El fistol del diablo IV MOVIE	Federico Ramírez
1962	The Infernal Coffin MOVIE	Federico Ramírez
1961	El jinete enmascarado MOVIE	Self
1961	Escuela de valientes MOVIE	Self
1961	Que me maten en tus brazos MOVIE	Self
1961	El hijo del charro negro MOVIE	Self
1961	El Bronco Reynosa MOVIE	Self
1961	Bonitas las Tapatias MOVIE	Self
1961	El Padre Pistolas MOVIE	Self
1961	Una pasión me domina MOVIE	Self
1960	El correo del norte MOVIE	Self
1960	Dos hijos desobedientes MOVIE	Self
1960	The Law of Guns MOVIE	Comisario
1960	Cómicos y canciones MOVIE	Charrascas
1960	The Iron Mask MOVIE	Germán
1960	Miracle Roses MOVIE	Nanoaltzin
1960	El impostor MOVIE	Miguel
1960	Vuelta al paraíso MOVIE	Self
1960	Herencia trágica MOVIE	Self
1960	Calibre 44 MOVIE	Raúl
1960	The Mask of Death MOVIE	Self
1960	Una bala es mi testigo MOVIE	Self
1959	Thirst for Love MOVIE	José
1959	Sand kisses MOVIE	Self
1959	La reina del cielo MOVIE	Self
1958	El jinete solitario en el valle de los buitres MOVIE	Self
1958	The Scarlet Fox: Hanged Man’s Revenge MOVIE	Self
1958	El jinete negro MOVIE	Jonas Pantoja
1958	Beneath the Sky of Mexico MOVIE	Self
1958	Una cita de amor MOVIE	Román
1958	Return of the Monster MOVIE	Don Esteban
1957	The Mark of Satan MOVIE	Self
1957	The Head of Pancho Villa MOVIE	Eduardo Jimenez
1957	Zonga, el ángel diabólico MOVIE	Dejo
1957	The Headless Rider MOVIE	Fernando
1957	Morir de pie MOVIE	Self
1957	Las manzanas de Dorotea MOVIE	Self
1956	Talpa MOVIE	Esteban
1956	Massacre MOVIE	Juan Pedro
1955	Pecado Mortal MOVIE	Jose María
1955	El monstruo en la sombra MOVIE	Self
1955	..Y mañana serán mujeres MOVIE	Self
1954	Untouched MOVIE	Bernabé
1954	The River and Death MOVIE	Romulo Menchaca
1954	Robinson Crusoe MOVIE	Friday
1954	The Abduction MOVIE	(uncredited)
1954	Las tres Elenas MOVIE	Pablo
1954	Rebellion of the Hanged MOVIE	Urbano
1953	The Proud and the Beautiful MOVIE	Bus driver (uncredited)
1953	Frontera norte MOVIE	Jimmy
1953	The Brute MOVIE	Julián García (uncredited)
1952	When Children Sin MOVIE	Fidel
1952	Soledad's Shawl MOVIE	Mauro
1952	Mi campeón MOVIE	Espectador del fútbol americano (uncredited)
1951	Las Islas Marias MOVIE	Ricardo
1950	One Day of Life MOVIE	Teniente
1949	The Unloved Woman MOVIE	Marcial (uncredited)

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