Jaime Fernández

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.

Most Famous Work

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7

A Bullet for the General

(1967) General Elías

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7

Guns for San Sebastian

(1968) Golden Lance

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6

Robinson Crusoe

(1954) Friday

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5

The Headless Rider

(1957) Fernando

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7

The Brute

(1953) Julián García (uncredited)

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6

The River and Death

(1954) Romulo Menchaca

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4

Santo vs. the Vampire Women

(1962) Insp. Carlos

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7

The Bricklayers

(1976) Perez Gomez

Acting

Year	Character	Movie/Tv
2002	N/A	Carreras parejeras 2002-12-31 Movie
2001	N/A	El narco del año 2 2001-01-01 Movie
2000	Don Gonzalo	Noches violentas 2000-01-01 Movie
1999	N/A	El recomendado 1999-12-31 Movie
	Adán Moreno	El jardinero 1999-01-01 Movie
1997	N/A	Los peluqueros 1997-01-01 Movie
1996	Don Jesús	Crimen en Chihuahua 1996-01-01 Movie
1990	N/A	El aduanal 1990-04-13 Movie
1982	N/A	La Herencia de Teto 1982-01-01 Movie
1981	N/A	La cosecha de mujeres 1981-03-25 Movie
1980	N/A	Persecución y muerte de Benjamín Argumedo 1980-12-17 Movie
1979	N/A	Benjamín Argumedo el rebelde 1979-12-13 Movie
	N/A	Tierra sangrienta 1979-08-23 Movie
1978	N/A	The Achievers 1978-11-01 Movie
1977	N/A	El moro de Cumpas 1977-01-19 Movie
	N/A	El mexicano 1977-01-01 Movie
1976	Perez Gomez	The Bricklayers 1976-12-23 Movie
	N/A	Chicano 1976-11-04 Movie
1974	N/A	Peregrina 1974-07-04 Movie
	Melitón Lozaya	La muerte de Pancho Villa 1974-05-01 Movie
1971	N/A	The Revenge of Gabino Barrera 1971-01-01 Movie
1970	The President	Emiliano Zapata 1970-11-20 Movie
	N/A	Emiliano Zapata 1970-11-20 Movie
	Teniente Julio Ávila	The World's Oldest Profession 1970-02-07 Movie
1969	Martín Hernández	El último pistolero 1969-12-25 Movie
	N/A	Romance sobre ruedas 1969-09-10 Movie
	N/A	Lauro Puñales 1969-03-12 Movie
1968	N/A	The Shadow of the Bat 1968-07-26 Movie
	N/A	Lucio Vázquez 1968-05-16 Movie
	Golden Lance	Guns for San Sebastian 1968-03-20 Movie
	N/A	Desnudarse y morir 1968-02-23 Movie
	Rodolfo Fierro	Caballo prieto azabache 1968-02-08 Movie
	Pedro	There are not Crosses in the Sea 1968-01-01 Movie
1967	N/A	Damiana and the Men 1967-10-26 Movie
	N/A	Amanecí en tus brazos 1967-09-14 Movie
	Juan	La soldadera 1967-08-10 Movie
	General Elías	A Bullet for the General 1967-01-13 Movie
1966	N/A	El mexicano 1966-11-03 Movie
	N/A	Hombres de roca 1966-10-20 Movie
	Juventino Torres	El alazán y el rosillo 1966-05-12 Movie
	Gustavo	Blue Demon vs. the Satanic Power 1966-04-27 Movie
1965	N/A	The Son of Gabino Barrera 1965-12-23 Movie
	Prof. Lauro Carral	Blue Demon 1965-07-09 Movie
	N/A	Nido de águilas 1965-07-01 Movie
	Corachi	Tarahumara (Further and farther) 1965-06-08 Movie
1964	N/A	Los fenómenos del fútbol 1964-09-10 Movie
	N/A	Canción del alma 1964-05-06 Movie
	N/A	Las chivas rayadas 1964-04-02 Movie
	N/A	El corrido de María Pistolas 1964-03-12 Movie
1963	N/A	El norteño 1963-11-07 Movie
	N/A	Asi Es Mi Mexico 1963-09-13 Movie
	Inspector Portillo	La huella macabra 1963-06-21 Movie
	N/A	Storm in the Ring 1963-06-07 Movie
	N/A	Rutilo el forastero 1963-06-06 Movie
	Inspector Portillo	The Incredible Face of Dr. B. 1963-04-26 Movie
	N/A	La muerte en el desfiladero 1963-04-05 Movie
	N/A	El señor Tormenta 1963-03-22 Movie
	N/A	Alias El Alacrán 1963-01-25 Movie
	N/A	Los chacales 1963-01-01 Movie
	N/A	La sombra blanca 1963-01-01 Movie
1962	N/A	El asaltacaminos 1962-10-26 Movie
	N/A	Horizontes de sangre 1962-10-25 Movie
	Insp. Carlos	Santo vs. the Vampire Women 1962-10-11 Movie
	N/A	Camino de la horca 1962-10-11 Movie
	N/A	El muchacho de Durango 1962-09-21 Movie
	N/A	El Zorro vengador 1962-08-31 Movie
	N/A	Pueblo de odios 1962-08-10 Movie
	N/A	La trampa mortal 1962-08-02 Movie
	N/A	La venganza de la sombra 1962-07-07 Movie
	N/A	El justiciero vengador 1962-06-08 Movie
	Detective Rodriguez	Santo vs. the Zombies 1962-05-31 Movie
	Federico Ramírez	The Infernal Coffin 1962-01-05 Movie
1961	N/A	El jinete enmascarado 1961-11-03 Movie
	N/A	Que me maten en tus brazos 1961-10-12 Movie
	N/A	Escuela de valientes 1961-10-12 Movie
	N/A	El hijo del charro negro 1961-10-01 Movie
	N/A	El Bronco Reynosa 1961-08-24 Movie
	N/A	Bonitas las Tapatias 1961-08-14 Movie
	N/A	El Padre Pistolas 1961-05-10 Movie
	N/A	Una pasión me domina 1961-02-02 Movie
1960	N/A	El correo del norte 1960-11-02 Movie
	N/A	Dos hijos desobedientes 1960-10-27 Movie
	N/A	La ley de las pistolas 1960-10-26 Movie
	N/A	Cómicos y canciones 1960-10-20 Movie
	Germán	The Iron Mask 1960-10-12 Movie
	N/A	Miracle Roses 1960-08-18 Movie
	N/A	El impostor 1960-07-28 Movie
	N/A	Vuelta al paraíso 1960-06-30 Movie
	N/A	Herencia trágica 1960-06-02 Movie
	Raúl	Calibre 44 1960-05-20 Movie
	N/A	La máscara de la muerte 1960-03-11 Movie
	N/A	Una bala es mi testigo 1960-03-10 Movie
1959	José	Thirst for Love 1959-08-29 Movie
	N/A	Sand kisses 1959-07-16 Movie
1958	N/A	El jinete solitario en el valle de los buitres 1958-12-11 Movie
	N/A	Zorro vs. the Teenage Monster 1958-12-11 Movie
	Jonas Pantoja	El jinete negro 1958-11-22 Movie
	N/A	Beneath the Sky of Mexico 1958-10-22 Movie
	Román	Una cita de amor 1958-06-05 Movie
	Don Esteban	Return of the Monster 1958-02-16 Movie
1957	N/A	The Mark of Satan 1957-12-12 Movie
	Eduardo Jimenez	The Head of Pancho Villa 1957-11-29 Movie
	Dejo	Zonga, el ángel diabólico 1957-09-24 Movie
	Fernando	The Headless Rider 1957-09-18 Movie
	N/A	Las manzanas de Dorotea 1957-04-18 Movie
1956	Esteban	Talpa 1956-12-20 Movie
	Juan Pedro	Massacre 1956-06-01 Movie
1955	N/A	The Monster of the Shadow 1955-03-10 Movie
	Jose María	Pecado Mortal 1955-03-10 Movie
	N/A	..Y mañana serán mujeres 1955-02-15 Movie
1954	Bernabé	Untouched 1954-12-23 Movie
	Romulo Menchaca	The River and Death 1954-08-22 Movie
	Friday	Robinson Crusoe 1954-08-05 Movie
	(uncredited)	The Abduction 1954-04-23 Movie
	N/A	Las tres Elenas 1954-04-15 Movie
	Urbano	Rebellion of the Hanged 1954-01-20 Movie
1953	Jimmy	Frontera norte 1953-10-08 Movie
	Julián García (uncredited)	The Brute 1953-02-05 Movie
1952	N/A	When Children Sin 1952-11-20 Movie
	Mauro	Soledad's Shawl 1952-11-13 Movie
	Espectador del fútbol americano (uncredited)	Mi campeón 1952-06-20 Movie
1951	Ricardo	Las Islas Marias 1951-08-10 Movie
1950	Teniente	One Day of Life 1950-11-23 Movie
1949	Marcial (uncredited)	La malquerida 1949-09-16 Movie
Year	Character	Movie/Tv

Directing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1995	Director	Teto, música y travestis 1995-01-01 Movie
1992	Director	Las paradas de don Roque 1992-01-01 Movie
1981	Director	La cosecha de mujeres 1981-03-25 Movie
1980	Director	Los mantenidos 1980-10-21 Movie
	Director	El siete vidas 1980-05-14 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv