Fernando Valgañón

Fernando Valgañón
Born	Fernando Valgañón Esnal 1966 Sestao, Spain
Died	19 April 2018(2018-04-19) (aged 51–52) Barakaldo, Spain
Nationality	Spanish
Other names	Fernan
Alma mater	Asti Leku College University of the Basque Country (BA, BA) Basauri Theatre School (BA)
Occupation(s)	actor, teacher, drama teacher, theatre director
Employer(s)	Asti Leku College Ánima Eskola School of Drama University of the Basque Country
Organization	Basque Actors Union

Fernando Valgañón Esnal (1966-2018) was a Spanish actor, teacher and theatre director.

Life and career

Fernando Valgañón was born in Sestao, Spain. He studied at Asti Leku College. When he was young he was a member (as a dancer) of the Salleko Dance Group of Sestao.[1]

He graduated in hispanic philology from the University of the Basque Country. He graduated in drama from the Basauri Theatre School. Later he got a licenciate degree in audiovisual communication in the University of the Basque Country and a bachelor's in business also in the University of the Basque Country.

As an actor, he acted in films such as Menos que cero (1996) and Suerte (1997).[2] He taught acting, directing, and production at theater and film schools such as Artebi, Ánima Eskola School of Drama, the Basauri Theatre School, and others.[3][4] He collaborated with the postgraduate course in theater at the University of the Basque Country. He was also a teacher of Spanish language and literature and theater at Asti Leku College.[5]

He was a member and creator of the direction and production company Txamuskina Teatro.[6] Valgañón was a member of the Basque actors and actresses union "Euskal Aktoreen Batasuna" (Basque Actors Union). He was elected General Secretary of the union.

Filmography

Films

• Less Than Zero (1996)
• Luck (1997)

Theatre

• Out of my mind (1997)
• Once upon a time (1999)
• Mohican Theater (2000)
• Boxes (2002)
• The King of Merengue (2009)[7]

References

1. Zunzunegi, E. (2012-05-04). "Salleko danza en Sestao". Deia (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-09-06.
2. "Fernando Valgañón (cine.com)". cine.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-09-06.
3. "UPV-EHU. University Course "The training of the actor / actress. Interpretation, Creation and Performance."".
4. "Teoria e historia del teatro". www.euskalnet.net. Retrieved 2022-09-06.
5. "Agur t'erdi Fernando!". Asti Leku ikastola (in European Spanish). 2018-04-20. Retrieved 2022-09-06.
6. "La representación de la obra 'Cajas' celebrará el Día del Teatro en Bilbao". El País (in Spanish). 2002-03-22. ISSN 1134-6582. Retrieved 2022-09-06.
7. "Teatro solidario". El Correo (in European Spanish). 2009-10-13. Retrieved 2022-09-06.