Fernando Casanova (actor)

Casanova was born Fernando Gutiérrez López on 24 November 1925, though some sources state 1922. As a teenager, he aspired to be a bullfighter, eventually leaving his studies to follow said occupation. He had the opportunity to debut in the Toreo de la Condesa in Mexico City, where he was gored on his right leg. Afterwards, Casanova would return to the bullring, but a few years afterwards, he decided to leave the profession.{{cite web|url=http://www.elmanana.com.mx/notas.asp?id=108468|title=Quiso ser torero|trans-title=He wanted to be a bullfighter|website=La Tarde|language=es|date=9 March 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090313093411/http://www.elmanana.com.mx/notas.asp?id=108468|archive-date=13 March 2009}}

Casanova made his film debut in The Private Life of Mark Antony and Cleopatra (1947), and began appearing in secondary roles. In one of the films he appeared in, Si Adelita se fuera con otro, Jorge Negrete, the star of the film, demanded to director Chano Urueta to not have scenes at Casanova's side, due to Casanova being taller than him.{{cite book |last1=Serna |first1=Enrique |author-link=Enrique Serna |title=Jorge el bueno: la vida de Jorge Negrete |year=1993 |location=Mexico City |publisher=Editorial Clío |isbn= 978-968-69-3210-2}} He also participated School for Tramps (1955), by Rogelio A. González, alongside Miroslava and Pedro Infante. According to an anecdote, when Infante died and Casanova attended his funeral, a producer approached Casanova and told him "You should have died instead!".{{cite book |last1=García |first1=Gustavo |title=No me parezco a nadie: la vida de Pedro Infante |year=1994 |publisher=Editorial Clío |location=Mexico City |isbn=978-968-69-3218-8}}

Casanova sought to enter the Guinness World Records for being the actor with the most starring roles.{{cite web |url=http://www.oem.com.mx/esto/notas/n636472.htm |title=Fernando Casanova, al libro Guinness |trans-title=Fernando Casanova, to the Guinness book |last1=Camacho |first1=Alma Rosa |date=22 March 2008 |website= Organización Editorial Mexicana |language=es |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131216082439/http://www.oem.com.mx/esto/notas/n636472.htm |archive-date=16 December 2013}}

In 2010, at the age of 85, he married his partner of several years, María Gunariz, although he already had other previous marriages.{{cite journal |last1=Estévez |first1=Alfredo |title=Se casa Fernando Casanova |trans-title=Fernando Casanova marries |journal=Delirium Tremens |language=es |date=16 February 2010}}

Casanova died in Mexico City on 16 November 2012 due to pulmonary complications caused by prostate cancer.{{cite web |last1=Gutiérrez Segura |first1=Eduardo |url=http://www.cronica.com.mx/notas/2012/707723.html |title=Fernando Casanova murió a los 89 años |trans-title=Fernando Casanova dies at 89 |newspaper=La Crónica de Hoy |language=es |date=17 November 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161118073239/http://www.cronica.com.mx/notas/2012/707723.html |archive-date=18 November 2016}}{{cite web|url=http://g1.globo.com/pop-arte/cinema/noticia/2012/11/morre-o-ator-mexicano-fernando-casanova-que-fez-mais-de-150-filmes.html|title=Morre o ator mexicano Fernando Casanova, que fez mais de 150 filmes|trans-title=Mexican actor Fernando Casanova, who made over 150 films, dies|website=G1|language=pt-BR|date=19 November 2012}}{{cite web |url=http://www.elsiglodetorreon.com.mx/noticia/808936.fallece-el-actor-fernando-casanova.html |title=Fallece el actor Fernando Casanova |trans-title=Actor Fernando Casanova dies |date=17 November 2012 |newspaper=El Siglo de Torreón |language=es}}{{cite news |url=http://noticierostelevisa.esmas.com/especiales/526463/muere-actor-fernando-casanova/ |title=Muerte el actor Fernando Casanova |trans-title=Actor Fernando Casanova dies |website=Noticieros Televisa |language=es |date=17 November 2012}} He was survived at the time of his death by his wife María and their children Fernando, Adriana and Ligia.{{cite web|url=http://yancuic.com/yancuic/noticia/10782|title=Fernando Casanova murió a los 89 años|trans-title=Fernando Casanova dies at 89|website=Yancuic|language=es|date=17 November 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131216082142/http://yancuic.com/yancuic/noticia/10782|archive-date=16 December 2013}}

• The Private Life of Mark Antony and Cleopatra (1947)
• I Am a Charro of Rancho Grande (1947)
• Felipe Was Unfortunate (1947)
• Juan Charrasqueado (1948)
• Que Dios me perdone (1948)
• A Galician in Mexico (1949)
• The Doorman (1950)
• El Desalmado (1950)
• Get Your Sandwiches Here (1951)
• Tenement House (1951)
• Among Lawyers I See You (1951)
• Manos de seda (1951)
• The Martyr of Calvary (1952)
• The Border Man (1952)
• Él (1953)
• Cinnamon Skin (1953)
• The Sword of Granada (1953)
• School for Tramps (1955)
• The Bandits of Cold River (1956)
• El crucifijo de piedra (1956)
• No soy monedita de oro (1959)
• Cuando se quiere se quiere (1959)
• Tomy's Secret (1963)
• The Sign of the Coyote (1963)
• Creature of the Walking Dead (1965)
• Los dos apóstoles (1966)
• National Mechanics (1972)

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