Fernando Tejero Muñoz-Torrero (born 24 February 1965) is a Spanish actor. Among his work, he has acted in multiple films, including Football Days (2003), for which he won the Goya Award for Best New Actor, The Longest Penalty Shot in the World (2005), Chef's Special (2008), Five Square Meters (2011), and Prison 77 (2022). His portrayal of porter Emilio Delgado in comedy television series Aquí no hay quien viva earned him a great deal of popularity in Spain.
Early life and career Fernando Tejero Muñoz-Torrero was born in Córdoba on 24 February 1965. Since he was very young, Tejero knew he wanted to be an actor. However his father wanted Tejero to become a bullfighter.
Tejero worked with his parents in a seafood market. According to Tejero, during this period in his life, he had his first bad experience with showbusiness. He said he met a very famous Spanish actress with whom he had a cordial conversation. She ignored him and looked at him with contempt when she discovered he worked at a seafood market.
Tejero moved to Madrid to study dramatic art and joined the Cristina Rota acting school, where he met Alberto San Juan, who offered him a role in a play of the theatre group .
Tejero landed his feature film debut with a minor role in I Will Survive (1999). He went on to perform in bit parts in Spanish movies, slowly gaining recognition. In 2002, he appeared as a disabled man in Mondays in the Sun. In 2003, he was offered a role in Football Days, for which he won the Goya Award for best new actor. In that same year, during the casting of the now-famous Spanish ensemble comedy Aquí no hay quien viva, he was originally offered the part of Paco, the video store clerk. However, a new role was subsequently created for him, that of Emilio, the concierge; this allowed him a much more visible role than originally planned. With the show's great success, Tejero became a household name in Spain.
Since then, he has had leading roles in films, such as The Longest Penalty Shot in the World. He also covered the song "" by Extremoduro with Melendi. In 2011 he participated in the video clip Gypsy Funky Love Me Do by Rosario Flores.
In 2012 he played Fermín Trujillo in La que se avecina, being Lola's father (Macarena Gómez) and Estela Reynolds' husband (Antonia San Juan). In February 2025 it was announced he left the series.
In 2025, he portrayed the dominican friar in the historical adventure in The Captive, describing his homophobic and homosexual character as "more of a survivor than a villain".
Personal life Tejero is openly gay, and during a time he dated Miguel Ortíz Vera, Mister Gay Spain 2012. They broke up in 2013, at the time when he announced he was gay. They reconciled days after. In 2016 he dated the musician Pascual Cantero, and they broke up one year later.
Partial filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 1999 Sobreviviré (I Will Survive) Feature film debut 2001 La mujer de mi vida 2002 Los lunes al sol (Mondays in the Sun) Lázaro 2003 Torremolinos 73 Juan Luis Días de fútbol (Football Days) Serafín 2004 Cachorro (Bear Cub) Macarrilla Crimen Ferpecto (The Ferpect Crime) Alonso Shark Tale Oscar Voice in European Spanish dub 2005 El penalti más largo del mundo (The Longest Penalty Shot in the World) Fernando Díaz 2006 Volando voy (My Quick Way Out) Juan Va a ser que nadie es perfecto (Nobody Is Perfect) Carlos 2007 Días de cine (Cinema Days) Fino Antonio 2008 Fuera de carta (Chef's Special) Ramiro 8 citas (8 Dates) Antonio Andrés 2009 Al final del camino (Road to Santiago) Nacho 2010 Desechos Soto 2011 En fuera de juego (Offside) Javi Cinco metros cuadrados (Five Square Meters) Álex (El sueño de Iván) Toribio 2012 La chispa de la vida (As Luck Would Have It) Johnny 2020 Explota, explota (My Heart Goes Boom!) Chimo 2021 La casa del caracol (The House of Snails) Editor El club del paro (The Unemployment Club) Jesús 2022 La piel en llamas (Skin in Flames) Doctor Arellano Modelo 77 (Prison 77) Marbella La fortaleza (The Fortress) Notario ('notary') 2023 Últimas voluntades (Last Wishes) Coque El cautivo (The Captive)
Television
Accolades
Year Award Category Work Result 2004 Best New Actor Football Days Best Film Actor in a Secondary Role Best New Actor Best Television Actor in a New Role Aquí no hay quien viva 2009 Best Supporting Actor Chef's Special 2022 Best Film Actor in a Minor Role The House of Snails 2023 2nd Carmen Awards Best Supporting Actor Prison 77 Best Supporting Actor Best Film Actor in a Secondary Role Best Film Actor in a Minor Role The Captive
TP de Oro: Best Television Actor (2004) Premio Fotogramas de Plata: Best Television Actor (2005)
References
External links
Bio Page at the Antena 3 Web Portal