Fernando Tejero

Fernando Tejero Muñoz-Torrero (born 24 February 1967) 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.^[1]

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Tejero and the second or maternal family name is Muñoz-Torrero.

Fernando Tejero
Tejero in 2024
Born	Fernando Tejero Muñoz-Torrero (1967-02-24) 24 February 1967 (age 58) Córdoba, Spain
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1999–present

Early life and career

Fernando Tejero Muñoz-Torrero was born in Córdoba on 24 February 1967.^[2] Since he was very young, Tejero knew he wanted to be an actor. However his father wanted Tejero to become a bullfighter.^[3]

Tejero studied acting at the Escuela de Arte Dramático de Córdoba, the Centro Andaluz de Teatro and the Escuela de Arte Dramático Cristina Rota de Madrid.

As a struggling actor, 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.^[3]

Tejero landed his feature film debut with a minor role in I Will Survive (1999).^[4] He went on to perform in bit parts in Spanish movies, slowly gaining recognition. He was able to establish a bond with a production company called Animalario. In 2003, he was offered a role in Días de fútbol,^[5] for which he won the Goya Award for best new actor.^[6] 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.^[7] 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.^[8] With the show's great success, Tejero has become a household name in Spain.^[9]

Since then, he has had leading roles in films, such as El penalti más largo del mundo.^[10] In 2010, he covered the song So payaso by Extremoduro with the Asturian singer Melendi. In 2011 he participated in the video clip Gypsy Funky Love Me Do by Rosario Flores.^[11]

In 2012 he played Fermín Trujillo in La que se avecina, being Lola's father (Macarena Gómez) and Estela Reynolds' husband (Antonia San Juan).^[12] In February 2025 it was announced he left the series.^[13][14]

Personal life

Tejero is openly gay,^[15] and during a time he dated Miguel Ortíz Vera, Mister Gay Spain 2012.^[16] They broke up in 2013,^[17] at the time when he announced he was gay.^[18] They reconciled days after.^[19] In 2016 he dated the musician Pascual Cantero,^[20] and they broke up one year later.^[21]

Partial filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
1999	Sobreviviré (I Will Survive)		Feature film debut	[4]
2001	La mujer de mi vida			[4]
	Noche de reyes [es]			[4]
2002	Los lunes al sol (Mondays in the Sun)	Lázaro		[22]
2003	Torremolinos 73	Juan Luis		[23]
	Días de fútbol (Football Days)	Serafín		[24]
2004	Cachorro (Bear Cub)	Macarrilla		[25]
	Crimen Ferpecto (The Ferpect Crime)	Alonso		[25]
	Shark Tale	Oscar	Voice in European Spanish dub	[26]
2005	El penalti más largo del mundo (The Longest Penalty Shot in the World)	Fernando Díaz		[25]
2006	Volando voy (My Quick Way Out)	Juan		[27]
	Va a ser que nadie es perfecto (Nobody Is Perfect)	Carlos		[28]
2007	Días de cine (Cinema Days)	Fino		[29]
	El club de los suicidas [es]	Antonio		[30]
2008	Fuera de carta (Chef's Special)	Ramiro		[31]
	8 citas (8 Dates)	Antonio		[25]
	Gente de mala calidad [es]	Andrés		[32]
2009	Al final del camino (Road to Santiago)	Nacho		[33]
2010	Desechos	Soto		[34]
2011	En fuera de juego (Offside)	Javi		[35]
	Cinco metros cuadrados (Five Square Meters)	Álex		[36]
	Ivan's Dream [es] (El sueño de Iván)	Toribio		[25]
2012	La chispa de la vida (As Luck Would Have It)	Johnny		[37]
2020	Explota, explota (My Heart Goes Boom!)	Chimo		[38]
2021	La casa del caracol (The House of Snails)	Editor		[39]
	El club del paro (The Unemployment Club)	Jesús		[40]
2022	La piel en llamas (Skin in Flames)	Doctor Arellano		[41]
	Modelo 77 (Prison 77)	Marbella		[42]
	La fortaleza (The Fortress)	Notario ('notary')		[43]
2023	Últimas voluntades (Last Wishes)	Coque		[44]

Television

• Compañeros (2002)
• Aquí no hay quien viva (2003–2006)
• El síndrome de Ulises( 2008)

Gominolas (2007)

• La que se avecina (2012–present)

Accolades

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result	Ref.
2004	18th Goya Awards	Best New Actor	Football Days	Won	[45]
	13th Actors and Actresses Union Awards	Best Film Actor in a Secondary Role		Nominated	[46][47]
		Best New Actor		Nominated
		Best Television Actor in a New Role	Aquí no hay quien viva	Won
2009	23rd Goya Awards	Best Supporting Actor	Chef's Special	Nominated	[48]
2022	30th Actors and Actresses Union Awards	Best Film Actor in a Minor Role	The House of Snails	Nominated	[49]
2023	2nd Carmen Awards	Best Supporting Actor	Prison 77	Nominated	[50][51]
	37th Goya Awards	Best Supporting Actor		Nominated	[52]
	31st Actors and Actresses Union Awards	Best Film Actor in a Secondary Role		Nominated	[53][54]

• TP de Oro: Best Television Actor (2004)
• Premio Fotogramas de Plata: Best Television Actor (2005)