Thursday, November 22, 2007

May he rest in peace

Fernando Fernán-Gómez the great Spanish actor, director and writer has died at the age of 86 in Madrid

One of first to react to the news was the minister of Culture, Caesar Antonio  Molina, who emphasized that Fernán-Gómez included throughout his  life all facets of the theatre from  interpretation, to  writing and  direction.

Yesterday, the King and Queen and the Princes de Asturias sent individual telegrams  of condolence to Emma Cohen expressing their feelings of great sorrow to the actor's children.  Don Juan Carlos and  Doña Sofía said the multitalented figure of Fernán-Gómez; actor, director, academic  writer was outstanding and emphasized that he had   been a key figure in Spanish arts over the last sixty years. 

Jose Luis  Rodriguez Zapatero, also sent a condolence telegram to the family emphasizing  that ", nobody has provoked greater  admiration amongst their own companions and all the Spanish society "  After expressing his " deep feeling of condolence ", Zapatero emphasized that their work and its figure " are  essential to understand the contemporary Spanish culture " . 

The president of  the PP, Mariano Rajoy, said that Fernando Fernán-Gómez  leaves an inheritance which, without a doubt, all  Spaniards are going to learn ". 

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