Jaime Fernández
Actor
Biography
Nicolás Jaime Fernández Reyes (December 6, 1933), better known simply as Jaime Fernández, was a Mexican actor and union leader.
Over his career, he won 3 Silver Ariel awards — the Mexican equivalent of the Oscar — including one for what is arguably his best-known role, playing Friday, the protagonist's associate in Luis Buñuel's Robinson Crusoe. He appeared in over 200 films and served as the general secretary of the National Association of Actors (ANDA) for 11 years.
Filmography
A Bullet for the General
as General Elías 1967
Guns for San Sebastian
as Golden Lance 1967
Robinson Crusoe
as Friday 1954
The Brute
as Julián García (uncredited) 1953
Santo vs. the Vampire Women
as Insp. Carlos 1962
The Bricklayers
as Perez Gomez 1976
Las Islas Marias
as Ricardo 1951
The River and Death
as Romulo Menchaca 1954
El moro de Cumpas
1977
Untouched
as Bernabé 1954
Santo vs. the Zombies
as Detective Rodriguez 1962
The Unloved Woman
as Marcial (uncredited) 1949
Rebellion of the Hanged
as Urbano 1954
Emiliano Zapata
1970
Emiliano Zapata
as The President 1970
The Shadow of the Bat
1968
Soledad's Shawl
as Mauro 1952