Ramón Mariano Fernández Lera (1949–2022), better known as Chete Lera, was a Spanish actor. With a long on-screen career in addition to a stage career, he featured in films such as The Red Squirrel, Secrets of the Heart, Familia, Barrio, Open Your Eyes, Flores de otro mundo, and Full Moon.[1]
Chete Lera | |
|---|---|
| Born | Ramón Mariano Fernández Lera 1949 A Estrada, Spain |
| Died | 19 May 2022 (aged 72) Rincón de la Victoria, Spain |
| Occupation | Actor |
Biography
editRamón Mariano Fernández Lera was born in 1949 in A Estrada, Province of Pontevedra. He was raised for most of his childhood in Corcubión, and then moved to Madrid.[2] Prior to acting he was an aeronautic engineer, pilot, bank teller and studied psychology.[3] He began a career as a stage actor in the late 1970s,[4] including his performance in the Eduardo Fuentes-directed stage play Cabaret Castizo (premiered in Madrid on 5 January 1993), portraying a sheriff making a parody out of authoritarian Madrid city councillor Ángel Matanzo; Matanzo's attempts to bring down the play eventually prompted his own sacking from the municipal government board.[5][6][7][8][9][10] One of his most well known film credits was that of the psychiatrist in Alejandro Amenábar's Abre los ojos.[11]
He won the Silver Biznaga for Best Actor in the 2002 Málaga Film Festival together with the rest of the cast of Smoking Room.[11]
His television work includes performances in Los ladrones van a la oficina, Médico de familia or Cuéntame cómo pasó.[1] His last television work was his performance as Ramón in Mira lo que has hecho.[11][12]
He died on 19 May 2022, age 72, in the wake of a car accident in Rincón de la Victoria.[11][1] He was the single occupant of a vehicle that went off the road and fell down a 50-metre steep slope, landing on a plantation.[13]
Filmography
edit- Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Todo por la pasta (Anything for Bread) | Jefe Portugueses | Feature film debut | [14] |
| 1993 | La ardilla roja (The Red Squirrel) | Salvador | [15] | |
| 1997 | Familia | Ventura | [16] | |
| 1997 | Secretos del corazón (Secrets of the Heart) | Ricardo | [17] | |
| 1997 | Abre los ojos (Open Your Eyes) | Antonio | [18] | |
| 1998 | Barrio | Comisario | [19] | |
| 1999 | Flores de otro mundo | Alfonso | [20] | |
| 2000 | Plenilunio (Plenilune) | Ferreras | [21] | |
| 2002 | El alquimista impaciente (The Impatient Alchemist) | Luis Dávila | [22] | |
| 2002 | Smoking Room | Puig | [23] | |
| 2003 | El misterio Galíndez (The Galíndez File) | [24] | ||
| 2007 | Concursante (The Contestant) | Edmundo Figueroa | [25] | |
| 2007 | El niño de barro (The Mud Boy) | Dr. Soria | [26] | |
| 2007 | Tocar el cielo (Touch the Sky) | Pedro | [27] | |
| 2009 | Os mortos van á présa | Filomeno | [28] | |
| 2012 | Todo es silencio (All Is Silence) | Rumbo | [29] |
- Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | El ministerio del tiempo | Marqués de Comillas | Guest. Episode: "Tiempo de esclavos" | [30] |
| 2018 | Mira lo que has hecho | Ramón | Recurring. Season 1 | [14] |
Accolades
edit| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 5th Málaga Film Festival | Silver Biznaga for Best Actor | Smoking Room | Won | [11] |
| 2004 | 2nd Mestre Mateo Awards | Best Actor | Secuestrados en Xeorxia | Nominated | [31][32] |
| 2005 | 3rd Mestre Mateo Awards | Best Supporting Actor | La promesa | Nominated | [33][34] |
| 2008 | 6th Mestre Mateo Awards | Best Actor | The Mud Boy | Won | [35][36] |
| Best Supporting Actor | The Contestant | Nominated | |||
| 2009 | 7th Mestre Mateo Awards | Best Actor | Os mortos van á presa | Won | [37] |
References
edit- ^ a b c Sánchez, Nacho (20 May 2022). "Muere el actor Chete Lera en un accidente de tráfico en Málaga". El País.
- ^ Docampo, Lois (28 April 2013). ""Con el teatro encontré algo que me llenaba espiritualmente y que me daba de comer"". Faro de Vigo.
- ^ Vallejo, Eduardo (18 June 2014). ""¿El teatro cambia cosas? Rotundamente, sí"". AISGE.
- ^ "O Festival de Cans premiará a Chete Lera con su 'Pedigree de Honra'". El Progreso. 27 March 2008.
- ^ "Matanzo precinta mañana el teatro Alfil en plena representación de Cabaret Castizo". ABC. 27 August 2019.
- ^ "Fallece el exconcejal del PP Ángel Matanzo". Madridiario. 6 March 2017.
- ^ Vilches de Frutos, María Francisca (1995). "La temporada teatral española 1992–1993". Anales de la literatura española contemporánea. 20 (3). Society of Spanish & Spanish-American Studies: 464. ISSN 0272-1635. JSTOR 27741276.
- ^ Davison, Phil (26 January 1993). "Out of Spain: Sheriff comes off second best in an artistic shootout". The Independent.
- ^ Torres, Rosana (28 January 1993). "La obra que parodia a Matanzo prorroga dos meses sus representaciones". El País.
- ^ Medialdea, Sara (6 March 2017). "Muere el exconcejal popular en el Ayuntamiento de Madrid Ángel Matanzo". ABC.
- ^ a b c d e Rus, Oscar (20 May 2022). "Muere el actor Chete Lera a los 72 años en un accidente de tráfico". abcplay – via ABC.
- ^ "Mira lo que has hecho: historia, personajes y lo que debes saber de la nueva serie española de Antena 3". La Prensa. 28 February 2018.
- ^ "Muere el actor Chete Lera al caer su coche por un desnivel de 50 metros en Rincón de la Victoria". Málaga Hoy. 20 May 2022.
- ^ a b "¿En qué películas y series pudimos ver a Chete Lera?". rtve.es. 20 May 2022.
- ^ Rodriguez, Marie-Soledad, ed. (2008), "Filmographie", Le cinéma de Julio Medem, Paris: Presses Sorbonne Nouvelle, pp. 193–203, ISBN 9782878547481
- ^ Caparrós Lera 2005, p. 72.
- ^ Caparrós Lera 2005, pp. 88–89.
- ^ Caparrós Lera 2005, p. 80.
- ^ Caparrós Lera, José María (2005). La Pantalla Popular. El cine español durante el Gobierno de la derecha (1996-2003). Tres Cantos: Ediciones Akal. p. 113. ISBN 9788446024149.
- ^ Caparrós Lera 2005, p. 129.
- ^ Schwartz, Ronald (2008). Great Spanish Films Since 1950. The Scarecrow Press. p. 139. ISBN 978-0-8108-5405-5.
- ^ Abril, José María (2002). "El alquimista impaciente, o la cara amable de la guardia civil". Filmhistoria. 12 (3). Universidad de Barcelona.
- ^ López-Aguilera, Ana M. (2012). "Reseña de la película Smoking room (2002)"". Theses, Dissertations, Student Research: Modern Languages and Literatures. 12.
- ^ Caparrós Lera 2005, p. 244.
- ^ Maldivia, Beatriz (13 March 2017). "Trailer de 'Concursante', con Leonardo Sbaraglia". Espinof.
- ^ ""El niño de barro" saca a la luz la historia de un niño asesino". Europa Press. 12 July 2007.
- ^ Holland, Jonathan (27 September 2007). "Touch the Sky". Variety.
- ^ "'Los muertos van deprisa', comedia con "sabor a percebes"". Europa Press. 9 March 2009.
- ^ Papeis da Academia Galega do Audiovisual (Xuño 2012 / Xulo 2013) (PDF). A Coruña: Academia Galega do Audiovisual. 2013. p. 217. ISBN 84-695-8515-0.
- ^ "'El Ministerio del Tiempo' se despide este jueves hasta después del verano". Bluper. 5 July 2017 – via El Español.
- ^ "Os socios da Academia Galega do Audiovisual elixen ó nominados ó Premios Mestre Mateo 03". Academia Galega do Audiovisual. 12 May 2004.
- ^ "As leis de Celavella, teleserie producida por Voz Audiovisual y emitida por TVG, obtiene siete premios en la Gala Mestre Mateo". Galicia Digital. 7 June 2004.
- ^ "Xa hai finalista para os Premios Mestre Mateo 04". Academia Galega do Audiovisual. 2 March 2005.
- ^ "O ano da carracha foi a longametraxe que sumou máis galardóns". Academia Galega do Audiovisual. 21 March 2005.
- ^ "Las películas O neno de barro y Concursante, nominadas a los Premios Mestre Mateo. La serie A vida por diante compite en 12 categorías". Galicia Digital. 7 March 2008.
- ^ ""O neno de barro" arrasa en los premios del cine gallego con nueve Mestre Mateo". Público. 16 April 2008.
- ^ "Premios" (PDF). Academia (157). Madrid: Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España: 70. 2009. ISSN 1136-8144.