QUICK FACTS
Activity Actor
Nationalities Colombia, Mexico
Birth August 23, 1938 (Bogotá – Colombia)
Death January 11, 2018 (Mexico)
BIOGRAPHY
Fernando Luján was one of the most recognized actors in Mexican cinema of the golden age, sharing credits with several Mexican acting legends. Luján is the son of the prominent Argentine actor, Alejandro Ciangherotti and the actress, Mercedes Soler. At the time of little Fernando’s birth, the acting couple was on tour, so the child was born in Colombia. Shortly after, Fernando and his parents settled in Mexico, where the young man sought a career as a professional actor. It was in that country where Luján made his debut, at the age of 7, on stage with the work Marianela by Benito Pérez Galdós. It didn’t take long after that first foray into acting for Fernando to realize that this activity was his passion. Although he had several roles on television and film that did not receive any credit, Fernando debuted with La cobarde (1947), by filmmaker Julio Bracho. Since then, the young actor achieved more important roles, becoming a youth idol and a very important figure in Mexican cinematography. This is confirmed by his multiple appearances in cinema with productions such as Dangers of Youth (1960), Tomorrow They Will Be Men ( 1961 ) , The ghost town (1965), among many others.
After the Golden Cinema era ended, Luján found his place on television, accepting roles in soap operas that reaffirmed him as one of the best actors in Mexico. Chains of bitterness (1991), Sueño de amor (1993) and Mirada de mujer (1997) are among the most emblematic soap operas on Mexican television and starred him. Despite the great reception he received on the small screen, Luján never abandoned the cinema and continued to appear in films that, although they did not have the same success as in the 1960s, continued to attract a wide audience. Within his forays into the cinema of the new millennium we can frame the following films: The Colonel has no one writing to him (1999), In the country of nothing happens (2000), El Tigre de Santa Julia (2002), Tú te lo You Lose ( 2005), The Carnival of Sodom (2006) and Third Call (2013), When the Sons Return (2017) and the Insomniacs Club , the latter starring his daughter, Cassandra Ciangherotti . He was in plans to reprise his role as Tomás Urquiza, father of Emilia Urquiza (Kate del Castillo), in the Netflix original series, Ingobernable (2017), when he had to be replaced by Otto Sirgo due to deteriorating health.
Fernando Luján died on January 11, 2018, it is speculated that it was due to heart failure, although the information has not been confirmed by any reliable source. Luján is the father of six children, among whom are three relevant actors in current Mexican cinematography: Fernando, Vanessa and Cassandra Ciangherotti.
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