MundoAndino Home : Andes Argentina Guide at MundoAndino
Fernando Lamas
Fernando Alvaro Lamas was an Argentina-born American actor and director, and the father of actor Lorenzo Lamas.
Lamas was born Fernando Alvaro Lamas y de Santos in Buenos Aires, Argentina. By 1942, he was an established movie star in Argentina. In 1951, he signed a contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and went to the United States to play "Latin Lover" roles.
Lamas directed for the first time in 1963. It was a Spanish movie titled Magic Fountain starring his wife Esther Williams. He directed another feature film, The Violent Ones, which was released in 1967 and co-starred Aldo Ray and David Carradine. He was most active directing on television, doing episodes that included Mannix, Alias Smith and Jones, Starsky and Hutch and Falcon Crest. The latter show co-starred his son, Lorenzo.
Related websites
International Directory of Performing Arts Collections and Institutions
Need more information for your travel research or homework?
Ask your questions at the forum about Argentine Americans or help others to find answers.
This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article Fernando Lamas
