Nino Fernandez

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Nino Fernandez
Born
Nino Adrian Fernandez

(1984-01-13) 13 January 1984 (age 40)
OccupationActor
Years active2007–present
Spouse
(m. 2021)

Nino Fernandez (born 13 January 1984) is an Indonesian actor of Minahasan, Sundanese, German and Portuguese descent. He's the older brother of singer Millane Fernandez.

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Biography

Fernandez was born in Hamburg, Germany, on 13 January 1984 [1] to Jeffrey Fernandez, an Minahasan and Sundanese, Jawa Barat of German-Portuguese descent and his German wife Marita; he was the second of three children born to the couple. The family moved to Indonesia when Nino was still young; once in the country, the family frequently changed homes. The young Fernandez first attended elementary school at Permata Bunda Dharma Karya UT, then transferred to Mardi Yuana 1 in Bogor when the family moved there. After the May 1998 riots, the family returned to Germany, where Nino finished his education. He later received an undergraduate degree in business from the University of Hamburg, working as a busboy in a Chinese restaurant to help pay his tuition. [2]

After Nino's graduation, the family returned to Indonesia. Nino Fernandez took up a job as a video jockey with MTV Indonesia. In 2007 he was cast in his first featured film, Terowongan Casablanca (The Casablanca Tunnel). [2] That year he played the lead role of Nesta in the LGBT-themed romantic comedy Coklat Stroberi (Chocolate Strawberry), directed by Ardy Octavian. [3] The gay character proved to be Fernandez' breakthrough role, as he received numerous invitations to act and MC afterwards. [2] Also that year he had a minor role in Nayato Fio Nuala's Kangen (Longing). [4]

Fernandez played the character Bayu in Rudy Soedjarwo's 2008 film In the Name of Love, a film compared to William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet in theme. [5] That year he also appeared in Claudia/Jasmine. [2] In 2009 he was romantically involved with Miss Indonesia 2009 Kerenina Sunny Halim, but the couple had separated by mid-2010. [2] [6]

In 2009, Fernandez played the lead role of Randy in Get Married 2 , a sequel to Hanung Bramantyo's 2007 hit Get Married . [7] The film followed Randy and his new wife Mae's attempts to have a child, [8] a role that Fernandez found challenging. [1] That same year he portrayed the half-Dutch half-native pilot and composer Ishak Pahing in Teddy Soeriaatmadja's film Ruma Maida (Maida's House). [9] He also appeared in several sitcoms. [1]

In December 2020, Fernandez and fellow actress Hannah Al Rashid announced on separate Instagram posts that they have been married for a few years. [10] The marriage was kept secret and was never reported on the media up to that point. [10] They live together in London.

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References

Footnotes
  1. 1 2 3 Kompas 2009, Nino Fernandez Tertantang.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Pramantie 2010, Nino Fernandez Si Tukang.
  3. Benke 2007, "Coklat Stroberi", Silang.
  4. Benke 2007, Kisah Boneka Kaca.
  5. Koiri and Fitrianto 2008, Atas Nama Cinta.
  6. The Jakarta Post 2009, Miss Indonesia's first.
  7. Mubarak 2011, A moving yet funny.
  8. Suara Pembaruan 2009, Ayo Hamil.
  9. Kurniasari 2009, 'Ruma Maida' portrays.
  10. 1 2 "Hannah Al Rashid Umumkan Sudah Menikah dengan Nino Fernandez, Unggahan Saat Lebaran Ini Jadi Kode?". Tribunnewsmaker.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2021-01-27.
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