Fernando Allende (born November 10, 1952) is a Mexican singer, actor, painter, film producer, and film director. Allende began singing in 1959, at the age of seven.
By the late 1960s, Allende had ventured into Spanish Soap Operas as well as Photo Soap Operas (magazine soap operas widely produced during the 1970s in many Latin American countries). His matinee idol looks helped Allende become a super star and teen idol across Latin America almost immediately.
Allende is Mexican by birth. His father is from Mexico, his mother is from Cuba, and his grandfather on his father's side was Puerto Rican. Both grandparents on his mother side are Spaniards. He was voted as one of the most desirable Latin bachelors.
During the early 1980s, Allende moved to Hollywood, California and became a respectable success in the "movie capital of the world", with mayor parts in important productions, playing opposite big names. Allende made for himself a great marquee name. Allende fell in love and got married to a Puerto Rican. The new couple moved to Aspen, Colorado and lived there for 15 years. They have two sons, Elán and Adán.
During the 1981–1982 television season, Allende had a recurring role on the NBC prime time soap opera Flamingo Road as "Julio Sanchez". Furthermore, Allende became the host of the Spanish version of the television singing contest: Star Search (Buscando Estrellas).
His wife had been a world traveller in her single years and Allende then became a regular vacationer at European spots. His two boys consider Venice, Italy and Mykonos, Greece as their favorite vacationing spot, but Allende and mostly his wife prefer London, where the latter lived for many years studying in graduate school the life and art of Vasilly Kandinsky, and she fell in love with the city.
Fernando and his wife forged a friendship with Prince Michael of Kent, seventh in line for the British throne. Queen Elizabeth II became interested in their friendship, and had the British secret service conduct a major investigation into the Allende family. Nothing wrong was found with the Allende family, and eventually the Queen approved of their friendship. They were guests of honor in the Celebration of the 100th Anniversary of the Victoria and Albert Museum which was held in London. They were also invited to travel with the Kents to the Gala Opening in the Houston Museum of Art where the collection of the V & A started its world tour.
Since 2001, Fernando and his wife moved to Puerto Rico, where Fernando has successfully returned to his career as an actor, singer, and initiated a new career in painting. Furthermore, he has directed and produced his own movies and mini series. He has also been one of the steady judges of the popular Puerto Rican talent/reality show, Objetivo Fama, and presently hosts his own television variety show called: Entre Amigos (Amongst Friends).He owns EL DORADO STUDIOS a TV and motion picture facility in Dorado,Puerto Rico.
In December 2007, he was the host for Miss World 2007 in Sanya, China along side Angela Chow.
