Luis Fernández Lazo

Luis Eduardo Fernández Oliva (born 14 March 1973) is a Venezuelan actor, writer, producer, and director. He is known for his role in the 2016 film Tamara, and for his stand-up show It's not you, it’s me (No eres tú, soy yo). He has worked extensively on stage and in film and TV, and has published books, essays, and newspaper columns.

Early life and education Luis Eduardo Fernández Oliva was born on 14 March 1973 in Caracas, Venezuela.

Fernández graduated in architecture in 1991 from the Universidad Simón Bolívar, in Caracas,

In 2022, Fernández directed and shot a film using his smartphone, based on a story by Venezuelan screenwriter Mónica Montañés, and workshopped with the actor Veronica Oddó in Santiago, Chile. His wife Mimi Lazo was producer and lead actor of the film, called Desconocidas (Unknowns). He described it as a very personal project: "The opportunity to tell a story by Monica Montañés about the loss of identity that comes with having to leave your home, your family, your country, your house, is the story of 7 million Venezuelans scattered all over the world". The scenes were captured via Zoom, in front of an invited live audience. Lazo was in Madrid at the time, Oddó in Chile, and Nina Rancel in Los Angeles, but the film shows them in one apartment. Unknowns was screened at the SmartFone Flick Fest in Sydney, Australia.

Radio and stand-up For over three years Fernández was the creator and host of the radio show The Sex Sense, that premiered in May 2004 to become an audience phenomenon on Venezuelan radio. He interviewed more than a thousand successful professional women from Venezuela, Latin America and Spain. This show became the basis of his ongoing stand-up show It's not you, it’s me (No eres tú, soy yo).

Other activities Fernández established "Broadway En Español", an international and multi-disciplinary production company that creates shows for Broadway in Spanish.

Recognition and awards His stage work has been showcased Ibero-American International Theater Festival of Bogota, the largest theatre festival in the world.

he lives in Los Angeles. Weekly columnist of EME magazine, the Thursday's publication by the Venezuelan journal El Nacional

Filmography As director The Sex Sense (TV, 2019)

As actor

+ Film roles (actor) Year Title Roles 2006 Francisco de Miranda Francisco de Miranda 2011 Reverón Nicolás Ferdinadov 2011 Hoara Menos Alfredo 2014 Espejos Octavio 2016 Tamara Teo/ Tamara 2018 Humanpersons James 2022 Samland JJ

+ Television roles Year Title Roles Notes 1992 La loba herida Daniel Algarbe 1993 El paseo de la gracia de Dios Erásmo Alfonzo 1994 Cruz de nadie Cruz 1997–1998 Llovizna Orinoco Fuego 1998 Ghost Stories Father Eric Sandoval Episode: "Bless Me Father" 1999 Calypso Simón Vargas / El Náufrago Pérez 1999 Mujer secreta Gustavo Landaeta 2000 Hay amores que matan César Augusto Montenegro 2001 A calzón quita'o Juan Antonio Contreras 2003 La Cuaima Cristo Jesús Guédez 2004 Natalia de 8 a 9 Esposo Television film 2004 Negra consentida Rodolfo Aristiguieta 2017–2018 Dynasty Alejandro Raya Recurring (season 1); 4 episodes