In 1949 at the age of four he made his debut as a clown with his father, in 1964 he moved to Madrid where he did stage plays and in 1973 he made his debut on films. He was married to María José Egea, and she died on 13 December 2003 from a cancer and was cremated at cementerio de la Almudena in Madrid. Prior to their divorce, they had had at least one child. Esteso made a comic duo with Andrés Pajares and they appeared in nine comedy films between 1979 and 1983 such as Los energéticos, Los bingueros, Yo hice a Roque III, Los chulos, Los liantes, Padre no hay más que dos, Todos al suelo, Agítese antes de usarla and La lola nos lleva al huerto, some of them starring Antonio Ozores, Adriana Vega, Mirta Miller, Paloma Hurtado, Ángel de Andrés. He also worked as a singer, including the songs "La Ramona", "El Zurriagazo", "El Bellotero pop" and "Los niños con las niñas". In 2011 "La Ramona" was sung by King Africa and Esteso. In 2006, he was going to appear with Pajares in a film titled El código Aparinci, but it was cancelled.
Fernando Esteso has 50 screen credits in a career dating back to 1973. Their work is anchored in the Torrente Collection universe with 3 titles. Signature works include Torrente for President, El recomendado, Los energéticos. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.
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