Fernando Díaz de Mendoza y Guerrero

Fernando Díaz de Mendoza y Guerrero (5 March 1897 – 27 September 1942) was a Spanish actor.

He died when the ship on which he was travelling was sunk by a submarine.

Fernando Díaz de Mendoza y Guerrero was born on a Friday in Madrid, into one of Spain's leading theatre families. His father was the actor-impressario Fernando Díaz de Mendoza y Aguado (1862-1930): his mother, María Guerrero, was a prominent actress and theatre director. He was therefore steeped in theatrical interpretation, making his stage debut as a child, as did his younger brother, .

Until his parents died, he was part of their company. He was in the cast in works such as (1916) and "Los cachorros" ("The Puppies") (1918), both by Jacinto Benavente, (1918) by Pedro Muñoz Seca, "Lady Windermere's Fan" (1920) by Oscar Wilde, "El padre Juanico" ("Father Juanico") (1922) by Àngel Guimerà, "Don Luis Mejía" (1925) by Eduardo Marquina, (1922), (1924) and (1925), the last three all by Luis Fernández Ardavín (), along with (1926) by the brothers Machado.

He also worked with other theatre companies, for instance when he appeared in "El llanto" ("The Crying") (1924) by Pedro Muñoz Seca, with Emilio Thuillier.

After his parents died, in 1928 and 1930, he continued to run the family theatre company with his (second) wife.

His first marriage took place in Bilbao on 27 August 1917 and was to María O'Donell y Díaz de Mendoza. She died two years later.

He later became involved with the actress Carola Fernán Gómez who gave birth to Fernando Fernán Gómez, one of the most notable Spanish actors of the twentieth century. Díaz de Mendoza y Guerrero never acknowledged his paternity in public, however.

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