Fernando Spengler

Fernando Spengler was born in 1979 Havana, Cuba. After his secondary school graduation, due to his family's financial situation, Fernando began to learn the craft of auto mechanic and started working in a auto repair shop in Havana. Fernando continued this vocational training simultaneously with attending evening school, where he obtained his high school diploma. After that, Fernando served 2 years of obligatory military service in the Cuban Army. After his service in the Army, he worked 2 years more as an auto mechanic in a state-owned auto repair shop in Havana, where he received the highest possible rating as auto mechanic (A). As head of his brigade, he worked as an instructor and master of that profession, being himself the youngest in that position at the age of 21. Fernando soon looked for a new challenge in his life and decided to follow his artistic passion. He began to study classical singing at the conservatory "Alejandro García Caturla" in Havana. He signed his first contractual engagement at the age of 23 as a solo singer at the "Cabaret Tropicana" in the show "La Gloria Eres Tu", one of the most famous live productions on the island. Simultaneously with his work as a singer, Fernando continued his artistic training at the "Dance School of Tropicana", where he studied the show-dance and in the pursuit of more artistic skills and knowledge, Fernando attended various acting workshops and theater courses at the "National School of Arts" in Havana. In 2006, Fernando had the opportunity to show his talents outside Cuba. After an audition in Havana for the worldwide hit musical Disney's "The Lion King" in Hamburg/Germany, Fernando was the only one selected from 800 applicants and was taken to Germany where he was offered his first international contract as a musical actor in the role of "Simba ". His work at the musical theater proved to have been the foundation for both his further artistic development as well as for his new life in Germany. His Cuban culture was simultaneously enriched, not only by the German culture but also by the cultures of the many other artists, from countries such as South Africa, Australia, England, France, Brasil and others. Fernando was forced to be a quick learner. This confrontation accelerated his integration in Europe and, Fernando, a native Spanish speaker, has become fluent in German and English. In 2010 Fernando made his debut in the film industry, starring in the role of Fabio Veloso (Papai) in the film "Hier Kommt Lola" (Here Comes Lola) based on the series of books of Isabel Abedi. Fernando represents his Cuban roots, as well as the culture of his home of choice, Germany. As a musical and film actor, Fernando keeps on adding successes throughout Europe. He returned to "The Lion King" in Hamburg, this time in the role of "Mufasa".