This Mexican actor claimed he modelled for the famed Oscar
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The Mexican film star and director Emilio Fernández, known for his "larger than life personality," long claimed he had modelled for the gilded statuette. But librarians at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences say it's based on an "abstract sketch."
The Mexican film star and director Emilio Fernández, known for his larger than life personality, long claimed he had modelled for the gilded statuette. But librarians at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences say it's based on an abstract sketch.
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This Mexican actor claimed he modelled for the famed Oscar statuette
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