Fernando Julián Esteso Allué (16 February 1945 â 1 February 2026) was a Spanish actor and singer. He was best known for his film appearances with Andrés Pajares.
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 MarÃÂa 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, AgÃÂtese antes de usarla and La lola nos lleva al huerto, some of them starring Antonio Ozores, Adriana Vega, Mirta Miller, Paloma Hurtado, ÃÂngel 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.
Esteso died from respiratory failure at Hospital Universitario La Fe, on 1 February 2026, at the age of 80.
In 2016 he won the Simón de Honor at Premios Simón.