Fernando Alonso was born on December 17, 1914 in Havana, Cuba. He was an actor, known for Giselle (1965). He was married to Alicia Alonso. He died on July 27, 2013 in Habana, Cuba.
He was co-founder of Cuba's National Ballet He was the ex-husband of world-renowned ballerina and fellow National Ballet co-founder Alicia Alonso.
Founding member of Ballet Nacional de Cuba with his ex-wife, Alicia Alonso. Dulce Anaya was among their students.
In 1940, he and Alicia joined the American Ballet Theatre, where they remained for eight years. They returned to Havana in 1948, and became part of a group called the Ballet Alicia Alonso. It later became the National Ballet.
Married ex-wife, Alicia Alonso Ahmet, by proxy in their native Havana with Alonso's father representing the groom, who was in New York.