[1] His parents were Nemesio Fernández-Cuesta, a soldier and journalist, and María Teresa Illana.
[2] Nemesio Fernández-Cuesta started his career at the Banco Exterior de España.
[6] He became director of the financial section of the Banco Exterior de España and president of the insurance company Hércules Hispano in 1981.
[3] He was part of the campaign for the presidential candidacy of Real Madrid CF led by Ramón Mendoza in 1994.
[6] Fernández-Cuesta was appointed Real Madrid's vice president for social affairs in February 1995.