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Emilio Fernández

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Emilio Fernández

Known For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

Mar 26, 1903 (123 years old)

Place of Birth

Sabinas, Coahuila, Mexico

Biography

Emilio "El Indio" Fernández (born Emilio Fernández Romo, March 26, 1904 – August 6, 1986) was a Mexican film director, actor and screenwriter. He was one of the most prolific film directors of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema in the 1940s and 1950s. He is best known for his work as director of the film Maria Candelaria, which won the Palme d'Or award at the 1946 Cannes Film Festival. As an actor, he worked in numerous film productions of Mexico and also in Hollywood.

Known For

Acting
2013Ottolenghi's Mediterranean Island FeastFounder of Restaurante Sa Foradada
1987Arriba Michoacán
1986El Secuestro De Lola - Lola La Trailera 2Commander Prieto
1986Ahora mis pistolas hablan
1986Lovers of the Lord of the NightDon Venustiano
1985Treasure of the AmazonTacho / Paco
1985Un Retrato del IndioSelf
1984Observations Under the VolcanoSelf
1984Notes from Under the VolcanoSelf
1984Under the VolcanoDiosdado
1984La traiciónGral. Arcadio Carvajal
1983Mercenarios de la Muerte
1983Lola the Truck DriverComandante Prieto
1982Una gallina muy ponedora
1982Cinématon XIXN°187
1980Las cabareteras
1979EróticaHernández
1976Red Zone
1975BreakoutJ.V.
1975Political AsylumGeneral Salino
1974Bring Me the Head of Alfredo GarciaEl Jefe
1973Pat Garrett & Billy the KidPaco
1972Nest of VirginsAnacleto Morones
1972Kung FuCarlos
1971The Enemy BloodJuan
1971La Chamuscada - Tierra Y LibertadMargarito Herrero
1971ColumboMiguel
1970The Phantom GunslingerSheriff
1969The Wild BunchGen. Mapache
1969Duelo en El Dorado
1969El crepúsculo de un diosEmilio
1968El caudillo
1968The SmugglersCesare Brunelli
1967The War WagonCalita
1967A Covenant with DeathIgnacio
1967Hard Breed to KillRingo
1967El SilenciosoEmilio Segura
1967Un dorado de Pancho VillaAurelio Pérez
1966The AppaloosaLazaro
1966Return of the SevenFrancisco Lorca
1966La recta finalDon Lucio
1966Duelo de pistoleros
1966Los malvados
1965The RewardSergeant Lopez
1965La conquista de El Dorado
1965Un callejón sin salidaMoran
1965Los hermanos Muerte
1964El revólver sangrientoFélix Gómez
1964The Night of the IguanaBarkeeper (uncredited)
1964Yo El Valiente
1963La BandidaEpigmenio Gomez
1963Wounded DoveDanilo Zata
1962Little TownCoronel
1961My Son, the HeroPascual Velasco
1959La CucarachaCoronel Antonio Zeta
1943Wild FlowerRogelio Torres
1943El fanfarrón: ¡Aquí llegó el valentón!Aguilucho
1942Passion Island
1941El Zorro de JaliscoErnesto
1941Rancho Alegre
1940El charro NegroEmilio Gómez
1940The UnderdogsPancracio
1939Con Los Dorados De Villa
1938Juan sin miedo
1937El impostor
1937Adios Nicanor
1937Almas rebeldes
1937The Super MadmanIdúa
1937Las mujeres mandan
1937Las cuatro milpas
1936Marihuana (El monstruo verde)El indio
1936CelosSebastián
1936Allá en el Rancho GrandeBailarín
1935JanitzioZirahuén
1934Cruz DiabloToparca, bandolero
1934La buenaventuraBoris
1933Flying Down to RioDancer (uncredited)
1932The Western CodeIndian Joe
1931The Sunrise TrailPancho
1930The Land of Missing MenLopez
Production
1969El crepúsculo de un diosProducer
1967Un dorado de Pancho VillaProducer
1964The Night of the IguanaAssociate Producer
1947The FugitiveAssociate Producer
Directing
1979EróticaDirector
1979México NorteDirector
1976Red ZoneDirector
1974La ChocaDirector
1969El crepúsculo de un diosDirector
1967Un dorado de Pancho VillaDirector
1963Wounded DoveDirector
1962Little TownDirector
1960El impostorDirector
1960The Magnificent SevenAssistant Director
1958Una cita de amorDirector
1955La Tierra del Fuego se apagaDirector
1955Nosotros dosDirector
1954The AbductionDirector
1954Rebellion of the HangedDirector
1954La rosa blancaDirector
1953The NetDirector
1953ReportajeDirector
1952When the Fog LiftsDirector
1952AcapulcoDirector
1952Siempre tuyaDirector
1952The Sea and YouDirector
1951Victims of SinDirector
1951La bienamadaDirector
1951Las Islas MariasDirector
1950The TorchDirector
1950One Day of LifeDirector
1950Duelo en las montañasDirector
1949The Unloved WomanDirector
1949Salon MexicoDirector
1949PueblerinaDirector
1948Hidden RiverDirector
1948MacloviaDirector
1947The PearlDirector
1947The FugitiveCo-Director
1946EnamoradaDirector
1946Pepita JimenezDirector
1945The AbandonedDirector
1945BugambiliaDirector
1944Maria CandelariaDirector
1943Wild FlowerDirector
1942I'm a Real MexicanDirector
1942Passion IslandDirector
Writing
1979EróticaWriter
1976Red ZoneWriter
1974La ChocaWriter
1969El crepúsculo de un diosWriter
1967Un dorado de Pancho VillaWriter
1963Wounded DoveStory
1962Little TownWriter
1955La Tierra del Fuego se apagaWriter
1955Nosotros dosWriter
1954The AbductionAdaptation
1954La rosa blancaWriter
1953The NetScreenplay
1952Siempre tuyaWriter
1952The Sea and YouWriter
1952AcapulcoWriter
1951Las Islas MariasWriter
1951Victims of SinScreenplay
1951La bienamadaWriter
1950The TorchScreenplay
1950One Day of LifeWriter
1950Duelo en las montañasWriter
1949The Unloved WomanScreenplay
1949PueblerinaWriter
1949Salon MexicoScreenplay
1948Hidden RiverStory
1948MacloviaScreenplay
1947The PearlScreenplay
1946Pepita JimenezScreenplay
1946EnamoradaScreenplay
1945The AbandonedWriter
1945BugambiliaStory
1944Maria CandelariaWriter
1943Wild FlowerScreenplay
1943El fanfarrón: ¡Aquí llegó el valentón!Adaptation
1942Passion IslandStory
1942Passion IslandScreenplay
1942I'm a Real MexicanStory
1935The Dead SpeakAdaptation
1935The Dead SpeakWriter