Emilio Fernández

Directing

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

March 26, 1903

died

August 6, 1986

place of birth

Sabinas, Coahuila, Mexico

also known as

Emilio "Indio" Fernández · Emilio Fernández Romo · Emilio 'El Indio' Fernandez · Emilio Fernandez

total credits

50 movies

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.

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Known For

Filmography

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The Wild Bunch
7.6

The Wild Bunch

1969as Gen. Mapache
The War Wagon
6.8

The War Wagon

1967as Calita
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
7.2

Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid

1973as Paco
Return of the Seven
6.1

Return of the Seven

1966as Francisco Lorca
Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia
7.1

Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia

1974as El Jefe
Breakout
6.3

Breakout

1975as J.V.
The Night of the Iguana
7.2

The Night of the Iguana

1964as Barkeeper (uncredited)
The Appaloosa
6.4

The Appaloosa

1966as Lazaro
Under the Volcano
6.6

Under the Volcano

1984as Diosdado
Flying Down to Rio
6.3

Flying Down to Rio

1933as Dancer (uncredited)
Treasure of the Amazon
4.5

Treasure of the Amazon

1985as Tacho / Paco
The Reward
6.0

The Reward

1965as Sergeant Lopez
A Covenant with Death
4.8

A Covenant with Death

1967as Ignacio
El revólver sangriento
6.2

El revólver sangriento

1964as Félix Gómez
Wild Flower
6.6

Wild Flower

1943as Rogelio Torres
La Cucaracha
6.4

La Cucaracha

1959as Coronel Antonio Zeta
The Smugglers
5.8

The Smugglers

1968as Cesare Brunelli
Erótica
6.5

Erótica

1979as Hernández
The Underdogs
6.3

The Underdogs

1940as Pancracio
My Son, the Hero
8.0

My Son, the Hero

1961as Pascual Velasco
Lovers of the Lord of the Night
4.4

Lovers of the Lord of the Night

1986as Don Venustiano
Cruz Diablo
5.9

Cruz Diablo

1934as Toparca, bandolero
Janitzio
6.0

Janitzio

1935as Zirahuén
El Secuestro De Lola - Lola La Trailera 2
5.7

El Secuestro De Lola - Lola La Trailera 2

1986as Commander Prieto
La Chamuscada - Tierra Y Libertad
6.8

La Chamuscada - Tierra Y Libertad

1971as Margarito Herrero
La recta final
5.7

La recta final

1966as Don Lucio
The Land of Missing Men
5.5

The Land of Missing Men

1930as Lopez
Adios Nicanor
5.8

Adios Nicanor

1937
Red Zone
3.5

Red Zone

1976
La Bandida
5.0

La Bandida

1963as Epigmenio Gomez
Lola the Truck Driver
5.9

Lola the Truck Driver

1983as Comandante Prieto
Duelo en El Dorado
5.6

Duelo en El Dorado

1969
Los hermanos Muerte
5.6

Los hermanos Muerte

1965
El Silencioso
6.8

El Silencioso

1967as Emilio Segura
Un dorado de Pancho Villa
6.3

Un dorado de Pancho Villa

1967as Aurelio Pérez
Paloma herida
6.3

Paloma herida

1963as Danilo Zata
Una gallina muy ponedora
4.7

Una gallina muy ponedora

1982
The Enemy Blood
6.4

The Enemy Blood

1971as Juan
La conquista de El Dorado
5.8

La conquista de El Dorado

1965
Las cabareteras
5.2

Las cabareteras

1980
El charro Negro
5.3

El charro Negro

1940as Emilio Gómez
Duelo de pistoleros
5.8

Duelo de pistoleros

1966
Arriba Michoacán
5.5

Arriba Michoacán

1987
El Zorro de Jalisco
5.2

El Zorro de Jalisco

1941as Ernesto
Observations Under the Volcano
4.5

Observations Under the Volcano

1984as Self
Passion Island
4.8

Passion Island

1942
Marihuana (El monstruo verde)
5.5

Marihuana (El monstruo verde)

1936as El indio
Nest of Virgins
5.6

Nest of Virgins

1972as Anacleto Morones
Allá en el Rancho Grande
6.0

Allá en el Rancho Grande

1936as Bailarín
Un callejón sin salida
6.2

Un callejón sin salida

1965as Moran