Emilio Fernández
Directing
Born: 1903-03-26 in 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
Columbo
Miguel
The Wild Bunch
Gen. Mapache
Arriba Michoacán
La traición
Gral. Arcadio Carvajal
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
Paco
The War Wagon
Calita
The Night of the Iguana
Barkeeper (uncredited)
Return of the Seven
Francisco Lorca
Breakout
J.V.
Cruz Diablo
Toparca, bandolero
Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia
El Jefe
Almas rebeldes
The Appaloosa
Lazaro
Under the Volcano
Diosdado
Janitzio
Zirahuén
The Underdogs
Pancracio
The Reward
Sergeant Lopez
Flying Down to Rio
Dancer (uncredited)
Adios Nicanor
Erótica
Hernández
Lola the Truck Driver
Comandante Prieto
Treasure of the Amazon
Tacho / Paco
El Secuestro De Lola - Lola La Trailera 2
Commander Prieto
The Phantom Gunslinger
Sheriff
Un callejón sin salida
Moran
Mercenarios de la Muerte
La Cucaracha
Coronel Antonio Zeta
Paloma herida
Danilo Zata
Duelo en El Dorado
Kung Fu
Carlos
Lovers of the Lord of the Night
Don Venustiano
Passion Island
Capitán barco
La Chamuscada - Tierra Y Libertad
Margarito Herrero
Ahora mis pistolas hablan
My Son, the Hero
Pascual Velasco
El Zorro de Jalisco
Ernesto
The Smugglers
Cesare Brunelli
