Emilio Fernández

Emilio Fernández

1903-03-26 – 1986-08-06 (age 83) Sabinas, Coahuila, Mexico
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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

The Wild Bunch
The Wild Bunch

1969

as Gen. Mapache

Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
The War Wagon
The War Wagon

1967

as Calita

Return of the Seven
Return of the Seven

1966

as Francisco Lorca

Breakout
Breakout

1975

as J.V.

The Appaloosa
The Appaloosa

1966

as Lazaro

The Night of the Iguana
The Night of the Iguana

1964

as Barkeeper (uncredited)

Under the Volcano
Under the Volcano

1984

as Diosdado

Flying Down to Rio
Flying Down to Rio

1933

as Dancer (uncredited)

Treasure of the Amazon
Treasure of the Amazon

1985

as Tacho / Paco

The Reward
The Reward

1965

as Sergeant Lopez

A Covenant with Death
A Covenant with Death

1967

as Ignacio

Red Zone
Wild Flower
Wild Flower

1943

as Rogelio Torres

My Son, the Hero
My Son, the Hero

1961

as Pascual Velasco

La Cucaracha
La Cucaracha

1959

as Coronel Antonio Zeta

Erótica
Erótica

1979

as Hernández

Janitzio
Janitzio

1935

as Zirahuén

The Underdogs
The Underdogs

1940

as Pancracio