Emilio Fernández
Directing1903Sabinas, 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 History
2013
Ottolenghi's Mediterranean Island Feast
TVas Founder of Restaurante Sa Foradada• 4 eps
1987
1986
El Secuestro De Lola - Lola La Trailera 2
as Commander Prieto
Lovers of the Lord of the Night
as Don Venustiano
1985
Treasure of the Amazon
as Tacho / Paco
Un Retrato del Indio
as Self
1984
Notes from Under the Volcano
as Self
Under the Volcano
as Diosdado
La traición
TVas Gral. Arcadio Carvajal• 120 eps
1983
Lola the Truck Driver
as Comandante Prieto
1982
1980
1979
1975
Political Asylum
as General Salino
Breakout
as J.V.
1974
1973
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
as Paco
Kung Fu
TVas Carlos• 1 eps
1972
Nest of Virgins
as Anacleto Morones
1971
La Chamuscada - Tierra Y Libertad
as Margarito Herrero
The Enemy Blood
as Juan
1970
The Phantom Gunslinger
as Sheriff
1969
El crepúsculo de un dios
as Emilio
The Wild Bunch
as Gen. Mapache
El crepúsculo de un dios
Director
El crepúsculo de un dios
Writer
El crepúsculo de un dios
Producer
1968
The Smugglers
as Cesare Brunelli
1967
El Silencioso
as Emilio Segura
A Covenant with Death
as Ignacio
Hard Breed to Kill
as Ringo
The War Wagon
as Calita
Un dorado de Pancho Villa
as Aurelio Pérez
Un dorado de Pancho Villa
Producer
Un dorado de Pancho Villa
Director
1966
1965
Un callejón sin salida
as Moran
The Reward
as Sergeant Lopez
1964
The Night of the Iguana
as Barkeeper (uncredited)
El revólver sangriento
as Félix Gómez
The Night of the Iguana
Associate Producer
1963
1962
1961
My Son, the Hero
as Pascual Velasco
1960
El impostor
Director
The Magnificent Seven
Assistant Director
1959
La Cucaracha
as Coronel Antonio Zeta
1958
Una cita de amor
Director
1955
1954
The Abduction
Director
Rebellion of the Hanged
Director
The Abduction
Adaptation
La rosa blanca
Writer
La rosa blanca
Director
1952
When the Fog Lifts
Director
Acapulco
Director
Siempre tuya
Director
Siempre tuya
Writer
The Sea and You
Writer
The Sea and You
Director
Acapulco
Writer
1951
Victims of Sin
Director
La bienamada
Director
Las Islas Marias
Director
Las Islas Marias
Writer
Victims of Sin
Screenplay
La bienamada
Writer
1950
One Day of Life
Writer
One Day of Life
Director
The Torch
Director
The Torch
Screenplay
Duelo en las montañas
Director
Duelo en las montañas
Writer
1949
Pueblerina
Writer
Pueblerina
Director
The Unloved Woman
Director
The Unloved Woman
Screenplay
Salon Mexico
Director
Salon Mexico
Screenplay
1948
1947
1946
1945
1944
Maria Candelaria
Director
Maria Candelaria
Writer
1943
El fanfarrón: ¡Aquí llegó el valentón!
as Aguilucho
Wild Flower
as Rogelio Torres
Wild Flower
Director
Wild Flower
Screenplay
El fanfarrón: ¡Aquí llegó el valentón!
Adaptation
1942
I'm a Real Mexican
Director
I'm a Real Mexican
Story
Passion Island
Director
Passion Island
Screenplay
Passion Island
Story
1941
El Zorro de Jalisco
as Ernesto
1940
The Underdogs
as Pancracio
El charro Negro
as Emilio Gómez
1938
1936
1935
1934
Cruz Diablo
as Toparca, bandolero
1933
Flying Down to Rio
as Dancer (uncredited)
1932
The Western Code
as Indian Joe
1931
The Sunrise Trail
as Pancho
1930
The Land of Missing Men
as Lopez