Emilio Fernández
Directing
Born March 26, 1903 · Sabinas, Coahuila, Mexico
Died August 6, 1986
Also known as Emilio "Indio" Fernández · Emilio Fernández Romo · Emilio 'El Indio' Fernandez
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.
Filmography36 titles
Columbo
Enamorada
Kung Fu
The Wild Bunch
The Magnificent Seven
Reportaje
Maria Candelaria
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
The Night of the Iguana
The Unloved Woman
Victims of Sin
La Chamuscada - Tierra Y Libertad
The War Wagon
Rebellion of the Hanged
Maclovia
Under the Volcano
Wild Flower
The Appaloosa
La Cucaracha
Breakout
Los malvados
Yo El Valiente
Flying Down to Rio
El revólver sangriento
La bienamada
Return of the Seven
The Fugitive
Janitzio
La conquista de El Dorado
Bugambilia
Siempre tuya
The Torch
The Phantom Gunslinger
The Abduction
A Covenant with Death
Treasure of the Amazon