
Emilio Fernández
Known for Directing · 80 credits
- Born
- 1903-03-26
- Died
- 1986-08-06
- Place of birth
- Sabinas, Coahuila, Mexico
- Also known as
- Emilio "Indio" Fernández · Emilio Fernández Romo · Emilio 'El Indio' Fernandez · Emilio Fernandez · Emilio 'Indio' Fernandez · Indio Fernández
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
TV Shows (4)
Movies (76)

Arriba Michoacán
1987

Almas rebeldes
1937

Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
1973
as Paco

The Wild Bunch
1969
as Gen. Mapache
La buenaventura
1934
as Boris

The War Wagon
1967
as Calita

Cruz Diablo
1934
as Toparca, bandolero

Adios Nicanor
1937

The Night of the Iguana
1964
as Barkeeper (uncredited)

Return of the Seven
1966
as Francisco Lorca

Breakout
1975
as J.V.

Paloma herida
1963
as Danilo Zata

Lovers of the Lord of the Night
1986
as Don Venustiano

A Covenant with Death
1967
as Ignacio

Duelo de pistoleros
1966

Un callejón sin salida
1965
as Moran

El Secuestro De Lola - Lola La Trailera 2
1986
as Commander Prieto

Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia
1974
as El Jefe

Treasure of the Amazon
1985
as Tacho / Paco

Erótica
1979
as Hernández

Under the Volcano
1984
as Diosdado

Lola the Truck Driver
1983
as Comandante Prieto

Marihuana (El monstruo verde)
1936
as El indio

Los hermanos Muerte
1965

Flying Down to Rio
1933
as Dancer (uncredited)

Janitzio
1935
as Zirahuén
Cinématon XIX
1982
as N°187

The Phantom Gunslinger
1970
as Sheriff

The Appaloosa
1966
as Lazaro

La Cucaracha
1959
as Coronel Antonio Zeta

Con Los Dorados De Villa
1939

Mercenarios de la Muerte
1983

My Son, the Hero
1961
as Pascual Velasco

El Zorro de Jalisco
1941
as Ernesto

The Smugglers
1968
as Cesare Brunelli
Un Retrato del Indio
1985
as Self

Notes from Under the Volcano
1984
as Self

The Reward
1965
as Sergeant Lopez

Nest of Virgins
1972
as Anacleto Morones

Una gallina muy ponedora
1982

Ahora mis pistolas hablan
1986

Political Asylum
1975
as General Salino

The Western Code
1932
as Indian Joe

The Super Madman
1937
as Idúa

The Underdogs
1940
as Pancracio

La Bandida
1963
as Epigmenio Gomez

Un dorado de Pancho Villa
1967
as Aurelio Pérez

Wild Flower
1943
as Rogelio Torres

El revólver sangriento
1964
as Félix Gómez

Passion Island
1942
as Capitán barco

El charro Negro
1940
as Emilio Gómez

The Land of Missing Men
1930
as Lopez

Hard Breed to Kill
1967
as Ringo

The Enemy Blood
1971
as Juan

La Chamuscada - Tierra Y Libertad
1971
as Margarito Herrero

Las cabareteras
1980

Duelo en El Dorado
1969

El Silencioso
1967
as Emilio Segura

Observations Under the Volcano
1984
as Self

The Sunrise Trail
1931
as Pancho
El caudillo
1968

Rancho Alegre
1941

El crepúsculo de un dios
1969
as Emilio

Little Town
1962
as Coronel

El impostor
1937

Red Zone
1976

La conquista de El Dorado
1965

Juan sin miedo
1938

El fanfarrón: ¡Aquí llegó el valentón!
1943
as Aguilucho

Yo El Valiente
1964

Las cuatro milpas
1937

Celos
1936
as Sebastián

Los malvados
1966

Allá en el Rancho Grande
1936
as Bailarín

Las mujeres mandan
1937
as Bailarín

La recta final
1966
as Don Lucio
About Emilio Fernández
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. With 80 credits spanning from 1930 to 2013, Emilio Fernández has appeared in 76 films and 4 TV shows.
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Most Popular Emilio Fernández Movies
- Arriba Michoacán (1987)
- Almas rebeldes (1937)
- Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid (1973) — as Paco
- The Wild Bunch (1969) — as Gen. Mapache
- La buenaventura (1934) — as Boris
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