
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)

The Wild Bunch
1969
as Gen. Mapache

Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
1973
as Paco

Return of the Seven
1966
as Francisco Lorca

The War Wagon
1967
as Calita

Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia
1974
as El Jefe

Breakout
1975
as J.V.

The Night of the Iguana
1964
as Barkeeper (uncredited)

The Appaloosa
1966
as Lazaro

Under the Volcano
1984
as Diosdado

Almas rebeldes
1937

The Smugglers
1968
as Cesare Brunelli

A Covenant with Death
1967
as Ignacio

Flying Down to Rio
1933
as Dancer (uncredited)

Red Zone
1976

Erótica
1979
as Hernández

Treasure of the Amazon
1985
as Tacho / Paco

Los hermanos Muerte
1965

La Chamuscada - Tierra Y Libertad
1971
as Margarito Herrero

Los malvados
1966

The Reward
1965
as Sergeant Lopez

Cruz Diablo
1934
as Toparca, bandolero
El caudillo
1968

Wild Flower
1943
as Rogelio Torres

Las cuatro milpas
1937

La Cucaracha
1959
as Coronel Antonio Zeta

El crepúsculo de un dios
1969
as Emilio

La Bandida
1963
as Epigmenio Gomez

The Underdogs
1940
as Pancracio

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

Marihuana (El monstruo verde)
1936
as El indio

Notes from Under the Volcano
1984
as Self

La recta final
1966
as Don Lucio

El revólver sangriento
1964
as Félix Gómez

Passion Island
1942

The Enemy Blood
1971
as Juan

Celos
1936
as Sebastián

Hard Breed to Kill
1967
as Ringo

Observations Under the Volcano
1984
as Self

Ahora mis pistolas hablan
1986

Lola the Truck Driver
1983
as Comandante Prieto

Una gallina muy ponedora
1982

Mercenarios de la Muerte
1983

Duelo en El Dorado
1969

Yo El Valiente
1964

My Son, the Hero
1961
as Pascual Velasco

Lovers of the Lord of the Night
1986
as Don Venustiano

The Sunrise Trail
1931
as Pancho

El charro Negro
1940
as Emilio Gómez

The Western Code
1932
as Indian Joe

Nest of Virgins
1972
as Anacleto Morones

The Phantom Gunslinger
1970
as Sheriff

Las mujeres mandan
1937

The Land of Missing Men
1930
as Lopez

Little Town
1962
as Coronel

Un dorado de Pancho Villa
1967
as Aurelio Pérez

El Zorro de Jalisco
1941
as Ernesto

Allá en el Rancho Grande
1936
as Bailarín

Las cabareteras
1980

Rancho Alegre
1941

Janitzio
1935
as Zirahuén

Con Los Dorados De Villa
1939

Un callejón sin salida
1965
as Moran

Paloma herida
1963
as Danilo Zata

El Silencioso
1967
as Emilio Segura

Duelo de pistoleros
1966

La conquista de El Dorado
1965

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

Arriba Michoacán
1987

Political Asylum
1975
as General Salino

Juan sin miedo
1938
Cinématon XIX
1982
as N°187

El impostor
1937

Adios Nicanor
1937

La buenaventura
1934
as Boris
Un Retrato del Indio
1985
as Self

The Super Madman
1937
as Idúa
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
- The Wild Bunch (1969) — as Gen. Mapache
- Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid (1973) — as Paco
- Return of the Seven (1966) — as Francisco Lorca
- The War Wagon (1967) — as Calita
- Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia (1974) — as El Jefe
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