Directing
Emilio Fernández
Also Known As: Emilio "Indio" Fernández, Emilio Fernández Romo, Emilio 'El Indio' Fernandez
Birth Date
March 26, 1903
Death Date
August 6, 1986
(passed away at 83)
Place of Birth
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.

Columbo
Miguel
1971 • 1 episode

La traición
Gral. Arcadio Carvajal
1984 • 120 episodes

Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
Paco
1973

The Wild Bunch
Gen. Mapache
1969

The War Wagon
Calita
1967

Arriba Michoacán
1987

The Night of the Iguana
Barkeeper (uncredited)
1964
La buenaventura
Boris
1934

Return of the Seven
Francisco Lorca
1966

Under the Volcano
Diosdado
1984

The Appaloosa
Lazaro
1966

Breakout
J.V.
1975

Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia
El Jefe
1974

Flying Down to Rio
Dancer (uncredited)
1933

The Reward
Sergeant Lopez
1965

Janitzio
Zirahuén
1935

Almas rebeldes
1937
Cinématon XIX
N°187
1982

Adios Nicanor
1937

Un callejón sin salida
Moran
1965