Emilio Fernández
Directing
- Born
- March 26, 1903 · Sabinas, Coahuila, Mexico
- Died
- August 6, 1986 (age 83)
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
The Magnificent Seven
October 12, 1960
The Night of the Iguana
August 6, 1964
Erótica
August 23, 1979
Enamorada
December 25, 1946
The Fugitive
November 11, 1947
The Pearl
September 12, 1947
Maria Candelaria
January 20, 1944
Las Islas Marias
August 10, 1951
Salon Mexico
February 25, 1949
La Choca
September 5, 1974
Pueblerina
July 6, 1949
Victims of Sin
February 2, 1951
Behind the camera46
- 1979Erótica Director, Writer
- 1979México Norte Director
- 1976Red Zone Director, Writer
- 1974La Choca Writer, Director
- 1969El crepúsculo de un dios Director, Writer, Producer
- 1967Un dorado de Pancho Villa Writer, Producer, Director
- 1964The Night of the Iguana Associate Producer
- 1963Paloma herida Director, Story
- 1962Little Town Director, Writer
- 1960The Magnificent Seven