
Directing
Emilio Fernández
ES, EN, FR cinema · 113 credits
Born
26 March 1903
Died
6 August 1986 (aged 83)
Birthplace
Sabinas, Coahuila, Mexico
Also known as Emilio "Indio" Fernández · Emilio Fernández Romo · Emilio 'El Indio' Fernandez · Emilio Fernandez · Emilio 'Indio' Fernandez · Indio 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.
Known for
Filmography

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

Lovers of the Lord of the Night
as Don Venustiano

Treasure of the Amazon
as Tacho / Paco

Under the Volcano
as Diosdado

Lola the Truck Driver
as Comandante Prieto

Erótica
as Hernández, Director, Writer

México Norte
Director

Red Zone
Actor, Director, Writer

Breakout
as J.V.

Political Asylum
as General Salino

La Choca
Writer, Director

Nest of Virgins
as Anacleto Morones

The Enemy Blood
as Juan

The Phantom Gunslinger
as Sheriff

The Wild Bunch
as Gen. Mapache

La Chamuscada - Tierra Y Libertad
as Margarito Herrero

El crepúsculo de un dios
as Emilio, Director, Writer, Producer

The Smugglers
as Cesare Brunelli

The War Wagon
as Calita

A Covenant with Death
as Ignacio

Hard Breed to Kill
as Ringo

El Silencioso
as Emilio Segura

Un dorado de Pancho Villa
as Aurelio Pérez, Writer, Producer, Director

The Appaloosa
as Lazaro

Return of the Seven
as Francisco Lorca

La recta final
as Don Lucio

The Reward
as Sergeant Lopez

El revólver sangriento
as Félix Gómez

The Night of the Iguana
as Barkeeper (uncredited), Associate Producer

La Bandida
as Epigmenio Gomez

Paloma herida
as Danilo Zata, Director, Story

Little Town
as Coronel, Director, Writer

My Son, the Hero
as Pascual Velasco

El impostor
Director

The Magnificent Seven
Assistant Director

The Unforgiven
Second Unit Director

La Cucaracha
as Coronel Antonio Zeta

Una cita de amor
Director

La Tierra del Fuego se apaga
Director, Writer

The Two of Us
Director, Writer

The Abduction
Director, Adaptation

La rosa blanca
Director, Adaptation, Story

The Net
Director, Screenplay

Reportaje
Director

When the Fog Lifts
Director

Acapulco
Director, Writer

Siempre tuya
Director, Writer

The Sea and You
Writer, Director

Victims of Sin
Director, Screenplay

La bienamada
Director, Writer

Las Islas Marias
Director, Writer

The Torch
Director, Screenplay

One Day of Life
Writer, Director

Duelo en las montañas
Director, Writer
La malquerida
1949
The Unloved Woman
Director, Screenplay

Salon Mexico
Director, Screenplay

Pueblerina
Writer, Director

Hidden River
Director, Story

Maclovia
Director, Screenplay

The Pearl
Director, Screenplay

The Fugitive
Associate Producer, Co-Director

Enamorada
Director, Screenplay

Pepita Jiménez
Director, Adaptation

The Abandoned
Director, Writer

Bugambilia
Director, Story

Maria Candelaria
Director, Writer

Wild Flower
as Rogelio Torres, Director, Screenplay

El fanfarrón: ¡Aquí llegó el valentón!
as Aguilucho, Adaptation

Passion Island
as Capitán barco, Director, Screenplay, Story

I'm a Real Mexican
Director, Story

El Zorro de Jalisco
as Ernesto

The Underdogs
as Pancracio

El charro Negro
as Emilio Gómez

The Super Madman
as Idúa

Las mujeres mandan
as Bailarín

Marihuana (El monstruo verde)
as El indio

Celos
as Sebastián

Allá en el Rancho Grande
as Bailarín

Janitzio
as Zirahuén

The Dead Speak
Adaptation, Writer

Cruz Diablo
as Toparca, bandolero

Flying Down to Rio
as Dancer (uncredited)

The Western Code
as Indian Joe

The Sunrise Trail
as Pancho


























