Directing
Ismael Rodríguez
EN, ES cinema · 84 credits
Born
19 October 1917
Died
7 August 2004 (aged 86)
Birthplace
Mexico City, Mexico
Ismael Rodríguez Ruelas (October 19, 1917 – August 7, 2004) was an acclaimed Mexican film director. Rodríguez directed many major stars, including Pedro Infante, Dolores del Río, María Félix, and even Toshiro Mifune, the favorite actor of Japanese director Akira Kurosawa, as a Mexican Indian in the film Ánimas Trujano (1961). This film was nominated for an Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film. Rodríguez's most renowned international film is Tizoc, in which Pedro Infante-who starred alongside Maria Felix -received a Golden Globe nomination for best actor. For this role, Infante won the Silver Bear for Best Actor at the 7th Berlin International Film Festival. Pedro Infante died in a plane crash. on April 15, 1957, before receiving the award. When Ismael Rodriguez asked Pedro's mother to keep the Silver Bear, she refused to accept it. Instead she told Rodriguez that because He had "made" Pedro Infante, deserved to keep the statue. He humbly did. Rodriguez, not only worked with the best of Mexican and international actors, he made some of the most memorable movies of the time. A brilliant writer/director.
Known for
Filmography
Becoming Frederick Douglass
Cinematography
Mimí Derba
as Self
Reclusorio III
Director, Writer
Fuera de la ley
1998
Fuera de la ley
Director, Screenplay
Reclusorio
Director, Screenplay
Pandilleras
Producer
Two Kinds of Schemes
Director
Solicito marido para engañar
Director, Screenplay, Executive Producer
The Scent of Death
Screenplay
¡Yerba Sangrienta!
Writer, Director
Corrupción
Director, Screenplay, Producer
Burdel
Director, Writer, Producer
Ratero
Director
Mi niño Tizoc
Director, Adaptation, Screenplay
Trampa para una niña
Director
El ogro
Director, Writer
Unethical Behaviour
Director
Cuernos debajo de la cama
Director, Screenplay
The Door and the Butcher's Wife
Director, Story, Producer
La mujer del carnicero
1969
The Butcher’s Wife
Director, Writer, Producer
Autopsy of a Ghost
Director
Chewing Gum
Director, Writer, Producer
The Boy and the Ball and the Hole in the Wall
Director, Writer
The Mighty Jungle
Director
This was Pedro Infante
as Ismael Rodríguez, Director
La Bandida
Producer
The Paper Man
Director, Screenplay, Producer
The Important Man
Director, Adaptation, Screenplay, Producer
My Son, the Hero
Director, Adaptation
To Each His Own Life
Executive Producer, Producer
La Cucaracha
Director, Writer, Producer
Land of Men
Writer, Director
This Was Pancho Villa: Third chapter
Director, Screenplay, Producer
This Was Pancho Villa: Second chapter
Director, Writer, Producer
El gran premio
Producer
Tizoc
Director, Story
This Was Pancho Villa: First chapter
Director, Writer, Producer
Damned City!
as Paquita's wooer, Writer, Producer, Director
Storm in the souls
Director
Romance de fieras
Director, Writer, Producer
Pepe El Toro
as Paseante (uncredited), Director, Screenplay
Dos tipos de cuidado
Director, Writer
From the Village to TV
Writer, Producer, Director
Full Spead Ahead
as Hombre que cuelga el telefono (uncredited), Director, Screenplay
Kill Me Because I'm Dying!!!
as Transeúnte (uncredited), Director, Producer, Adaptation
My General's Wives
Director, Writer
¿Qué te ha dado esa mujer?
Director, Screenplay
Las Islas Marias
Producer
No desearás la mujer de tu hijo
Director, Writer
Over the Waves
Director, Writer
The Black Sheep
Director, Screenplay
You the Rich
as Transeúnte (uncredited), Director, Screenplay, Story
Los tres huastecos
Director, Screenplay
We the Poor
Director, Producer, Story
Vuelven los García
Director, Screenplay
The Three Garcías
Director, Writer, Producer
When the Brave Cry
Director, Writer
¡Ya tengo a mi hijo!
Director, Writer
Escándalo de estrellas
Director, Writer
Amores de ayer
Director
¡Mexicanos al Grito de Guerra!
Director, Supervising Technical Director
Cuando viajan las estrellas
Sound Engineer
El secreto del sacerdote
Adaptation
Viviré otra vez
Producer
No te engañes corazón
as Empleado oficina (uncredited)
The Tiger of Yautepec
Sound Montage Associate
Santa
Actor