Emilio 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.

Filmography

Gen. Mapache
Francisco Lorca
Commander Prieto
Dancer (uncredited)
Epigmenio Gomez
Coronel Antonio Zeta
Rogelio Torres
Sergeant Lopez
Pascual Velasco
Zirahuén
Pancracio
Emilio Gómez
Sebastián
Anacleto Morones
Hernández
Barkeeper (uncredited)
Emilio Segura
General Salino
Toparca, bandolero
Danilo Zata
Comandante Prieto
Cesare Brunelli