Emilio Fernández
1903-03-26 (1903)Sabinas, Coahuila, MexicoDirecting
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.
Known For
Columbo
TV • 1971
La traición
TV • 1984
The War Wagon
MOVIE • 1967
Under the Volcano
MOVIE • 1984
The Wild Bunch
MOVIE • 1969
Return of the Seven
MOVIE • 1966
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
MOVIE • 1973
Kung Fu
TV • 1972
Breakout
MOVIE • 1975
The Appaloosa
MOVIE • 1966
Lovers of the Lord of the Night
MOVIE • 1986
The Night of the Iguana
MOVIE • 1964
Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia
MOVIE • 1974
El Silencioso
MOVIE • 1967
Treasure of the Amazon
MOVIE • 1985
El Zorro de Jalisco
MOVIE • 1941
Janitzio
MOVIE • 1935
Marihuana (El monstruo verde)
MOVIE • 1936