Emilio Fernández

1903-03-26 – 1986-08-06 (age 83) Sabinas, Coahuila, Mexico

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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.

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Emilio Fernández

Known For

The Wild Bunch

The Wild Bunch

1969

as Gen. Mapache

Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid

Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid

1973

as Paco

The War Wagon

The War Wagon

1967

as Calita

Return of the Seven

Return of the Seven

1966

as Francisco Lorca

Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia

Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia

1974

as El Jefe

The Night of the Iguana

The Night of the Iguana

1964

as Barkeeper (uncredited)

Breakout

Breakout

1975

as J.V.

Under the Volcano

Under the Volcano

1984

as Diosdado

The Appaloosa

The Appaloosa

1966

as Lazaro

Almas rebeldes

Almas rebeldes

1937

The Smugglers

The Smugglers

1968

as Cesare Brunelli

Celos

Celos

1936

as Sebastián

The Reward

The Reward

1965

as Sergeant Lopez

El caudillo

1968

Los malvados

Los malvados

1966

Erótica

Erótica

1979

as Hernández

Flying Down to Rio

Flying Down to Rio

1933

as Dancer (uncredited)

Cinématon XIX

1982

as N°187

A Covenant with Death

A Covenant with Death

1967

as Ignacio

Treasure of the Amazon

Treasure of the Amazon

1985

as Tacho / Paco