Emilio Fernández

Birthday: 1903-03-26
Deathday: 1986-08-06
Birthplace: Sabinas, Coahuila, Mexico
Gender: Male

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.

Credits

Year Title
1979-08-23 Erótica
1979-03-22 México Norte
1976-02-19 Pink Zone
1974-09-05 La Choca
1969-10-30 El crepúsculo de un dios
1967-07-01 Un dorado de Pancho Villa
1963-10-16 Wounded Dove
1962-08-02 Little Town
1960-07-28 El impostor
1958-06-05 Una cita de amor
1955-08-31 La Tierra del Fuego se apaga
1955-01-01 Nosotros dos
1954-08-11 La rosa blanca
1954-04-23 The Abduction
1954-01-20 Rebellion of the Hanged
1953-11-13 Reportaje
1953-06-08 The Net
1952-11-23 Cuando levanta la niebla
1952-03-07 El mar y tu
1952-01-18 Acapulco
1952-01-18 Siempre tuya
1951-09-13 La bienamada
1951-08-10 Las Islas Marias
1951-02-02 Victims of Sin
1950-11-23 One Day of Life
1950-06-02 The Torch
1950-02-18 Duelo en las montañas
1949-09-16 La malquerida
1949-07-06 Pueblerina
1949-02-25 Salon Mexico
1948-09-30 Maclovia
1948-02-12 Río escondido
1947-09-12 The Pearl
1946-12-25 Enamorada
1946-02-22 Pepita Jimenez
1945-11-02 Bugambilia
1945-05-18 The Abandoned
1944-01-20 Maria Candelaria
1943-04-24 Wild Flower
1942-11-13 Soy puro mexicano
1942-08-06 Passion Island