Directing
Emilio Fernández
1903 · Sabinas, Coahuila, Mexico
30 films
Bio
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
The Magnificent Seven
Assistant Director
The Wild Bunch
Gen. Mapache
The War Wagon
Calita
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
Paco
The Unforgiven
Second Unit Director
Return of the Seven
Francisco Lorca
The Night of the Iguana
Barkeeper (uncredited)
Arriba Michoacán
Flying Down to Rio
Dancer (uncredited)
Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia
El Jefe
The Appaloosa
Lazaro
Lovers of the Lord of the Night
Don Venustiano