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Known For

Directing

Known Credits

161

Gender

Male

Birthday

1903-03-26

Day of Death

1986-08-06 (83 years old)

Place of Birth

Sabinas, Coahuila, Mexico

Also Known As

Emilio "Indio" Fernández

Emilio Fernández Romo

Emilio 'El Indio' Fernandez

Emilio Fernandez

Emilio 'Indio' Fernandez

Indio Fernández

Эмилио Фернандес

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.

Known For

Acting

The Wild Bunch

1969

The Wild Bunch

as

Gen. Mapache

The Appaloosa

1966

The Appaloosa

as

Lazaro

Return of the Seven

1966

Return of the Seven

as

Francisco Lorca

The War Wagon

1967

The War Wagon

as

Calita

The Kidnapping of Lola

1986

The Kidnapping of Lola

as

Commander Prieto

Flying Down to Rio

1933

Flying Down to Rio

as

Dancer (uncredited)

Treasure of the Amazon

1985

Treasure of the Amazon

as

Tacho / Paco

La Bandida

1963

La Bandida

as

Epigmenio Gomez

La Cucaracha

1959

La Cucaracha

as

Coronel Antonio Zeta

Wild Flower

1943

Wild Flower

as

Rogelio Torres

The Reward

1965

The Reward

as

Sergeant Lopez

La recta final

1966

La recta final

as

Don Lucio

My Son, the Hero

1961

My Son, the Hero

as

Pascual Velasco

Janitzio

1935

Janitzio

as

Zirahuén

Breakout

1975

Breakout

as

J.V.

Red Zone

1976

Red Zone

as

El Zorro de Jalisco

1941

El Zorro de Jalisco

as

Ernesto

The Underdogs

1940

The Underdogs

as

Pancracio

El charro Negro

1940

El charro Negro

as

Emilio Gómez

The Sunrise Trail

1931

The Sunrise Trail

as

Pancho

Under the Volcano

1984

Under the Volcano

as

Diosdado

Celos

1936

Celos

as

Sebastián

Little Town

1962

Little Town

as

Coronel

Nest of Virgins

1972

Nest of Virgins

as

Anacleto Morones

Erótica

1979

Erótica

as

Hernández

El revólver sangriento

1964

El revólver sangriento

as

Félix Gómez

The Night of the Iguana

1964

The Night of the Iguana

as

Barkeeper (uncredited)

El Silencioso

1967

El Silencioso

as

Emilio Segura

Political Asylum

1975

Political Asylum

as

General Salino

Cruz Diablo

1934

Cruz Diablo

as

Toparca, bandolero

The Super Madman

1937

The Super Madman

as

Idúa

The Western Code

1932

The Western Code

as

Indian Joe

Wounded Dove

1963

Wounded Dove

as

Danilo Zata

Lola the Truck Driver

1983

Lola the Truck Driver

as

Comandante Prieto

The Enemy Blood

1971

The Enemy Blood

as

Juan

La chamuscada (Tierra y libertad)

1971

La chamuscada (Tierra y libertad)

as

Margarito Herrero

Un dorado de Pancho Villa

1967

Un dorado de Pancho Villa

as

Aurelio Pérez

The Smugglers

1968

The Smugglers

as

Cesare Brunelli

Cinématon XIX

1982

Cinématon XIX

as

N°187

Kung Fu

Kung Fu

as

Carlos

Columbo

Columbo

as

Miguel

Ottolenghi's Mediterranean Island Feast

Ottolenghi's Mediterranean Island Feast

as

Founder of Restaurante Sa Foradada

Production

Crew

Directing