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Emilio Fernández

Emilio Fernández

Birthday: 1903-03-26 | Place of Birth: Sabinas, Coahuila, Mexico

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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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

1985
Treasure of the Amazon

as    Tacho / Paco

1975
Breakout

as    J.V.

1974
1969
The Wild Bunch

as    Gen. Mapache

1968
The Smugglers

as    Cesare Brunelli

1966
Return of the Seven

as    Francisco Lorca

1966
The Appaloosa

as    Lazaro

1965
The Reward

as    Sergeant Lopez

1964
The Night of the Iguana

as    Barkeeper (uncredited)

1964
The Bloody Revolver

as    Félix Gómez

1963
La Bandida

as    Epigmenio Gomez

1961
My Son, the Hero

as    Pascual Velasco

1959
La Cucaracha

as    Coronel Antonio Zeta

1941
El Zorro de Jalisco

as    Ernesto

1930
The Land of Missing Men

as    Lopez