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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
The Wild Bunch
as Gen. Mapache
1969
Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia
as El Jefe
1974
The Appaloosa
as Lazaro
1966
Return of the Seven
as Francisco Lorca
1966
The War Wagon
as Calita
1967
El Secuestro De Lola - Lola La Trailera 2
as Commander Prieto
1986
Flying Down to Rio
as Dancer (uncredited)
1933
El impostor
1937
Treasure of the Amazon
as Tacho / Paco
1985
La Bandida
as Epigmenio Gomez
1963
La Cucaracha
as Coronel Antonio Zeta
1959
Wild Flower
as Rogelio Torres
1943
The Reward
as Sergeant Lopez
1965
La recta final
as Don Lucio
1966
My Son, the Hero
as Pascual Velasco
1961
Janitzio
as Zirahuén
1935
Observations Under the Volcano
as Self
1984
Breakout
as J.V.
1975
Red Zone
1976
El fanfarrón: ¡Aquí llegó el valentón!
as Aguilucho
1943
