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Emilio Fernández

Directing Born Mar 26, 1903 Sabinas, Coahuila, Mexico 24 credits

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.

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Known for

Film

The Color Purple

as Miguel
Film

The Wild Bunch

as Gen. Mapache

Full filmography

  • Columbo (1971) as Miguel
  • The Wild Bunch (1969) as Gen. Mapache
  • Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid (1973) as Paco
  • The War Wagon (1967) as Calita
  • Return of the Seven (1966) as Francisco Lorca
  • La traición (1984) as Gral. Arcadio Carvajal
  • Breakout (1975) as J.V.
  • Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia (1974) as El Jefe
  • Kung Fu (1972) as Carlos
  • The Appaloosa (1966) as Lazaro
  • The Night of the Iguana (1964) as Barkeeper (uncredited)
  • Under the Volcano (1984) as Diosdado
  • Flying Down to Rio (1933) as Dancer (uncredited)
  • Treasure of the Amazon (1985) as Tacho / Paco
  • The Reward (1965) as Sergeant Lopez
  • A Covenant with Death (1967) as Ignacio
  • Red Zone (1976)
  • Wild Flower (1943) as Rogelio Torres
  • My Son, the Hero (1961) as Pascual Velasco
  • La Cucaracha (1959) as Coronel Antonio Zeta
  • Erótica (1979) as Hernández
  • Janitzio (1935) as Zirahuén
  • The Underdogs (1940) as Pancracio
  • El revólver sangriento (1964) as Félix Gómez