Emilio Fernández
Date of birth: 1903-03-26
Place of birth: Sabinas, Coahuila, Mexico
Known for: Directing
Also known as: Emilio "Indio" Fernández, Emilio Fernández Romo, Emilio 'El Indio' Fernandez, Emilio Fernandez, Emilio 'Indio' Fernandez, Indio Fernández, Эмилио Фернандес
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.
Movie Credits
The Wild Bunch
1969-06-19
An aging group of outlaws look for one last big score as the "traditional" American West is disappea
Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia
1974-08-01
An American bartender and his prostitute girlfriend go on a road trip through the Mexican underworld
The Appaloosa
1966-09-15
A man tries to recover a horse stolen from him by a Mexican bandit.
Return of the Seven
1966-10-19
Chico, one of the remaining members of The Magnificent Seven, now lives in the town that they (The S
The War Wagon
1967-05-26
An ex-con seeks revenge on the man who put him in prison by planning a robbery of the latter's stage
The Kidnapping of Lola
1986-12-25
Flying Down to Rio
1933-12-22
An American bandleader woos a Brazilian beauty who is already engaged to his employer. His friends
El impostor
1937-01-01
Treasure of the Amazon
1985-05-30
An adventurer and his buddies race a former Nazi and others to diamonds in the South American jungle
La Bandida
1963-01-01
During a lull in the Mexican Revolution when Francisco Madero became president and attempted to impl
La Cucaracha
1959-11-12
The Mexican Revolution serves as a backdrop to a torrid love triangle composed of three freedom figh
Wild Flower
1943-04-24
The film features Fernandez himself as a character named Rogellio Torres. The lion's share of the fo
The Reward
1965-09-15
A crash-landed crop-duster betrays a fugitive and his girlfriend to Mexican bounty hunters.
La recta final
1966-01-01
A jockey is pushed by his former trainer, in order to win one last race after his downfall into alco
My Son, the Hero
1961-10-05
Northern Mexico, early 20th century. Reynaldo del Hierro is murdered while riding with his sons Reyn
Janitzio
1935-09-27
First all Mexican sound film. Story is based on the ancient customs and legends of the fisherfolk as
Observations Under the Volcano
1984-07-03
Documentary on the making of the movie Under the Volcano.
Breakout
1975-05-01
A bush pilot is hired for $50,000 to go to Mexico to free an innocent prisoner.
Pink Zone
1976-02-19
In a whorehouse in Acapulco, lives Leonor, a young and beautiful woman who is awaiting to reunite wi
El fanfarrón: ¡Aquí llegó el valentón!
1943-05-13
Con Los Dorados De Villa
1939-02-11
Three of Villa's soldiers 'adopt' the orphaned daughter of a friend who was killed in battle.
Marihuana El Monstruo Verde
1936-06-04
Policeman goes undercover to bust drug-smuggling ring.
El Zorro de Jalisco
1941-02-07
Isabel, the daughter of Don Antonio; a rich land owner in Tepestates, Jalisco returns to her town af
Adios Nicanor
1937-08-11
Romantic triangles, jealousy and duels on horseback at a hacienda.
El charro Negro
1940-07-18
Masked cowboy avenger in the style of The Lone Ranger, first film in a series of four.
The Underdogs
1940-06-01
During the Mexican Revolution, the people tired of living in poverty and enduring the atrocities com
Notes from Under the Volcano
1984-09-09
A behind-the-scenes documentary on the making of John Huston's "Under the Volcano" (1984).
El crepúsculo de un dios
1969-10-30
The Sunrise Trail
1931-02-07
Working under cover, Tex goes south of the border and joins Rand's gang where he befriends gang memb
Under the Volcano
1984-06-20
Against a background of war breaking out in Europe and the Mexican fiesta Day of Death, we are taken
The Land of Missing Men
1930-10-14
Steve O'Neil robs the stage and kidnaps Nita to keep Lopez from doing the same. Then he and Buckshot
La conquista de El Dorado
1965-09-30
A new Judge and Sheriff, plus support staff, come to town to clean up El Dorado's lawless ways.
Celos
1936-01-23
Irrational jealousy blossoms into full-blown psychosis.
Little Town
1962-08-02
Reactionary local "Big Daddy" tries to prevent a school being built in his district.
Nest of Virgins
1972-11-30
"Faith-healer" develops a cult-like following in 1920s Jalisco.
Un callejón sin salida
1965-12-23
A shady character takes over as owner/manager of a nightclub, conflicts evolve.
Erótica
1979-08-23
Two men commit a robbery. One is caught but the other escapes. He ends his escape on a lonely and de
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
1973-05-23
Pat Garrett is hired as a lawman on behalf of a group of wealthy New Mexico cattle barons to bring d
Almas rebeldes
1937-08-30
Mexican Revolution: a small squadron of insurgents are chosen to trek to US border and pick up an ar
Ahora mis pistolas hablan
1986-01-02
A man has his tongue cut out by bad guys, later tracks them all down, and kills them one by one.
A Covenant with Death
1967-02-15
An innocent man is found guilty of murder and sentenced to death, but as he's about to be hanged he
Hard Breed to Kill
1967-02-23
A band of outlaws appear out of nowhere on a ranchers property and viciously shoot him down. They st
The Phantom Gunslinger
1970-04-30
The Phantom Gunslinger is set in the town of "Tucca Flats." The peaceful life of the town is disrupt
El revólver sangriento
1964-04-02
Follows an "unlucky" gun across the paths of five owners.
The Night of the Iguana
1964-08-06
A defrocked Episcopal clergyman leads a bus-load of middle-aged Baptist women on a tour of the Mexic
Los hermanos Muerte
1965-04-15
Woman swears to avenge her brother's murder.. Then she falls in love with the murderer, before disco
El Silencioso
1967-09-14
Taciturn gunslinger 'helps out' a widow lady under siege from bad guys.
El caudillo
1968-06-27
A new recruit rises through the ranks of Pancho Villa's army as his leadership skills become apparen
Yo, el valiente
1964-10-29
A young man wants to create a reputation for himself as a gunslinger; an older mentor tries to warn
Duelo de pistoleros
1966-03-31
Four expert marksmen compete in a target shooting competition. Each has a back-story that explains w
Duelo en El Dorado
1969-07-17
Saloon-owner's a hard guy and none too law-abiding; his twelve year old son comes to live with him a
Political Asylum
1975-12-07
After assassinating a government official, guerrilla takes refuge in a foreign embassy. Tense stando
Cruz Diablo
1934-11-28
16th-century swashbuckler; evil nobleman usurps another man's title and properties and forces his da
Mercenarios de la Muerte
1983-03-01
The Super Madman
1937-03-13
Mad scientist, a neanderthal and a drunk makes a crazy combination.
Lovers of the Lord of the Night
1986-10-29
Venusita falls in love with the son of a wealthy family whose mother sends her son off to the United
Una gallina muy ponedora
1982-06-03
The Western Code
1932-09-15
When Tim Barrett rides into Carabinas, his reputation as a lawman precedes him. Rescuing Polly Loomi
Wounded Dove
1963-10-16
The story of a native Mexican who wants to kill a man.
Arriba Michoacán
1987-07-09
The two largest ranches in a small town are operated entirely by women, because their menfolk have a
Lola the Truck Driver
1983-06-20
Lola finds herself into the world of violence and drug trafficking when her father is murdered for r
Las mujeres mandan
1937-09-28
Tired of being mistreated by his wife and children, Isidro (Del Diestro) leaves his family and follo
The Enemy Blood
1971-09-09
A group of people suffering from mental retardation, blindness and physical malformations work in a
Los malvados
1966-10-12
Four amoral drifters team up to retrieve a cache of gold coins from its hiding place.
Las cabareteras
1980-12-04
Power-struggles between gangsters over ownership/control of a strip club.
Juan sin miedo
1938-07-25
Young man goes on the run after being falsely accused of killing his girlfriend's father.
La chamuscada (Tierra y libertad)
1971-01-14
A sharecropper and his daughter, a swarthy beauty, flee from the hacienda on which they live and joi
Las cuatro milpas
1937-08-24
Bad dude tries to make time with a good dude's fiancée. When he can't get anywhere with her, he and
Rancho Alegre
1941-03-28
Proud old family's hacienda is falling into decay, and the oldest son has to come back from college
Un dorado de Pancho Villa
1967-07-01
Villa's regiment demobilizes at the end of the Revolution, but the ruling faction in the provisional
Passion Island
1942-08-06
1909, a detachment of the Mexican army commanded by Captain Allende moves to Clipperton, also called
The Smugglers
1968-12-24
A woman and her stepdaughter attempt to sneak a few souvenirs past customs and inadvertently become
Cinématon XIX
1982-04-20
Reel 19 of Gérard Courant's on-going Cinematon series.
Allá en el Rancho Grande
1936-10-07
Two good friends — the owner and general manager of a ranch — fall in love with the same girl at the