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Emilio Fernández

Director • Born 1903

Emilio Fernández

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About

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

Columbo posterColumboSeries • 1971The Magnificent Seven posterThe Magnificent SevenMovie • 1960The Wild Bunch posterThe Wild BunchMovie • 1969Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid posterPat Garrett & Billy the KidMovie • 1973The War Wagon posterThe War WagonMovie • 1967The Night of the Iguana posterThe Night of the IguanaMovie • 1964Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia posterBring Me the Head of Alfredo GarciaMovie • 1974Return of the Seven posterReturn of the SevenMovie • 1966Flying Down to Rio posterFlying Down to RioMovie • 1933Under the Volcano posterUnder the VolcanoMovie • 1984The Appaloosa posterThe AppaloosaMovie • 1966Breakout posterBreakoutMovie • 1975The Fugitive posterThe FugitiveMovie • 1947Treasure of the Amazon posterTreasure of the AmazonMovie • 1985Kung Fu posterKung FuSeries • 1972Las Islas Marias posterLas Islas MariasMovie • 1951Maria Candelaria posterMaria CandelariaMovie • 1944Erótica posterEróticaMovie • 1979Lola the Truck Driver posterLola the Truck DriverMovie • 1983Enamorada posterEnamoradaMovie • 1946Victims of Sin posterVictims of SinMovie • 1951The Pearl posterThe PearlMovie • 1947Salon Mexico posterSalon MexicoMovie • 1949Nest of Virgins posterNest of VirginsMovie • 1972