Actor

Emilio Fernández

1930–present1903–1986DramaWesternAdventureAction

Chronicler of the Human Condition

Also directed 41 films ↗Also wrote 37 screenplays ↗

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Known For

76 acting credits

as Gen. Mapache

The Wild Bunch

as Gen. Mapache

1969

The Wild Bunch

Filmography

1987Arriba Michoacán5.5 1986El Secuestro De Lola - Lola La Trailera 2Commander Prieto5.7 1986Ahora mis pistolas hablan6.3 1986Lovers of the Lord of the NightDon Venustiano4.4 1985Treasure of the AmazonTacho / Paco4.5 1985Un Retrato del IndioSelf9.0

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.

As Director

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1949The Unloved Woman 1944Maria Candelaria 1947The Pearl 1954The Abduction 1943Wild Flower 1945The Abandoned

As Screenwriter

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1949The Unloved Woman 1935The Dead Speak 1944Maria Candelaria 1943Wild Flower 1949Pueblerina 1948Hidden River

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