Emilio Fernández
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- March 26, 1903, Sabinas, Coahuila, Mexico
- Died
- August 6, 1986
- Movies
- 118
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.
Best-Known Movies
Filmography
Directing, Writing & Producing
| 1979 | Erótica | Director, Writer |
| 1979 | México Norte | Director |
| 1976 | Red Zone | Director, Writer |
| 1974 | La Choca | Writer, Director |
| 1969 | El crepúsculo de un dios | Director, Writer, Producer |
| 1967 | Un dorado de Pancho Villa | Writer, Producer, Director |
| 1963 | Paloma herida | Director |
| 1962 | Little Town | Director, Writer |
| 1960 | El impostor | Director |
| 1958 | Una cita de amor | Director |
| 1955 | La Tierra del Fuego se apaga | Director, Writer |
| 1955 | The Two of Us | Director, Writer |
| 1954 | La rosa blanca | Director |
| 1954 | The Abduction | Director |
| 1954 | Rebellion of the Hanged | Director |
| 1953 | Reportaje | Director |
| 1953 | The Net | Director, Screenplay |
| 1952 | When the Fog Lifts | Director |
| 1952 | The Sea and You | Director, Writer |
| 1952 | Acapulco | Director, Writer |
| 1952 | Siempre tuya | Director, Writer |
| 1951 | La bienamada | Director, Writer |
| 1951 | Las Islas Marias | Director, Writer |
| 1951 | Victims of Sin | Director, Screenplay |
| 1950 | One Day of Life | Writer, Director |
| 1950 | The Torch | Screenplay, Director |
| 1950 | Duelo en las montañas | Director, Writer |
| 1949 | The Unloved Woman | Screenplay, Director |
| 1949 | Pueblerina | Director, Writer |
| 1949 | Salon Mexico | Director, Screenplay |
| 1948 | Maclovia | Director, Screenplay |
| 1948 | Hidden River | Director |
| 1947 | The Pearl | Director, Screenplay |
| 1946 | Enamorada | Director, Screenplay |
| 1946 | Pepita Jiménez | Director |
| 1945 | Bugambilia | Director |
| 1945 | The Abandoned | Director, Writer |
| 1944 | Maria Candelaria | Director, Writer |
| 1943 | Wild Flower | Screenplay, Director |
| 1942 | I'm a Real Mexican | Director |
| 1942 | Passion Island | Director, Screenplay |
| 1935 | The Dead Speak | Writer |
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