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Emilio Fernández
Born: 1903-03-26 in Sabinas, Coahuila, Mexico
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.
Rated Filmography (40)
Sorted by Score7.8
Enamorada
1946
7.6
Las Islas Marias
1951
7.5
La Choca
1974
7.3
Maria Candelaria
1944
7.3
Reportaje
1953
7.2
The Pearl
1947
7.2
Pueblerina
1949
7.0
La Tierra del Fuego se apaga
1955
7.0
Victims of Sin
1951
6.8
Maclovia
1948
6.8
When the Fog Lifts
1952
6.8
El crepúsculo de un dios
1969
6.7
Rebellion of the Hanged
1954
6.7
Little Town
1962
6.6
Wild Flower
1943
6.6
The Net
1953
6.6
Salon Mexico
1949
6.5
Erótica
1979
6.4
México Norte
1979
6.4
The Sea and You
1952
6.3
Paloma herida
1963
6.3
Un dorado de Pancho Villa
1967
6.2
Acapulco
1952
6.2
Hidden River
1948
6.2
One Day of Life
1950
6.2
La bienamada
1951
6.0
Una cita de amor
1958
6.0
Duelo en las montañas
1950
6.0
La rosa blanca
1954
5.9
Pepita Jiménez
1946
5.8
Bugambilia
1945
5.8
El impostor
1960
5.8
I'm a Real Mexican
1942
5.7
Siempre tuya
1952
5.7
The Two of Us
1955
5.5
The Abandoned
1945
5.3
The Torch
1950
4.9
The Abduction
1954
4.8
Passion Island
1942
3.5
Red Zone
1976