Emilio Fernández
Directing
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
The Wild Bunch
Gen. Mapache
The War Wagon
Calita
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
Paco
Return of the Seven
Francisco Lorca
Under the Volcano
Diosdado
Breakout
J.V.
Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia
El Jefe
The Night of the Iguana
Barkeeper (uncredited)
Flying Down to Rio
Dancer (uncredited)
My Son, the Hero
Pascual Velasco
A Covenant with Death
Ignacio
El Zorro de Jalisco
Ernesto
