Emilio Fernández
Director
Biography
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.
Filmography
The Wild Bunch
as Gen. Mapache 1969
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
as Paco 1973
Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia
as El Jefe 1974
Return of the Seven
as Francisco Lorca 1966
The War Wagon
as Calita 1967
The Night of the Iguana
as Barkeeper (uncredited) 1964
Breakout
as J.V. 1975
Under the Volcano
as Diosdado 1984
The Appaloosa
as Lazaro 1966
Erótica
as Hernández 1979
Flying Down to Rio
as Dancer (uncredited) 1933
Treasure of the Amazon
as Tacho / Paco 1985
The Enemy Blood
as Juan 1971
Lola the Truck Driver
as Comandante Prieto 1983
Nest of Virgins
as Anacleto Morones 1972
Un dorado de Pancho Villa
as Aurelio Pérez 1967
Wild Flower
as Rogelio Torres 1943