Image: Wikimedia CommonsEmilio Fernández
Mexican film director and actor (1904-1986)
- Born March 26, 1904
- 7 movies
Emilio Fernández, nicknamed El Indio, was a Mexican film director, screenwriter and actor. He was one of the most prolific directors of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema in the 1940s and 1950s. His film María Candelaria won the Palme d'Or at the 1946 Cannes Film Festival, the first Mexican film to receive the honour. As an actor, he worked in both Mexico and Hollywood.
Emilio Fernández appears in 7 films in The Rerun, from 1947 to 1984. That includes 3 titles as director. Most of that work is in drama, western and crime. Frequent collaborators in The Rerun: Pedro Armendáriz (3), Sam Peckinpah (2), Warren Oates (2), Alfonso Bedoya (2), María Elena Marqués (2).
Known for
- María Candelaria (1944), Director. It won the Palme d’Or at the 1946 Cannes Film Festival, the first Mexican film to do so.
- The Pearl (1947), Director. One of the films he directed during the Golden Age of Mexican cinema.
- The Wild Bunch (1969). He worked as an actor in Hollywood productions such as this one.
Movies
Quick answers
- What movies and TV shows has Emilio Fernández been in?
- Emilio Fernández appears in Under the Volcano (1984), Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia (1974), The Wild Bunch (1969), The War Wagon (1967), The Pearl (1947), The Fugitive (1947) and La perla (1947) on The Remote.
- When was Emilio Fernández born?
- Emilio Fernández was born on 26 March 1904.
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