Emilio Fernández
March 26, 1903 – 1986
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.
Known For
Columbo
1971
La traición
1984
The Wild Bunch
1969
The War Wagon
1967
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
1973
Return of the Seven
1966
Breakout
1975
Under the Volcano
1984
The Appaloosa
1966
Flying Down to Rio
1933
Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia
1974
The Night of the Iguana
1964
Kung Fu
1972
A Covenant with Death
1967
The Smugglers
1968