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

★7.6

The Wild Bunch

1969

★8.1

Columbo

1971

★7.2

Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid

1973

★7.1

Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia

1974

★6.1

Return of the Seven

1966

★7.7

Kung Fu

1972

★6.8

The War Wagon

1967

★7.2

The Night of the Iguana

1964

★6.3

Breakout

1975

★6.5

Under the Volcano

1984

★6.4

The Appaloosa

1966

★6.3

Flying Down to Rio

1933

★6.5

Erótica

1979

★7.8

Enamorada

1946