Emilio Fernández

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.

Acted Movies

Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia (1974)

Director: Sam Peckinpah

Writers: Gordon T. Dawson,

Cast: Chano Urueta, Donnie Fritts, Emilio Fernández, Gig Young, Helmut Dantine, Isela Vega, Jorge Russek, Kris Kristofferson, Robert Webber, Warren Oates,

The Wild Bunch (1969)

Director: Sam Peckinpah

Writers: Walon Green,

Cast: Albert Dekker, Ben Johnson, Edmond O'Brien, Emilio Fernández, Ernest Borgnine, Jaime Sánchez, Robert Ryan, Strother Martin, Warren Oates, William Holden,

The Night of the Iguana (1964)

Director: John Huston

Writers: John Huston,

Cast: Ava Gardner, Cyril Delevanti, Deborah Kerr, Emilio Fernández, Gladys Hill, Grayson Hall, Mary Boylan, Richard Burton, Skip Ward, Sue Lyon,