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Emilio Fernández profile
Actor

Emilio Fernández

Directing

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Acting credits

75

Prolific

Very extensive acting filmography.

TMDB popularity

0.9

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Movies: 108Series: 3Crew credits: 46

TMDB ID: 8259

IMDb ID: nm0273477

Known for: Directing

Born: March 26, 1903

Died: August 6, 1986

Age: 83

Place of birth: Sabinas, Coahuila, Mexico

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1930 - 1987

Years active: 58

Average TMDB rating: 6.75

Wikidata: Q458612

Also known as

Emilio "Indio" Fernández • Emilio Fernández Romo • Emilio 'El Indio' Fernandez • Emilio Fernandez • Emilio 'Indio' Fernandez • Indio Fernández • Эмилио Фернандес

Other jobs

Director (39)Adaptation (2)Associate Producer (2)Writer (2)Assistant Director (1)

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.

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