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Emilio Fernández

Emilio Fernández

Directing Born Mar 26, 1903 -- Died Aug 06, 1986 · Sabinas, Coahuila, Mexico

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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The Enemy Blood (1971) Movie Poster - SassyFlix
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The Enemy Blood
The Enemy Blood
1971 NR
A group of people suffering from mental retardation, blindness and physical malformations work in a...

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The Magnificent Seven
7.5
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The Magnificent Seven
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1960
The Wild Bunch
7.6
movie
The Wild Bunch
as Gen. Mapache
1969
Columbo
8.1
tv
Columbo
as Miguel
1971
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
7.2
movie
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
as Paco
1973
Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia
7.1
movie
Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia
as El Jefe
1974
Return of the Seven
6.1
movie
Return of the Seven
as Francisco Lorca
1966
Kung Fu
7.7
tv
Kung Fu
as Carlos
1972
The War Wagon
6.8
movie
The War Wagon
as Calita
1967
The Night of the Iguana
7.2
movie
The Night of the Iguana
as Barkeeper (uncredited)
1964
Breakout
6.3
movie
Breakout
as J.V.
1975
Under the Volcano
6.5
movie
Under the Volcano
as Diosdado
1984
The Appaloosa
6.3
movie
The Appaloosa
as Lazaro
1966