Known to his devotees as "El Indio" because of his mixed parentage, Emilio Fernandez was not yet out of his teens when his participation as an officer in Mexico's Huerta rebellion earned him a 20-year prison sentence. Escaping to the United States in 1923, Fernandez worked as a Hollywood extra and bit player, returning to Mexico when granted amnesty in 1934. His directorial career began in 1941 with La Isla de la Pasion. Within a few years he was Mexico's foremost filmmaker specializing in populist dramas, many of them starring his wife, Columba Dominguez. His 1943 film Maria Candelaria won a Cannes Film Festival Grand Prize, while his 1946 adaptation of John Steinbeck's The Pearl, starring his favorite actor Pedro Armendariz and photographed by his longtime collaborator Gabriel Figueroa, earned several additional awards. His fame and prestige did nothing to quench his personal combustibility; notorious in cinematic circles as the only prominent director who ever actually shot a film critic, he later served six months of a four-and-a-half year sentence for manslaughter after killing a farm laborer during an argument. In the '50s Fernandez's prestige declined as the quality of his films slackened and he returned to acting; however, every few years he also directed. In the '60s and '70s he appeared in a number of American films.
| Title | Year | Editors' Rating | User Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Salon Mexico
From Screenplay by |
1994 | |||
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El Zorro De Jalisco 2
Actor |
1993 | |||
| 1986 | ||||
|
Pirates
Actor |
1986 | |||
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Greed
Actor |
1985 | |||
|
Observations Under the Volcano
Participant |
1984 | |||
| 1984 | ||||
|
Under the Volcano
Actor |
1984 | |||
|
Lola la Trailera
Actor |
1983 | |||
|
Les Cineastes Celebres
Actor |
1978 | |||
|
Breakout
Actor |
1975 | |||
|
Lucky Lady
Actor |
1975 | |||
|
Zona Roja
Director, Screenwriter |
1975 | |||
| 1974 | ||||
| 1974 | ||||
|
La Choca
Director |
1973 | |||
| 1973 | ||||
|
Political Asylum
Actor |
1972 | |||
|
The Wild Bunch
Actor |
1969 | |||
|
El Crepusculo De Un Dios
Actor |
1968 | |||
|
The War Wagon
Actor |
1967 | |||
|
Un Dorado de Pancho Villa
Actor, Director |
1967 | |||
| 1967 | ||||
|
A Covenant with Death
Actor |
1966 | |||
| 1966 | ||||
|
The Appaloosa
Actor |
1966 | |||
|
The Final Race
Actor |
1965 | |||
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The Reward
Actor |
1965 | |||
|
The Night of the Iguana
Actor |
1964 | |||
|
Yo, el Valiente
Actor |
1964 | |||
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La Bandida
Actor |
1962 | |||
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Los Hermanos Del Hierro
Actor |
1961 | |||
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Pueblito
Actor, Director, Screenwriter |
1961 | |||
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El Impostor
Director, Screenwriter |
1960 | |||
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La Cucaracha
Actor |
1959 | |||
| 1959 | ||||
|
Una Cita de Amor
Director |
1958 | |||
|
Nosotros Dos
Director |
1957 | |||
|
El rapto
Director |
1954 | |||
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La rebelión de los colgados
Director |
1954 | |||
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La Red
Director |
1953 | |||
|
Reportaje
Director, Screenwriter |
1953 | |||
|
Quartier Interdit
Director |
1952 | |||
|
Acapulco
Director |
1951 | |||
|
The Torch
Director, Screenwriter |
1950 | |||
|
Victims of Sin
Director |
1950 | |||
|
La Malquerida
Director |
1949 | |||
|
Pueblerina
Director |
1949 | |||
|
John Steinbeck's the Pearl
Director |
1948 | |||
|
La Perla
Director, Screenwriter |
1948 | |||
|
Maclovia
Director, Screenwriter |
1948 | |||
|
Salon Mexico
Director, Screenwriter |
1948 | |||
|
The Fugitive
Associate Producer |
1948 | |||
|
Rio Escondido
Director, Screenwriter |
1947 | |||
|
Enamorada
Director, Screenwriter |
1946 | |||
|
Pepita Jimenez
Director |
1946 | |||
|
Las Abandonadas
Director |
1945 | |||
|
Bugambilia
Director |
1944 | |||
|
Maria Candelaria
Director, Screenwriter |
1944 | |||
|
El Fanfarron
Actor |
1943 | |||
|
Flor Silvestre
Actor, Director, Screenwriter |
1943 | |||
|
Soy Puro Mexicano
Director |
1943 | |||
|
La Isla de la Pasion
Actor, Director, Screenwriter |
1941 | |||
|
El Charro Negro
Actor |
1940 | |||
|
El Zorro De Jalisco
Actor |
1940 | |||
|
Los De Abajo
Actor |
1940 | |||
| 1940 | ||||
|
Con Los Dorados de Villa
Actor |
1939 | |||
|
Los de Abajo
Actor |
1939 | |||
|
Abnegacion
First Assistant Director |
1938 | |||
|
Aqui Llego El Valenton
Actor |
1938 | |||
|
El Traidor
Actor |
1938 | |||
|
Juan Sin Miedo
Actor |
1938 | |||
|
Adios Nicanor
Actor, Screenwriter |
1937 | |||
|
Almas Rebeldes
Actor |
1937 | |||
|
Alla En El Rancho Grande
Actor |
1936 | |||
|
Corazon Bandolero
Actor |
1934 | |||
|
Cruz Diablo
Actor |
1934 | |||
|
Western Code
Actor |
1932 | |||
|
Oklahoma Cyclone
Actor |
1930 | |||
|
The Land of Missing Men
Actor |
1930 | |||
|
Cuando Corrio El Alazan
Actor |
NOT YET RELEASED | |||
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Duelo En El Dorado
Actor |
NOT YET RELEASED | |||
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La Conquista Del Dorado
Actor |
NOT YET RELEASED | |||
|
La Sangre Enemiga
Actor |
NOT YET RELEASED |

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