Cast & creator
Emilio Fernández
Best known for Columbo, The Magnificent Seven, The Wild Bunch
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.
Also known as: Emilio "Indio" Fernández, Emilio Fernández Romo, Emilio 'El Indio' Fernandez, Emilio Fernandez, Emilio 'Indio' Fernandez
163
film credits
4
television credits
80
1930–2013 · acting roles
6.2
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (167)
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Columbo
Miguel
1971
The Magnificent Seven
Assistant Director
1960
The Wild Bunch
Gen. Mapache
1969
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
Paco
1973
La traición
Gral. Arcadio Carvajal
1984
The War Wagon
Calita
1967
Flying Down to Rio
Dancer (uncredited)
1933
Return of the Seven
Francisco Lorca
1966
Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia
El Jefe
1974
Under the Volcano
Diosdado
1984
The Night of the Iguana
Barkeeper (uncredited)
1964The Night of the Iguana
Associate Producer
1964
The Fugitive
Associate Producer
1947The Fugitive
Co-Director
1947
Breakout
J.V.
1975
The Appaloosa
Lazaro
1966
Treasure of the Amazon
Tacho / Paco
1985Cinématon XIX
N°187
1982
Arriba Michoacán
1987La buenaventura
Boris
1934
Maria Candelaria
Director
1944Maria Candelaria
Writer
1944
Kung Fu
Carlos
1972
Un callejón sin salida
Moran
1965
Adios Nicanor
1937
Lovers of the Lord of the Night
Don Venustiano
1986
Cruz Diablo
Toparca, bandolero
1934
One Day of Life
Writer
1950One Day of Life
Director
1950
Mercenarios de la Muerte
1983
Marihuana (El monstruo verde)
El indio
1936
The Reward
Sergeant Lopez
1965
Rebellion of the Hanged
Director
1954
A Covenant with Death
Ignacio
1967
Salon Mexico
Director
1949Salon Mexico
Screenplay
1949
Ahora mis pistolas hablan
1986
My Son, the Hero
Pascual Velasco
1961
Duelo en las montañas
Director
1950Duelo en las montañas
Writer
1950Un Retrato del Indio
Self
1985
Observations Under the Volcano
Self
1984Ottolenghi's Mediterranean Island Feast
Founder of Restaurante Sa Foradada
2013
Duelo en El Dorado
1969
Nest of Virgins
Anacleto Morones
1972
El Secuestro De Lola - Lola La Trailera 2
Commander Prieto
1986
Erótica
Hernández
1979Erótica
Director
1979Erótica
Writer
1979
El crepúsculo de un dios
Emilio
1969El crepúsculo de un dios
Director
1969El crepúsculo de un dios
Writer
1969El crepúsculo de un dios
Producer
1969
El Zorro de Jalisco
Ernesto
1941
Hard Breed to Kill
Ringo
1967
Passion Island
Capitán barco
1942Passion Island
Director
1942Passion Island
Story
1942Passion Island
Screenplay
1942
Janitzio
Zirahuén
1935
Lola the Truck Driver
Comandante Prieto
1983
Una cita de amor
Director
1958
Allá en el Rancho Grande
Bailarín
1936
The Underdogs
Pancracio
1940
The Land of Missing Men
Lopez
1930
Duelo de pistoleros
1966
Una gallina muy ponedora
1982
México Norte
Director
1979
Notes from Under the Volcano
Self
1984
When the Fog Lifts
Director
1952
The Pearl
Director
1947The Pearl
Screenplay
1947
La Tierra del Fuego se apaga
Director
1955La Tierra del Fuego se apaga
Writer
1955
Con Los Dorados De Villa
1939
The Sea and You
Director
1952The Sea and You
Writer
1952
Almas rebeldes
1937
La Chamuscada - Tierra Y Libertad
Margarito Herrero
1969
The Smugglers
Cesare Brunelli
1968
The Abduction
Director
1954The Abduction
Adaptation
1954
La Bandida
Epigmenio Gomez
1963
Political Asylum
General Salino
1975
Victims of Sin
Director
1951Victims of Sin
Screenplay
1951
Maclovia
Director
1948Maclovia
Screenplay
1948
El fanfarrón: ¡Aquí llegó el valentón!
Aguilucho
1943El fanfarrón: ¡Aquí llegó el valentón!
Adaptation
1943
Los hermanos Muerte
1965
The Phantom Gunslinger
Sheriff
1970
La Cucaracha
Coronel Antonio Zeta
1959
La conquista de El Dorado
1965
El revólver sangriento
Félix Gómez
1964
Hidden River
Director
1948Hidden River
Story
1948
The Sunrise Trail
Pancho
1931
Las cabareteras
1980
Enamorada
Director
1946Enamorada
Screenplay
1946
Pepita Jiménez
Director
1946Pepita Jiménez
Adaptation
1946
Las Islas Marias
Director
1951Las Islas Marias
Writer
1951The Unloved Woman
Screenplay
1949The Unloved Woman
Director
1949
Wild Flower
Rogelio Torres
1943Wild Flower
Screenplay
1943Wild Flower
Director
1943
Un dorado de Pancho Villa
Aurelio Pérez
1967Un dorado de Pancho Villa
Writer
1967Un dorado de Pancho Villa
Producer
1967Un dorado de Pancho Villa
Director
1967
Pueblerina
Director
1949Pueblerina
Writer
1949
Paloma herida
Danilo Zata
1963Paloma herida
Director
1963Paloma herida
Story
1963
La rosa blanca
Director
1954La rosa blanca
Adaptation
1954La rosa blanca
Story
1954
The Western Code
Indian Joe
1932
Las mujeres mandan
Bailarín
1937
The Two of Us
Director
1955The Two of Us
Writer
1955
The Torch
Screenplay
1950The Torch
Director
1950
The Enemy Blood
Juan
1971
The Abandoned
Director
1945The Abandoned
Writer
1945
El charro Negro
Emilio Gómez
1940
Bugambilia
Director
1945Bugambilia
Story
1945
I'm a Real Mexican
Director
1942I'm a Real Mexican
Story
1942
Reportaje
Director
1953
La Choca
Writer
1974La Choca
Director
1974
Siempre tuya
Director
1952Siempre tuya
Writer
1952
Red Zone
1976Red Zone
Director
1976Red Zone
Writer
1976
Celos
Sebastián
1936
Rancho Alegre
1941
The Net
Director
1953The Net
Screenplay
1953
Las cuatro milpas
1937
El Silencioso
Emilio Segura
1967
El impostor
1937
Juan sin miedo
1938
La recta final
Don Lucio
1966
Yo El Valiente
1964
El impostor
Director
1960
The Super Madman
Idúa
1937
The Dead Speak
Adaptation
1935The Dead Speak
Writer
1935
La bienamada
Director
1951La bienamada
Writer
1951El caudillo
1968
Acapulco
Director
1952Acapulco
Writer
1952
Little Town
Coronel
1962Little Town
Director
1962Little Town
Writer
1962