Deceased

How Did Emilio Fernández Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 83

Also known asEmilio "Indio" Fernández, Emilio Fernández Romo, Emilio 'El Indio' Fernandez, Emilio Fernandez, Emilio 'Indio' Fernandez, Indio Fernández, Эмилио ФернандесGenderMaleNationalityMexicoBorn26/03/1903Born inSabinas, Coahuila, MexicoDied06/08/1986Died inMexico CityCausemyocardial infarctionWikidataQ458612 ↗TMDb#8259 ↗

Emilio Fernández Romo, nicknamed "El Indio", was a Mexican film director, screenwriter, and actor. He was one of the most prolific and acclaimed film directors of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema in the 1940s and '50s. His film María Candelaria (1944) won the Palme d'Or at the 1946 Cannes Film Festival, the first Mexican film to receive the honor. As an actor, he worked in numerous film productions in both Mexico and in Hollywood.

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Filmography26 titles

Importing filmography…

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
1985	Treasure of the AmazonMovie	Tacho / Paco	82
1984	Under the VolcanoMovie	Diosdado	81
1984	Notes from Under the VolcanoMovie	Self	81
1984	Observations Under the VolcanoMovie	Self	81
1975	BreakoutMovie	J.V.	72
1973	Pat Garrett & Billy the KidMovie	Paco	70
1972	Kung FuSeries	Carlos	69
1971	ColumboSeries	Miguel	68
1969	The Wild BunchMovie	Gen. Mapache	66
1968	The SmugglersMovie	Cesare Brunelli	65
1967	The War WagonMovie	Calita	64
1967	A Covenant with DeathMovie	Ignacio	64
1966	The AppaloosaMovie	Lazaro	63
1966	Return of the SevenMovie	Francisco Lorca	63
1964	El revólver sangrientoMovie	Félix Gómez	61
1961	My Son, the HeroMovie	Pascual Velasco	58
1959	La CucarachaMovie	Coronel Antonio Zeta	56
1941	Rancho AlegreMovie	—	38
1940	The UnderdogsMovie	Pancracio	37
1940	El charro NegroMovie	Emilio Gómez	37
1937	Almas rebeldesMovie	—	34
1937	El impostorMovie	—	34
1934	Cruz DiabloMovie	Toparca, bandolero	31
1934	La buenaventuraMovie	Boris	31
1933	Flying Down to RioMovie	Dancer (uncredited)	30
1931	The Sunrise TrailMovie	Pancho	28