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Emilio Fernández
Person

Emilio Fernández

Specialty
Directing
Birth
March 26, 1903 · 83 years
Death
August 6, 1986
Origin
Sabinas, Coahuila, Mexico

Technical Alias

Emilio "Indio" FernándezEmilio Fernández RomoEmilio 'El Indio' FernandezEmilio FernandezEmilio 'Indio' Fernandez

Professional Trajectory

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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