Emilio Fernández

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Emilio Fernández

Born March 26, 1903 · Sabinas, Coahuila, Mexico

Died August 6, 1986 · aged 83

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, …

Known For

The Magnificent SevenThe Magnificent Seven · 1960
The Magnificent Seven
★ 7.51960
MovieWestern
An oppressed Mexican peasant village hires seven gunfighters to help defend their homes.
The Wild BunchThe Wild Bunch · 1969
The Wild Bunch
★ 7.61969
MovieWestern
An aging group of outlaws look for one last big score as the "traditional" American West is disappearing around them.
Pat Garrett & Billy the KidPat Garrett & Billy the Kid · 1973
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
★ 7.21973
MovieWesternDrama
Pat Garrett is hired as a lawman on behalf of a group of wealthy New Mexico cattle barons to bring down his old friend Billy the Kid.
Return of the SevenReturn of the Seven · 1966
Return of the Seven
★ 6.11966
MovieWestern
Chico, one of the remaining members of The Magnificent Seven, now lives in the town that they (The Seven) helped. One day someone comes and takes most of the men prisoner. His wife seeks out Chris, the leader of The Seven for help. Chris also meets Vin another member of The Seven. They find four other men and they go to help Chico.
The War WagonThe War Wagon · 1967
The War Wagon
★ 6.81967
MovieWesternAction
An ex-con seeks revenge on the man who put him in prison by planning a robbery of the latter's stagecoach, which is transporting gold. He enlists the help of a partner, who could be working for his nemesis.
Bring Me the Head of Alfredo GarciaBring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia · 1974
Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia
★ 7.11974
MovieActionCrime
An American bartender and his prostitute girlfriend go on a road trip through the Mexican underworld to collect a $1 million bounty on the head of a dead gigolo.
The Night of the IguanaThe Night of the Iguana · 1964
The Night of the Iguana
★ 7.21964
MovieDramaRomance
A defrocked Episcopal clergyman leads a bus-load of middle-aged Baptist women on a tour of the Mexican coast and comes to terms with the failure haunting his life.
Flying Down to RioFlying Down to Rio · 1933
Flying Down to Rio
★ 6.31933
MovieComedyRomance
An American bandleader woos a Brazilian beauty who is already engaged to his employer. His friends try to help him, while learning the local dance, The Carioca. The first pairing of Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers, and their only pre-Code film.

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