Screenwriter

Emilio Fernández

1935–present1903–1986DramaRomanceWarAdventure

Chronicler of the Human Condition

Also directed 41 films ↗Also starred in films ↗

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The Screenplays

37 total writing credits

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Erótica

1979

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Red Zone

1976

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Full Writing Credits

1979EróticaWriter6.5 1976Red ZoneWriter3.5 1974La ChocaWriter7.5 1969El crepúsculo de un diosWriter6.8 1967Un dorado de Pancho VillaWriter6.3 1963Paloma heridaStory6.3

About

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.