Ismael Rodríguez, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Ismael Rodríguez

Mexican film director, screenwriter

Date of Birth: 19-Oct-1917

Place of Birth: Mexico City, Mexico

Date of Death: 07-Aug-2004

Profession: screenwriter, film director, film producer, television actor

Nationality: Mexico

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Ismael Rodríguez (October 19, 1917 – August 7, 2004) was a Mexican film director. Rodríguez rose to fame to Pedro Infante, and directed many major stars, including Dolores del Río, María Félix, Toshiro Mifune, Jorge Negrete, Sara García, Luis Aguilar, Tito Guízar, Gloria Marín, Carmelita González, Antonio Aguilar, Columba Domínguez or Flor Silvestreas.
He directed the film Ánimas Trujano (1961) for which he was nominated for an Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film.Rodríguez's most renowned international film is Tizoc, in which Pedro Infante starred alongside María Félix.
For this role, Infante won the Silver Bear for Best Actor at the 7th Berlin International Film Festival.He died on 7 August 2004 at the age of 87, and he was survived by his son Ismael Rodríguez.