Emilio Fernández, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Emilio Fernández

film director

Date of Birth: 26-Mar-1904

Place of Birth: Coahuila, Mexico

Date of Death: 06-Aug-1986

Profession: screenwriter, military personnel, film director, television actor, film actor

Nationality: Mexico

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Emilio "El Indio" Fernández (born Emilio Fernández Romo, Spanish: [e'miljo fe?'nandes '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 María Candelaria (1944), which won the Palme d'Or award at the 1946 Cannes Film Festival.
As an actor, he worked in numerous film productions in Mexico and in Hollywood.