Emilio Fernandez

Emilio El Indio Fernández (born Emilio Fernández Romo, eˈmiljo feɾˈnandes ˈromo; 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 (1944), which won the Palme dOr award at the 1946 Cannes Film Festival. As an actor, he worked in numerous film productions in Mexico and in Hollywood.

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