Born in Coahuila in 1904 and dying in Mexico City in 1986, Emilio 'El Indio' Fernández fought in the Mexican Revolution, was exiled in California and worked as a Hollywood extra before returning to Mexico. Working with the cinematographer Gabriel Figueroa and the actress Dolores del Río, he created a lyrical, nationalist style of the Mexican Golden Age. María Candelaria (1944) won the Grand Prix at Cannes in 1946. His other films are Flor silvestre (1943), La perla (1947) and Enamorada (1946). He was also a fierce personality with a reputation for violence.
Filmography
- Flor silvestre (1943)
- María Candelaria (1944)
- Enamorada (1946)
- La perla (1947)