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Emilio Fernández

Emilio Fernández

Actor, director and writer, also producer · Died August 6, 1986, aged 83 · Sabinas, Coahuila, Mexico

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.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
March 26, 1903
Died
August 6, 1986 (aged 83)
From
Sabinas, Coahuila, Mexico
Works as
Actor, director and writer, also producer
Titles
30 on MovieCove · 114 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Up 2% in 30 days

What are Emilio Fernández's films like?

Across their 22 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Action9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 48th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Drama8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 65th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 76th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
24%
Morality
24%
Survival
16%
Power
16%
Self
11%
Society
6%
Ideas
3%
Romantic love6 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice4 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty3 titles, browse their movies with this themeGreed3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeClass2 titles, browse their movies with this themeViolence2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSacrifice2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 22 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 8 · Stylized 13 · Heightened 1

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 3 · Charged 13 · Intense 6

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 9 · Shifting 9 · Whiplash 4

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 14 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 2

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 10 · Even-paced 12 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 14 · Engaged 7 · Full focus 1

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 18 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

10 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 6 of 10 analyzed roles.

Shadow
6 of 10
Threshold guardian
2 of 10
Mentor
1 of 10
Shapeshifter
1 of 10
Show the 10 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
17
Melancholic
9
Romantic
5
Contemplative
5
Thrilling
5
Other
14

How their films linger

Bittersweet7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy7
  • Bittersweet11
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous3

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Emilio Fernández's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 18 of their 30 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Emilio Fernández's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

114 credits, 30 with a MovieCove page; 3 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Ottolenghi's Mediterranean Island Feast (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 4 episodes · as Founder of Restaurante Sa Foradada

  • Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade(2004)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Arriba Michoacán(1987)

    Actor

  • El Secuestro De Lola - Lola La Trailera 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Commander Prieto

  • Lovers of the Lord of the Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Don Venustiano

  • Ahora mis pistolas hablan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Actor

  • Treasure of the Amazon(1985)

    as Tacho / Paco

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • La traición (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 120 episodes · as Gral. Arcadio Carvajal

  • Under the Volcano(1984)

    as Diosdado

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Lola the Truck Driver (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Comandante Prieto

  • Mercenarios de la Muerte (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Actor

  • Una gallina muy ponedora (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Actor

  • Cinématon XIX (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as N°187

  • Las cabareteras (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Actor

  • Erótica (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Director · Writer · as Hernández

  • México Norte (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Director

  • Red Zone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Director · Writer · Actor

  • Political Asylum(1975)

    as General Salino

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Breakout(1975)

    as J.V.

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • La Choca (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Director · Writer

  • Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia(1974)

    as El Jefe

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid(1973)

    as Paco

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Nest of Virgins (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Anacleto Morones

  • Kung Fu(1972)

    Show 1 episode · as Carlos

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • Columbo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Show 1 episode · as Miguel

  • The Enemy Blood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as Juan

  • The Phantom Gunslinger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as Sheriff

  • El crepúsculo de un dios (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Director · Producer · Writer · as Emilio

  • Duelo en El Dorado (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Actor

  • La Chamuscada - Tierra Y Libertad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    as Margarito Herrero

  • The Wild Bunch(1969)

    as Gen. Mapache

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • The Smugglers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    as Cesare Brunelli

  • El caudillo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Actor

  • El Silencioso (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    as Emilio Segura

  • Un dorado de Pancho Villa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Director · Producer · Writer · as Aurelio Pérez

  • The War Wagon(1967)

    as Calita

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Hard Breed to Kill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    as Ringo

  • A Covenant with Death(1967)

    as Ignacio

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Return of the Seven(1966)

    as Francisco Lorca

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Los malvados(1966)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Appaloosa(1966)

    as Lazaro

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Duelo de pistoleros (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Actor

  • La recta final (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    as Don Lucio

  • Un callejón sin salida (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    as Moran

  • La conquista de El Dorado (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Actor

  • The Reward (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    as Sergeant Lopez

  • Los hermanos Muerte (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Actor

  • Yo El Valiente (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Actor

  • The Night of the Iguana(1964)

    Associate Producer · as Barkeeper (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • El revólver sangriento(1964)

    as Félix Gómez

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Paloma herida (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Director · Story · as Danilo Zata

  • La Bandida (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    as Epigmenio Gomez

  • Little Town (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Director · Writer · as Coronel

  • My Son, the Hero(1961)

    as Pascual Velasco

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • The Magnificent Seven(1960)

    Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • El impostor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Director

  • The Soldiers of Pancho Villa(1959)

    as Coronel Antonio Zeta

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Una cita de amor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Director

  • La Tierra del Fuego se apaga (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Director · Writer

  • The Two of Us (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Director · Writer

  • La rosa blanca (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Director · Adaptation · Story

  • El rapto(1954)

    Director · Adaptation

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Rebellion of the Hanged (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Director

  • Reportaje(1953)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • The Net (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Director · Screenplay

  • When the Fog Lifts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Director

  • The Sea and You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Director · Writer

  • Acapulco (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Director · Writer

  • Siempre tuya(1952)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • La bienamada(1951)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Las Islas Marias (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Director · Writer

  • Victims of Sin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Director · Screenplay

  • One Day of Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Director · Writer

  • The Torch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Duelo en las montañas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Director · Writer

  • The Unloved Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Pueblerina (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Director · Writer

  • Salon Mexico (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Maclovia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Hidden River (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Director · Story

  • The Fugitive(1947)

    Co-Director · Associate Producer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • The Pearl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Enamorada(1946)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Pepita Jiménez (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    Director · Adaptation

  • Bugambilia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    Director · Story

  • The Abandoned (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    Director · Writer

  • Maria Candelaria (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    Director · Writer

  • El fanfarrón: ¡Aquí llegó el valentón! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    Adaptation · as Aguilucho

  • Wild Flower(1943)

    Director · Screenplay · as Rogelio Torres

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • I'm a Real Mexican (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Director · Story

  • Passion Island (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Director · Screenplay · Story · as Capitán barco

  • Rancho Alegre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    Actor

  • El Zorro de Jalisco(1941)

    as Ernesto

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • El charro Negro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Emilio Gómez

  • The Underdogs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Pancracio

  • Con Los Dorados De Villa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Actor

  • Juan sin miedo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Actor

  • Almas rebeldes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Actor

  • Las mujeres mandan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Bailarín

  • Las cuatro milpas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Actor

  • Adios Nicanor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Actor

  • The Super Madman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Idúa

  • El impostor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Actor

  • Allá en el Rancho Grande (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Bailarín

  • Marihuana (El monstruo verde) (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as El indio

  • Celos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Sebastián

  • The Dead Speak (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Adaptation · Writer

  • Janitzio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Zirahuén

  • Cruz Diablo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Toparca, bandolero

  • La buenaventura(1934)

    as Boris

  • Flying Down to Rio(1933)

    as Dancer (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • The Western Code (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Indian Joe

  • The Sunrise Trail (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Pancho

  • The Land of Missing Men (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    as Lopez

Career shape

A full career of 113 titles from 1930 to 2013.

Biggest box office

The Wild Bunch (1969)

$641K worldwide

Highest rated

The Wild Bunch (1969)

Midcredits 97th

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting77 of 113: 67 only acting, 10 with another role · typical Midcredits score70thDirecting42 of 113: 6 only directing, 36 with another role · typical Midcredits score71stWriting37 of 113: 1 only writing, 36 with another role · typical Midcredits score71stProducing4 of 113: 0 only producing, 4 with another roleOther crew1 of 113: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

113 titles, 38 with more than one role — acting and directing overlap on 8 of them.

By decade

1930s19 · 18 acting · 1 crew1940s20 · 7 acting · 16 crew1950s19 · 1 acting · 18 crew1960s29 · 27 acting · 7 crew1970s13 · 11 acting · 4 crew1980s12 · acting2010s1 · acting

Billing

usually 8th · top billed in 0% of 14 roles
3368

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Emilio Fernández's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 71st percentile, the median of the 27 of 29 with a score; across their 22 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 61st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

61stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 22

Approval · how many liked their films

73rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 22

Reach · how many have seen their films

25thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 22

Midcredits score across 28 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up13
  • 50th to 74th7
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

14 of their 28 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved5
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser14
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed6

Most divisive · actor

Los malvados (1966)

85th percentile spread · 32% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Wild Bunch (1969)

Midcredits 97th · 84% liked

Reviewers score the acting 70/100 in their films, across 11 reviewed titles; fans 79, detractors 43. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Emilio Fernández's work okay for kids?

Across up to 6 MovieCove titles with content scores, 1 of the 4 categories sits near the median of all films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore4 titlesmedian 61 · intenseMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity6 titles24–59 · median 40 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 48 · moderateMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 76 · intenseMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Emilio Fernández work with?

People who share at least 2 of Emilio Fernández's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Gabriel Figueroa shares the most, 7.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles