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Emilio Fernández
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Director, Screenwriter, Actor Born: March 26, 1903 in El Seco, Coahuila, Mexico Death: August 6, 1986 in Mexico City, Mexico Biography:Known to his devotees as "El Indio" because of his mixed parentage, "Emilio Fernandez" was not yet out of his teens when his participation as an officer in Mexico's Huerta rebellion earned him a 20-year prison sentence. Escaping to the United States in 1923, Fernandez worked as a Hollywood extra and bit player, returning to Mexico when granted amnesty in 1934. His directorial career began in 1941 with "La Isla de la Pasion". Within a few years he was Mexico's foremost filmmaker specializing in populist dramas, many of them starring his wife, "Columba Dominguez". His 1943 film "Maria Candelaria" won a Cannes Film Festival Grand Prize, while his 1946 adaptation of John Steinbeck's "The Pearl", starring his favorite actor "Pedro Armendariz" and photographed by his longtime collaborator "Gabriel Figueroa", earned several additional awards. His fame and prestige did nothing to quench his personal... Full Biography
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