Emilio "El Indio" Fernández (born Emilio Fernández Romo, Spanish:
[eˈmiljo feɾˈnandes ˈromo]; March 26, 1904 â€" 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 MarÃa 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.Born in Sabinas, Coahuila, on
March 26, 1904, Emilio Fernández Romo was the son of a revolutionary
general, while his mother was a descendant of Kickapoo Indians. He was
the older brother of the Mexican actor Jaime Fernández. From his
parents he inherited a deep feeling and love for his country, as well
as its customs and indigenous beliefs, that led him to build his
personality as a man of impetuous character. From his earliest years
and throughout his life, he was characterized by a strong personality,
brash character and pride in his indigenous roots, traits forged by
the great influence exercised on him by his family.When he was a
teenager, a fatal event forced him to flee his home and enlist in the
ranks of the Mexican Revolution. Later, he entered the Mexican
Military Academy (where in 1954 he gained the rank of colonel). In
1923 he took part in the uprising of Adolfo de la Huerta against the
government of à lvaro Obregón, but this insurrection failed and he
was sent to prison. He escaped, and left Mexico to go into exile,
first in Chicago and later in Los Angeles. There he earned his living
as a laundry employee, bartender, longshoreman, press assistant, and
finally as a stonemason for Hollywood studio construction, a
circumstance that favored his foray into film as an extra and as a
double for stars like Douglas Fairbanks.
[eˈmiljo feɾˈnandes ˈromo]; March 26, 1904 â€" 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 MarÃa 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.Born in Sabinas, Coahuila, on
March 26, 1904, Emilio Fernández Romo was the son of a revolutionary
general, while his mother was a descendant of Kickapoo Indians. He was
the older brother of the Mexican actor Jaime Fernández. From his
parents he inherited a deep feeling and love for his country, as well
as its customs and indigenous beliefs, that led him to build his
personality as a man of impetuous character. From his earliest years
and throughout his life, he was characterized by a strong personality,
brash character and pride in his indigenous roots, traits forged by
the great influence exercised on him by his family.When he was a
teenager, a fatal event forced him to flee his home and enlist in the
ranks of the Mexican Revolution. Later, he entered the Mexican
Military Academy (where in 1954 he gained the rank of colonel). In
1923 he took part in the uprising of Adolfo de la Huerta against the
government of à lvaro Obregón, but this insurrection failed and he
was sent to prison. He escaped, and left Mexico to go into exile,
first in Chicago and later in Los Angeles. There he earned his living
as a laundry employee, bartender, longshoreman, press assistant, and
finally as a stonemason for Hollywood studio construction, a
circumstance that favored his foray into film as an extra and as a
double for stars like Douglas Fairbanks.
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