Emilio Fernández

Mexican film director and actor (1904-1986)

2.05body-of-work score · ranked #514 of 2631 directors · 4 films in our library

A director's score is the sum of their films' composite canon scores — methodology.

Born
March 26, 1904 · Sabinas Municipality
Died
August 6, 1986 · Mexico City
Nationality
Mexico
Work
film director, screenwriter, military personnel, film actor
Reference
Wikipedia · Wikidata
Portrait of Emilio Fernández
Associated Press · Public domain

Films in our library, ranked

Ranked by composite canon score across 20+ authoritative lists, awards and polls — our ordering, with every placement citing its evidence on the film's page.

  1. 1

    1944 · Mexico · drama

    Palme d'Or winner 1946

    1.501 citation
  2. 2

    1947 · United States / Mexico · drama

    National Film Registry (inducted 2002)

    0.231 citation
  3. 3

    1947 · United States · drama

    NYT Best 1,000 Movies

    0.171 citation
  4. 4

    1951 · Mexico

    Criterion Collection spine #1222

    0.161 citation

Complete filmography

All 34 directorial credits recorded on Wikidata, in chronological order; films in our library link to their canon-score page.

  • 1942I'm a Real Mexican
  • 1943Wild Flower
  • 1944María Candelaria
  • 1945Bugambilia
  • 1945Las Abandonadas
  • 1946Enamorada
  • 1946Pepita Jiménez
  • 1947La perla
  • 1947The Fugitive
  • 1948Hidden River
  • 1948Maclovia
  • 1948Pueblerina
  • 1949Duel in the Mountains
  • 1949La Malquerida
  • 1949Salón México
  • 1950The Torch
  • 1950Un día de vida
  • 1951Maria Islands
  • 1951Víctimas del Pecado
  • 1952Acapulco
  • 1952Siempre tuya
  • 1952When the Fog Lifts
  • 1953Reportaje
  • 1953Rossana
  • 1953The Rapture
  • 1954The White Rose
  • 1955La Tierra del Fuego se apaga
  • 1958Una cita de amor
  • 1960The Imposter
  • 1962Pueblito
  • 1963Paloma herida
  • 1967A Faithful Soldier of Pancho Villa
  • 1974La Choca
  • 1976Zona Roja