FILM DIRECTOR
Emilio Fernández
1904 - 1986

Emilio Fernández
Emilio "El Indio" Fernández Romo (Spanish: [eˈmiljo feɾˈnandes ˈromo]; 26 March 1904 – 6 August 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 María 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. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Emilio Fernández is the 355th most popular film director (up from 366th in 2019), the 77th most popular biography from Mexico (up from 85th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Mexican Film Director.
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Among FILM DIRECTORS
Among film directors, Emilio Fernández ranks 355 out of 2,041. Before him are Kira Muratova, Ermanno Olmi, Víctor Erice, Dušan Makavejev, Jean Rouch, and George Albert Smith. After him are Fernando Meirelles, Makoto Shinkai, Edward Yang, Alexander Sokurov, Héctor Babenco, and Eldar Ryazanov.
Most Popular Film Directors in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsKira Muratova
1934 - 2018
HPI: 63.95
Rank: 349
Ermanno Olmi
1931 - 2018
HPI: 63.93
Rank: 350
Víctor Erice
1940 - Present
HPI: 63.93
Rank: 351
Dušan Makavejev
1932 - 2019
HPI: 63.90
Rank: 352
Jean Rouch
1917 - 2004
HPI: 63.89
Rank: 353
George Albert Smith
1864 - 1959
HPI: 63.86
Rank: 354
Emilio Fernández
1904 - 1986
HPI: 63.85
Rank: 355
Fernando Meirelles
1955 - Present
HPI: 63.85
Rank: 356
Makoto Shinkai
1973 - Present
HPI: 63.85
Rank: 357
Edward Yang
1947 - 2007
HPI: 63.82
Rank: 358
Alexander Sokurov
1951 - Present
HPI: 63.79
Rank: 359
Héctor Babenco
1946 - 2016
HPI: 63.77
Rank: 360
Eldar Ryazanov
1927 - 2015
HPI: 63.75
Rank: 361
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1904, Emilio Fernández ranks 85. Before him are Ralph Bellamy, Lyudmila Rudenko, Charles "Buddy" Rogers, José Antonio Aguirre, Edmund Veesenmayer, and Nikolai Kuznetsov. After him are Greer Garson, Hans Hartung, Shunryū Suzuki, Walther Hewel, Oskar R. Lange, and Anna Mahler. Among people deceased in 1986, Emilio Fernández ranks 74. Before him are Gabdulkhay Akhatov, Altiero Spinelli, Gia Carangi, Lyudmila Rudenko, Sterling Hayden, and Leif Erickson. After him are Yaroslav Stetsko, J. Allen Hynek, Omar Ali Saifuddien III, Jorge Alessandri, Ellison Onizuka, and André Leroi-Gourhan.
Others Born in 1904
Go to all RankingsRalph Bellamy
ACTOR
1904 - 1991
HPI: 64.67
Rank: 79
Lyudmila Rudenko
CHESS PLAYER
1904 - 1986
HPI: 64.52
Rank: 80
Charles "Buddy" Rogers
ACTOR
1904 - 1999
HPI: 64.49
Rank: 81
José Antonio Aguirre
POLITICIAN
1904 - 1960
HPI: 64.27
Rank: 82
Edmund Veesenmayer
POLITICIAN
1904 - 1977
HPI: 64.07
Rank: 83
Nikolai Kuznetsov
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1904 - 1974
HPI: 63.95
Rank: 84
Emilio Fernández
FILM DIRECTOR
1904 - 1986
HPI: 63.85
Rank: 85
Greer Garson
ACTOR
1904 - 1996
HPI: 63.71
Rank: 86
Hans Hartung
PAINTER
1904 - 1989
HPI: 63.67
Rank: 87
Shunryū Suzuki
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1904 - 1971
HPI: 63.66
Rank: 88
Walther Hewel
POLITICIAN
1904 - 1945
HPI: 63.61
Rank: 89
Oskar R. Lange
ECONOMIST
1904 - 1965
HPI: 63.59
Rank: 90
Anna Mahler
SCULPTOR
1904 - 1988
HPI: 63.49
Rank: 91
Others Deceased in 1986
Go to all RankingsGabdulkhay Akhatov
LINGUIST
1927 - 1986
HPI: 64.81
Rank: 68
Altiero Spinelli
POLITICIAN
1907 - 1986
HPI: 64.64
Rank: 69
Gia Carangi
MODEL
1960 - 1986
HPI: 64.58
Rank: 70
Lyudmila Rudenko
CHESS PLAYER
1904 - 1986
HPI: 64.52
Rank: 71
Sterling Hayden
ACTOR
1916 - 1986
HPI: 64.28
Rank: 72
Leif Erickson
ACTOR
1911 - 1986
HPI: 64.20
Rank: 73
Emilio Fernández
FILM DIRECTOR
1904 - 1986
HPI: 63.85
Rank: 74
Yaroslav Stetsko
POLITICIAN
1912 - 1986
HPI: 63.80
Rank: 75
J. Allen Hynek
ASTRONOMER
1910 - 1986
HPI: 63.79
Rank: 76
Omar Ali Saifuddien III
POLITICIAN
1914 - 1986
HPI: 63.67
Rank: 77
Jorge Alessandri
POLITICIAN
1896 - 1986
HPI: 63.67
Rank: 78
Ellison Onizuka
ASTRONAUT
1946 - 1986
HPI: 63.53
Rank: 79
André Leroi-Gourhan
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1911 - 1986
HPI: 63.45
Rank: 80
In Mexico
Among people born in Mexico, Emilio Fernández ranks 77 out of 729. Before him are Gustavo Díaz Ordaz (1911), Itzcoatl (1380), Vicente Fernández (1940), Lila Downs (1968), Felipe Calderón (1962), and Marcial Maciel (1920). After him are Ernesto Zedillo (1951), Nezahualcoyotl (1402), Adolfo López Mateos (1909), Enrique Peña Nieto (1966), Thalía (1971), and Verónica Castro (1952).
Others born in Mexico
Go to all RankingsGustavo Díaz Ordaz
POLITICIAN
1911 - 1979
HPI: 64.56
Rank: 71
Itzcoatl
POLITICIAN
1380 - 1440
HPI: 64.54
Rank: 72
Vicente Fernández
SINGER
1940 - 2021
HPI: 64.46
Rank: 73
Lila Downs
SINGER
1968 - Present
HPI: 64.41
Rank: 74
Felipe Calderón
POLITICIAN
1962 - Present
HPI: 64.25
Rank: 75
Marcial Maciel
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1920 - 2008
HPI: 63.87
Rank: 76
Emilio Fernández
FILM DIRECTOR
1904 - 1986
HPI: 63.85
Rank: 77
Ernesto Zedillo
POLITICIAN
1951 - Present
HPI: 63.84
Rank: 78
Nezahualcoyotl
PHILOSOPHER
1402 - 1472
HPI: 63.82
Rank: 79
Adolfo López Mateos
POLITICIAN
1909 - 1969
HPI: 63.64
Rank: 80
Enrique Peña Nieto
POLITICIAN
1966 - Present
HPI: 63.62
Rank: 81
Thalía
SINGER
1971 - Present
HPI: 63.52
Rank: 82
Verónica Castro
ACTOR
1952 - Present
HPI: 63.45
Rank: 83
Among FILM DIRECTORS In Mexico
Among film directors born in Mexico, Emilio Fernández ranks 4. Before him are Guillermo del Toro (1964), Alfonso Cuarón (1961), and Alejandro González Iñárritu (1963). After him are Arturo Ripstein (1943), Mario Van Peebles (1957), Guillermo Navarro (1955), Jorge Fons (1939), Rodrigo Prieto (1965), Carlos Reygadas (1971), and Michel Franco (1979).
Guillermo del Toro
1964 - Present
HPI: 67.48
Rank: 1
Alfonso Cuarón
1961 - Present
HPI: 66.80
Rank: 2
Alejandro González Iñárritu
1963 - Present
HPI: 66.11
Rank: 3
Emilio Fernández
1904 - 1986
HPI: 63.85
Rank: 4
Arturo Ripstein
1943 - Present
HPI: 57.92
Rank: 5
Mario Van Peebles
1957 - Present
HPI: 55.81
Rank: 6
Guillermo Navarro
1955 - Present
HPI: 52.87
Rank: 7
Jorge Fons
1939 - 2022
HPI: 51.97
Rank: 8
Rodrigo Prieto
1965 - Present
HPI: 50.06
Rank: 9
Carlos Reygadas
1971 - Present
HPI: 49.52
Rank: 10
Michel Franco
1979 - Present
HPI: 48.78
Rank: 11