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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.
Emilio Fernández was a pivotal Mexican film director and actor who shaped the Golden Age of Mexican cinema and later appeared in several American Westerns.
He is recognized for directing the Cannes Palme d'Or-winning Maria Candelaria and for his intense performances in movies like The Wild Bunch and Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid.
His directorial output explores themes of Mexican national identity and cultural heritage, while his acting career features rugged, intense roles in Western and drama productions.