Ismael Rodríguez
Ismael Rodríguez Ruelas (October 19, 1917 – August 7, 2004) was an acclaimed Mexican film director. Rodríguez directed many major stars, including Pedro Infante, Dolores del Río, María Félix, and even Toshiro Mifune, the favorite actor of Japanese director Akira Kurosawa, as a Mexican Indian in the film Ánimas Trujano (1961). This film was nominated for an Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film. Rodríguez's most renowned international film is Tizoc, in which Pedro Infante-who starred alongside Maria Felix -received a Golden Globe nomination for best actor. For this role, Infante won the Silver Bear for Best Actor at the 7th Berlin International Film Festival. Pedro Infante died in a plane crash. on April 15, 1957, before receiving the award. When Ismael Rodriguez asked Pedro's mother to keep the Silver Bear, she refused to accept it. Instead she told Rodriguez that because He had "made" Pedro Infante, deserved to keep the statue. He humbly did. Rodriguez, not only worked with the best of Mexican and international actors, he made some of the most memorable movies of the time. A brilliant writer/director.
63 directing credits · 12 acting credits
Directing · 63
We the Poor
1948
The Important Man
1961
Dos tipos de cuidado
1953
Los tres huastecos
1948
Tizoc
1957
The Three Garcías
1947
The Paper Man
1963
No desearás la mujer de tu hijo
1950
Burdel
1982
Pepe El Toro
1953
The Black Sheep
1949
You the Rich
1948
La Cucaracha
1959
Reclusorio
1997
This Was Pancho Villa: Third chapter
1958
Solicito marido para engañar
1988
Full Spead Ahead
1951
The Boy and the Ball and the Hole in the Wall
1965
Damned City!
1954
The Beast of Hollow Mountain
1956
Daniel Boone, Trail Blazer
1956
Vuelven los García
1947
Los paquetes de Paquita
1955
Mexicanos al Grito de Guerra
1943
My Son, the Hero
1961
Kill Me Because I'm Dying!!!
1951
This Was Pancho Villa: Second chapter
1958
Snow White and Her 7 Lovers
1980
Autopsy of a Ghost
1968
Over the Waves
1950
The Door and the Butcher's Wife
1969
¿Qué te ha dado esa mujer?
1951
Chewing Gum
1968
Mi niño Tizoc
1972
Ratero
1979
Reclusorio III
1999
My General's Wives
1951
Land of Men
1958
Cuernos debajo de la cama
1969
How Beautiful is Michoacan!
1943
When the Brave Cry
1947
Unethical Behaviour
1970
From the Village to TV
1953
Fuera de la ley
1998
Corrupción
1984
The Butcher’s Wife
1969
¡Ya tengo a mi hijo!
1946
El secuestro de los cien millones
1980
This was Pedro Infante
1963
Romance de fieras
1954
¡Yerba Sangrienta!
1986
Píntame angelitos blancos
1954
The Mighty Jungle
1964
This Was Pancho Villa: First chapter
1957
Escándalo de estrellas
1944
Storm in the souls
1954
Two Kinds of Schemes
1989
Cupido pierde a Paquita
1955
Trampa para una niña
1971
¡Qué verde era mi padre!
1947
El ogro
1971
Nosotros los feos
1973
Amores de ayer
1944
Acting · 12
Pepe El Toro
1953
You the Rich
1948
Full Spead Ahead
1951
Damned City!
1954
Kill Me Because I'm Dying!!!
1951
No te engañes corazón
1937
Santa
1932
Alex Phillips: The magic between light and shadow
1998
This was Pedro Infante
1963
El hombre cine mexicano: Pedro Infante, el mito
1994
Mimí Derba
2000
Fervor Infantilista
2014