Ismael Rodríguez

Directing·Oct 19, 1917·Mexico City, Mexico

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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.

Film	Credit
FFervor Infantilista2014 · Himself	Himself
Mimí Derba2000 · Self	Self
Reclusorio III1999 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
FFuera de la ley1998 · Screenplay, Director	Screenplay, Director
AAlex Phillips: The magic between light and shadow1998 · self	self
Reclusorio1997 · Screenplay, Director	Screenplay, Director
El hombre cine mexicano: Pedro Infante, el mito1994 · Actor	Actor
Pandilleras1994 · Producer	Producer
Two Kinds of Schemes1989 · Director	Director
Solicito marido para engañar1988 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
The Scent of Death1987 · Screenplay	Screenplay
¡Yerba Sangrienta!1986 · Writer, Director	Writer, Director
Masacre en el río Tula1985 · Writer	Writer
Corrupción1984 · Producer, Director, Screenplay	Producer, Director, Screenplay
Burdel1982 · Director, Producer, Writer	Director, Producer, Writer
Snow White and Her 7 Lovers1980 · Director	Director
El secuestro de los cien millones1980 · Director	Director
Ratero1979 · Director	Director
NNosotros los feos1973 · Director	Director
Mi niño Tizoc1972 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
El ogro1971 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Trampa para una niña1971 · Director	Director
Unethical Behaviour1970 · Director	Director
The Door and the Butcher's Wife1969 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
TThe Butcher’s Wife1969 · Director, Writer, Producer	Director, Writer, Producer
Cuernos debajo de la cama1969 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Autopsy of a Ghost1968 · Director	Director
Chewing Gum1968 · Writer, Producer, Director	Writer, Producer, Director
The Boy and the Ball and the Hole in the Wall1965 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
The Mighty Jungle1964 · Director	Director
This was Pedro Infante1963 · Ismael Rodríguez, Director	Ismael Rodríguez, Director
The Paper Man1963 · Producer, Screenplay, Director	Producer, Screenplay, Director
La Bandida1963 · Producer	Producer
The Important Man1961 · Screenplay, Director, Producer	Screenplay, Director, Producer
My Son, the Hero1961 · Director	Director
To Each His Own Life1960 · Producer	Producer
La Cucaracha1959 · Writer, Director, Producer	Writer, Director, Producer
This Was Pancho Villa: Second chapter1958 · Director, Writer, Producer	Director, Writer, Producer
El gran premio1958 · Producer	Producer
This Was Pancho Villa: Third chapter1958 · Director, Screenplay, Producer	Director, Screenplay, Producer
Land of Men1958 · Writer, Director	Writer, Director
Tizoc1957 · Director	Director
This Was Pancho Villa: First chapter1957 · Director, Writer, Producer	Director, Writer, Producer
Daniel Boone, Trail Blazer1956 · Director	Director
The Beast of Hollow Mountain1956 · Director	Director
Cupido pierde a Paquita1955 · Director	Director
Los paquetes de Paquita1955 · Director	Director
Píntame angelitos blancos1954 · Director	Director