Ismael Rodríguez
Born: 1917-10-19 in Mexico City, Mexico
Died: 2004-08-07
Known For: Directing
Biography
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.
Filmography
2022
- Becoming Frederick Douglass ... (Cinematography)
2014
- Fervor Infantilista as Himself
2000
- Mimí Derba as Self
1999
- Reclusorio III ... (Writer)
1998
- Fuera de la ley ... (Screenplay)
- Alex Phillips: The magic between light and shadow as self
1997
- Reclusorio ... (Screenplay)
1994
- El hombre cine mexicano: Pedro Infante, el mito
- Pandilleras ... (Producer)
1989
- Two Kinds of Schemes ... (Director)
1988
- Solicito marido para engañar ... (Director)
1987
- The Scent of Death ... (Screenplay)
1986
- ¡Yerba Sangrienta! ... (Writer)
1985
- Masacre en el río Tula ... (Writer)
1984
- Corrupción ... (Producer)
1982
- Burdel ... (Director)
1980
- Snow White and Her 7 Lovers ... (Director)
- El secuestro de los cien millones ... (Director)
1979
- Ratero ... (Director)
1977
- Somos del otro Laredo ... (Director)
1973
- Nosotros los feos ... (Director)
1972
- Mi niño Tizoc ... (Director)
1971
- El ogro ... (Director)
- Trampa para una niña ... (Director)
1970
- Unethical Behaviour ... (Director)
1969
- The Door and the Butcher's Wife ... (Director)
- The Butcher’s Wife ... (Director)
- Cuernos debajo de la cama ... (Director)
1968
- Autopsy of a Ghost ... (Director)
- Chewing Gum ... (Writer)
1965
- The Boy and the Ball and the Hole in the Wall ... (Director)
1964
- The Mighty Jungle ... (Director)
1963
- This was Pedro Infante as Ismael Rodríguez
- The Paper Man ... (Director)
- La Bandida ... (Producer)
1961
- The Important Man ... (Screenplay)
- My Son, the Hero ... (Adaptation)
1960
- To Each His Own Life ... (Producer)
1959
- La Cucaracha ... (Writer)
- Land of Men ... (Writer)
1958
- This Was Pancho Villa: Third chapter ... (Director)
- This Was Pancho Villa: Second chapter ... (Director)
- El gran premio ... (Producer)
1957
- Tizoc ... (Director)
- This Was Pancho Villa: First chapter ... (Director)
1956
- Daniel Boone, Trail Blazer ... (Director)
- The Beast of Hollow Mountain ... (Director)
1955
- Sheena: Queen of the Jungle ... (Production Executive)
- Los paquetes de Paquita ... (Director)
- Cupido pierde a Paquita ... (Director)
1954
- Damned City! as Paquita's wooer
- Storm in the souls ... (Director)
- Romance de fieras ... (Director)
- Píntame angelitos blancos ... (Director)
1953
- Dos tipos de cuidado ... (Director)
- From the Village to TV ... (Producer)
- Pepe El Toro as Paseante (uncredited)
1951
- Full Spead Ahead as Hombre que cuelga el telefono (uncredited)
- Kill Me Because I'm Dying!!! as Transeúnte (uncredited)
- ¿Qué te ha dado esa mujer? ... (Director)
- My General's Wives ... (Director)
- Las Islas Marias ... (Producer)
1950
- No desearás la mujer de tu hijo ... (Writer)
- Over the Waves ... (Director)
1949
- The Black Sheep ... (Director)
1948
- We the Poor ... (Director)
- Los tres huastecos ... (Director)
- You the Rich as Transeúnte (uncredited)
1947
- Vuelven los García ... (Director)
- The Three Garcías ... (Director)
- When the Brave Cry ... (Writer)
- ¡Qué verde era mi padre! ... (Director)
1946
- ¡Ya tengo a mi hijo! ... (Director)
1944
- Amores de ayer ... (Director)
- Escándalo de estrellas ... (Writer)
1943
- How Beautiful is Michoacan! ... (Director)
- ¡Mexicanos al Grito de Guerra! ... (Director)
1942
- Las cinco noches de Adán ... (Sound)
- Cuando viajan las estrellas ... (Sound Engineer)
1941
- El secreto del sacerdote ... (Adaptation)
1940
- Al son de la marimba ... (Sound)
- Viviré otra vez ... (Producer)
1937
- No te engañes corazón as Empleado oficina (uncredited)
1933
- The Tiger of Yautepec ... (Sound Montage Associate)