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
- Pandilleras ... (Producer)
- El hombre cine mexicano: Pedro Infante, el mito
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)
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)
- Cuernos debajo de la cama ... (Director)
- The Butcher’s Wife ... (Director)
1968
- Chewing Gum ... (Writer)
- Autopsy of a Ghost ... (Director)
1965
- The Boy and the Ball and the Hole in the Wall ... (Director)
1964
- The Mighty Jungle ... (Director)
1963
- The Paper Man ... (Director)
- La Bandida ... (Producer)
- This was Pedro Infante as Ismael Rodríguez
1961
- The Important Man ... (Screenplay)
- My Son, the Hero ... (Adaptation)
1960
- To Each His Own Life ... (Producer)
1959
- La Cucaracha ... (Writer)
1958
- This Was Pancho Villa: Third chapter ... (Director)
- Land of Men ... (Writer)
- This Was Pancho Villa: Second chapter ... (Director)
- El gran premio ... (Producer)
1957
- Tizoc ... (Director)
- This Was Pancho Villa: First chapter ... (Director)
1956
- The Beast of Hollow Mountain ... (Director)
- Daniel Boone, Trail Blazer ... (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
- Romance de fieras ... (Director)
- Storm in the souls ... (Director)
- Píntame angelitos blancos ... (Director)
1953
- Dos tipos de cuidado ... (Director)
- Pepe El Toro as Paseante (uncredited)
- From the Village to TV ... (Producer)
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
- The Three Garcías ... (Director)
- When the Brave Cry ... (Writer)
- Vuelven los García ... (Director)
- ¡Qué verde era mi padre! ... (Director)
1946
- ¡Ya tengo a mi hijo! ... (Director)
1944
- Escándalo de estrellas ... (Writer)
- Amores de ayer ... (Director)
1943
- Mexicanos al Grito de Guerra ... (Director)
- How Beautiful is Michoacan! ... (Director)
1942
- Las cinco noches de Adán ... (Sound)
1941
- El secreto del sacerdote ... (Screenplay)
1940
- Viviré otra vez ... (Producer)
- Al son de la marimba ... (Sound)
1937
- No te engañes corazón as Empleado oficina (uncredited)
1933
- El tigre de Yautepec ... (Sound Montage Associate)