Ismael Rodríguez

For the Mexican footballer, see Ismael Rodríguez (footballer).

Ismael Rodríguez
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Born	19 October 1917 Mexico City, Mexico
Died	Mexico City

Ismael Rodríguez (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.

Selected filmography

Film

Year	Title	Notes
1965	El niño y el muro
1963	The Paper Man
1962	Ánimas Trujano
1961	Los Hermanos Del Hierro
1959	The Soldiers of Pancho Villa
1957	Tizoc
1956	Daniel Boone, Trail Blazer
1954	Romance de fieras
	Borrasca en las almas
	Maldita ciudad
1953	Dos tipos de cuidado
1951	What Has That Woman Done to You?
1951	Full Speed Ahead
1951	A.T.M. A toda máquina!
1951	My General's Women
1950	Over the Waves
1948	Nosotros los pobres
	Los tres huastecos
	Ustedes los ricos
1943	Mexicanos, al grito de guerra

External links

• Ismael Rodríguez at the Internet Movie Database