Ismael Rodríguez
Directing
1917-10-19 · Mexico City, Mexico
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
Becoming Frederick Douglass
2022 · Movie
Fervor Infantilista
2014 · Movie
Mimí Derba
2000 · Movie
Reclusorio III
1999 · Movie
Fuera de la ley
1998 · Movie
Alex Phillips: The magic between light and shadow
1998 · Movie
Reclusorio
1997 · Movie
Pandilleras
1994 · Movie
El hombre cine mexicano: Pedro Infante, el mito
1994 · Movie
Two Kinds of Schemes
1989 · Movie
Solicito marido para engañar
1988 · Movie
The Scent of Death
1987 · Movie
¡Yerba Sangrienta!
1986 · Movie
Masacre en el río Tula
1985 · Movie
Corrupción
1984 · Movie
Burdel
1982 · Movie
Snow White and Her 7 Lovers
1980 · Movie
El secuestro de los cien millones
1980 · Movie
Ratero
1979 · Movie
Somos del otro Laredo
1977 · Movie
Nosotros los feos
1973 · Movie
Mi niño Tizoc
1972 · Movie
El ogro
1971 · Movie
Trampa para una niña
1971 · Movie
Unethical Behaviour
1970 · Movie
The Butcher’s Wife
1969 · Movie
The Door and the Butcher's Wife
1969 · Movie
Cuernos debajo de la cama
1969 · Movie
Autopsy of a Ghost
1968 · Movie
Chewing Gum
1968 · Movie
The Boy and the Ball and the Hole in the Wall
1965 · Movie
The Mighty Jungle
1964 · Movie
This was Pedro Infante
1963 · Movie
The Paper Man
1963 · Movie
La Bandida
1963 · Movie
The Important Man
1961 · Movie
My Son, the Hero
1961 · Movie
To Each His Own Life
1960 · Movie
La Cucaracha
1959 · Movie
This Was Pancho Villa: Second chapter
1958 · Movie
El gran premio
1958 · Movie
This Was Pancho Villa: Third chapter
1958 · Movie
Land of Men
1958 · Movie
Tizoc
1957 · Movie
This Was Pancho Villa: First chapter
1957 · Movie
Daniel Boone, Trail Blazer
1956 · Movie
The Beast of Hollow Mountain
1956 · Movie
Cupido pierde a Paquita
1955 · Movie
Sheena: Queen of the Jungle
1955 · Series
Los paquetes de Paquita
1955 · Movie
Píntame angelitos blancos
1954 · Movie
Romance de fieras
1954 · Movie
Storm in the souls
1954 · Movie
Damned City!
1954 · Movie
Dos tipos de cuidado
1953 · Movie
Pepe El Toro
1953 · Movie
From the Village to TV
1953 · Movie
Kill Me Because I'm Dying!!!
1951 · Movie
¿Qué te ha dado esa mujer?
1951 · Movie
Full Spead Ahead
1951 · Movie
Las Islas Marias
1951 · Movie
My General's Wives
1951 · Movie
Over the Waves
1950 · Movie
No desearás la mujer de tu hijo
1950 · Movie
The Black Sheep
1949 · Movie
You the Rich
1948 · Movie
Los tres huastecos
1948 · Movie
We the Poor
1948 · Movie
Vuelven los García
1947 · Movie
The Three Garcías
1947 · Movie
¡Qué verde era mi padre!
1947 · Movie
When the Brave Cry
1947 · Movie
¡Ya tengo a mi hijo!
1946 · Movie
Escándalo de estrellas
1944 · Movie
Amores de ayer
1944 · Movie
How Beautiful is Michoacan!
1943 · Movie
¡Mexicanos al Grito de Guerra!
1943 · Movie
Cuando viajan las estrellas
1942 · Movie
Las cinco noches de Adán
1942 · Movie
El secreto del sacerdote
1941 · Movie
Viviré otra vez
1940 · Movie
Al son de la marimba
1940 · Movie
No te engañes corazón
1937 · Movie
The Tiger of Yautepec
1933 · Movie
Santa
1932 · Movie