Ismael Rodríguez
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.
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Films (90)
Becoming Frederick Douglass
2022 · Cinematography
Fervor Infantilista
2014 · Himself
Pedro Infante: La trayectoria
2008 · Self
Mimí Derba
2000 · Self
Reclusorio III
1999 · Writer, Director
Fuera de la ley
1998 · Screenplay, Director
Alex Phillips: The magic between light and shadow
1998 · self
Reclusorio
1997 · Screenplay, Director
El hombre cine mexicano: Pedro Infante, el mito
1994
Pandilleras
1994 · Producer
Two Kinds of Schemes
1989 · Director, Screenplay
Solicito marido para engañar
1988 · Director, Executive Producer, Screenplay
Passport to Death
1988 · Screenplay
The Scent of Death
1987 · Screenplay
¡Yerba Sangrienta!
1986 · Writer, Director
Masacre en el río Tula
1985 · Writer
Corrupción
1984 · Producer, Screenplay, Director
Burdel
1982 · Director, Producer, Writer
Snow White and Her 7 Lovers
1980 · Director, Screenplay
El secuestro de los cien millones
1980 · Director, Screenplay
Ratero
1979 · Director, Screenplay
Somos del otro Laredo
1977 · Director, Screenplay
Llanto, risas y nocaut
1974 · Screenplay
Nosotros los feos
1973 · Director, Screenplay
Mi niño Tizoc
1972 · Director, Adaptation, Screenplay
El ogro
1971 · Director, Writer, Editor
Trampa para una niña
1971 · Director, Screenplay, Editor
Unethical Behaviour
1970 · Director, Screenplay
The Door and the Butcher's Wife
1969 · Director, Story, Producer
The Butcher’s Wife
1969 · Director, Writer, Producer
Cuernos debajo de la cama
1969 · Director, Screenplay
Autopsy of a Ghost
1968 · Director, Screenplay
Chewing Gum
1968 · Writer, Director, Producer
The Boy and the Ball and the Hole in the Wall
1965 · Director, Writer
The Mighty Jungle
1964 · Director, Screenplay
This was Pedro Infante
1963 · Ismael Rodríguez, Director
The Paper Man
1963 · Director, Producer, Screenplay
La Bandida
1963 · Producer
The Important Man
1961 · Screenplay, Adaptation, Director, Producer
My Son, the Hero
1961 · Adaptation, Director
To Each His Own Life
1960 · Producer, Executive Producer
La Cucaracha
1959 · Writer, Director, Producer
Land of Men
1959 · Writer, Director
La ciudad sagrada
1959 · Director, Screenplay
This Was Pancho Villa: Second chapter
1958 · Director, Writer, Producer
El gran premio
1958 · Producer
This Was Pancho Villa: Third chapter
1958 · Director, Screenplay, Producer
Tizoc
1957 · Director, Story
This Was Pancho Villa: First chapter
1957 · Director, Producer, Writer
Daniel Boone, Trail Blazer
1956 · Director
The Beast of Hollow Mountain
1956 · Director
Cupido pierde a Paquita
1955 · Director, Screenplay
Los paquetes de Paquita
1955 · Director, Screenplay
Píntame angelitos blancos
1954 · Director
Storm in the souls
1954 · Transeúnte enojón, Director, Screenplay
Romance de fieras
1954 · Director, Writer, Producer
Damned City!
1954 · Paquita's wooer, Producer, Writer, Director
Dos tipos de cuidado
1953 · Director, Writer
Pepe El Toro
1953 · Paseante (uncredited), Director, Screenplay
From the Village to TV
1953 · Producer, Writer, Director
Kill Me Because I'm Dying!!!
1951 · Transeúnte (uncredited), Director, Producer, Adaptation
¿Qué te ha dado esa mujer?
1951 · Director, Screenplay
Full Spead Ahead
1951 · Hombre que cuelga el telefono (uncredited), Director, Screenplay
Las Islas Marias
1951 · Producer
My General's Wives
1951 · Director, Writer
Over the Waves
1950 · Director, Writer
No desearás la mujer de tu hijo
1950 · Writer, Director
The Black Sheep
1949 · Director, Screenplay
You the Rich
1948 · Transeúnte (uncredited), Director, Screenplay, Story
Los tres huastecos
1948 · Director, Screenplay
We the Poor
1948 · Director, Producer, Story
The Three Garcías
1947 · Director, Writer, Producer
Vuelven los García
1947 · Director, Screenplay
¡Qué verde era mi padre!
1947 · Director, Screenplay
When the Brave Cry
1947 · Writer, Director
Chachita la de Triana
1947 · Director, Screenplay
¡Ya tengo a mi hijo!
1946 · Director, Writer
Escándalo de estrellas
1944 · Writer, Director
Amores de ayer
1944 · Director, Screenplay
How Beautiful is Michoacan!
1943 · Director
¡Mexicanos al Grito de Guerra!
1943 · Director, Supervising Technical Director
Cuando viajan las estrellas
1942 · Sound Engineer
Las cinco noches de Adán
1942 · Sound
Ay, Jalisco, Don't Give Up!
1941 · Screenplay
El secreto del sacerdote
1941 · Adaptation
Viviré otra vez
1940 · Producer, Screenplay
Al son de la marimba
1940 · Sound
No te engañes corazón
1937 · Empleado oficina (uncredited)
The Tiger of Yautepec
1933 · Sound Montage Associate
Santa
1932
