Ismael Rodríguez
Directing
Born October 19, 1917 in 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.
Filmography
Becoming Frederick Douglass
Mimí Derba
Self
Reclusorio III
Reclusorio
El hombre cine mexicano: Pedro Infante, el mito
Pandilleras
Two Kinds of Schemes
Solicito marido para engañar
The Scent of Death
¡Yerba Sangrienta!
Masacre en el río Tula
Corrupción
Burdel
Snow White and Her 7 Lovers
El secuestro de los cien millones
Ratero
Mi niño Tizoc
El ogro
Trampa para una niña
Unethical Behaviour
The Door and the Butcher's Wife
Cuernos debajo de la cama
Autopsy of a Ghost
Chewing Gum
The Boy and the Ball and the Hole in the Wall
The Mighty Jungle
This was Pedro Infante
Ismael Rodríguez
The Paper Man
La Bandida
The Important Man
My Son, the Hero
To Each His Own Life
La Cucaracha
This Was Pancho Villa: Second chapter
El gran premio
This Was Pancho Villa: Third chapter
Land of Men
Tizoc
This Was Pancho Villa: First chapter
Daniel Boone, Trail Blazer
The Beast of Hollow Mountain
Cupido pierde a Paquita
Sheena: Queen of the Jungle
Los paquetes de Paquita
Píntame angelitos blancos
Storm in the souls
Romance de fieras
Damned City!
Paquita's wooer
Dos tipos de cuidado
Pepe El Toro
Paseante (uncredited)
From the Village to TV
Kill Me Because I'm Dying!!!
Transeúnte (uncredited)
¿Qué te ha dado esa mujer?
Full Spead Ahead
Hombre que cuelga el telefono (uncredited)
Las Islas Marias
My General's Wives
Over the Waves
No desearás la mujer de tu hijo
The Black Sheep
You the Rich
Transeúnte (uncredited)
Los tres huastecos
We the Poor
Vuelven los García
The Three Garcías
¡Qué verde era mi padre!
When the Brave Cry
¡Ya tengo a mi hijo!
Escándalo de estrellas
Amores de ayer
How Beautiful is Michoacan!
Mexicanos al Grito de Guerra
Cuando viajan las estrellas
Las cinco noches de Adán
El secreto del sacerdote
Viviré otra vez
Al son de la marimba
No te engañes corazón
Empleado oficina (uncredited)
The Tiger of Yautepec
Santa