Ismael Rodríguez

Personal Info

Know For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

1917-10-19 (87 years old)

Deathday

2004-08-07

Place of Birth

Mexico City, Mexico

Ismael Rodríguez

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 Internation...

Acting

2000

2014

1932

1937

No te engañes corazón

as Empleado oficina (uncredited)

1948

You the Rich

as Transeúnte (uncredited)

1951

Full Spead Ahead

as Hombre que cuelga el telefono (uncredited)

1953

Pepe El Toro

as Paseante (uncredited)

1963

This was Pedro Infante

as Ismael Rodríguez

1954

Damned City!

as Paquita's wooer

Production

1948

1950

Over the Waves

as Director

1953

Pepe El Toro

as Director

1948

You the Rich

as Director

1949

The Black Sheep

as Director

1949

The Black Sheep

as Screenplay

1954

Damned City!

as Producer

1954

Damned City!

as Writer

1968

1951

Full Spead Ahead

as Director

1951

Full Spead Ahead

as Screenplay

1948

We the Poor

as Director

1951

1957

Tizoc

as Director

1953

1963

La Bandida

as Producer

1947

1947

1947

1947

Vuelven los García

as Screenplay

1959

La Cucaracha

as Writer

1959

La Cucaracha

as Director

1959

La Cucaracha

as Producer

1961

The Important Man

as Screenplay

1961

The Important Man

as Adaptation

1961

1961

1963

The Paper Man

as Director

1963

The Paper Man

as Producer

1963

The Paper Man

as Screenplay

1961

My Son, the Hero

as Adaptation

1961

My Son, the Hero

as Director

1953

1989

1968

Chewing Gum

as Writer

1968

Chewing Gum

as Director

1968

Chewing Gum

as Producer

1979

Ratero

as Director

1970

2022

1982

Burdel

as Director

1958

Land of Men

as Writer

1998

Fuera de la ley

as Screenplay

1997

Reclusorio

as Screenplay

1998

Fuera de la ley

as Director

1997

Reclusorio

as Director

1964

1960

1960

To Each His Own Life

as Executive Producer

1953

1951

1950

1954

1958

Land of Men

as Director

1941

1941

1943

Mexicanos al Grito de Guerra

as Supervising Technical Director

1933

El tigre de Yautepec

as Sound Montage Associate

1954

Damned City!

as Director

1972

Mi niño Tizoc

as Director

1951

Las Islas Marias

as Producer

1994

Pandilleras

as Producer

1972

Mi niño Tizoc

as Adaptation

1972

Mi niño Tizoc

as Screenplay

1958

El gran premio

as Producer

1989

The Scent of Death

as Screenplay

1957

Tizoc

as Story

1947

1940

Viviré otra vez

as Producer

1948

Los Tres Huastecos

as Screenplay

1948

We the Poor

as Producer

1973

1948

You the Rich

as Screenplay

1953

Pepe El Toro

as Screenplay

1969

1988

Solicito marido para engañar

as Executive Producer

1954

1954

1963

1999

1999

Reclusorio III

as Director

1948

We the Poor

as Story

1944

Amores de ayer

as Director

1946

1971

1986

1971

El ogro

as Director

1982

Burdel

as Producer

1982

Burdel

as Writer

1984

Corrupción

as Producer

1984

Corrupción

as Screenplay

1984

Corrupción

as Director

1969

The Door

as Producer

1969

1969

1969

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