Ismael Rodríguez
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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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The Important Man (1961)
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Daniel Boone, Trail Blazer (1956)
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This was Pedro Infante (1963)
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Full Spead Ahead (1951)
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Mi niño Tizoc (1972)
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Corrupción (1984)
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Tizoc (1957)
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Dos tipos de cuidado (1953)
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The Beast of Hollow Mountain (1956)
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This Was Pancho Villa: First chapter (1957)
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We the Poor (1948)
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My Son, the Hero (1961)
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The Boy and the Ball and the Hole in the Wall (1965)
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The Paper Man (1963)
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Autopsy of a Ghost (1968)
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¡Yerba Sangrienta! (1986)
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Damned City! (1954)
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This Was Pancho Villa: Third chapter (1958)
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No desearás la mujer de tu hijo (1950)
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How Beautiful is Michoacan! (1943)
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From the Village to TV (1953)
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¡Mexicanos al Grito de Guerra! (1943)
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The Door and the Butcher's Wife (1969)
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Snow White and Her 7 Lovers (1980)
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El ogro (1971)
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Kill Me Because I'm Dying!!! (1951)
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Los tres huastecos (1948)
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Cuernos debajo de la cama (1969)
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Solicito marido para engañar (1988)
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Vuelven los García (1947)
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Cupido pierde a Paquita (1955)
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Los paquetes de Paquita (1955)
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Storm in the souls (1954)
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The Butcher’s Wife (1969)
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Unethical Behaviour (1970)
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This Was Pancho Villa: Second chapter (1958)
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Two Kinds of Schemes (1989)
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Ratero (1979)
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When the Brave Cry (1947)
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¿Qué te ha dado esa mujer? (1951)
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My General's Wives (1951)
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Fuera de la ley (1998)
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Chewing Gum (1968)
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Somos del otro Laredo (1977)
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El secuestro de los cien millones (1980)
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You the Rich (1948)
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The Three Garcías (1947)
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Pepe El Toro (1953)
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La Cucaracha (1959)
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The Mighty Jungle (1964)
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¡Ya tengo a mi hijo! (1946)
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The Black Sheep (1949)
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Reclusorio III (1999)
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Reclusorio (1997)
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Romance de fieras (1954)
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¡Qué verde era mi padre! (1947)
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Land of Men (1958)
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Nosotros los feos (1973)
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Over the Waves (1950)
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Trampa para una niña (1971)
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Escándalo de estrellas (1944)
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Amores de ayer (1944)
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Burdel (1982)
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Píntame angelitos blancos (1954)
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