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