Ismael Rodríguez
Directing
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.
Known for
Directing63
movieReclusorio III
1999
Director
movieReclusorio
1997
Director
movieTwo Kinds of Schemes
1989
Director
movie¡Yerba Sangrienta!
1986
Director
movieCorrupción
1984
Director
movieBurdel
1982
Director
movieRatero
1979
Director
movieMi niño Tizoc
1972
Director
movieEl ogro
1971
Director
movieTrampa para una niña
1971
Director
movieUnethical Behaviour
1970
Director
movieAutopsy of a Ghost
1968
Director
movieChewing Gum
1968
Director
movieThe Mighty Jungle
1964
Director
movieThis was Pedro Infante
1963
Director
movieThe Paper Man
1963
Director
movieThe Important Man
1961
Director
movieMy Son, the Hero
1961
Director
movieLa Cucaracha
1959
Director
movieLand of Men
1958
Director
movieTizoc
1957
Director
movieCupido pierde a Paquita
1955
Director
movieLos paquetes de Paquita
1955
Director
movieStorm in the souls
1954
Director
movieRomance de fieras
1954
Director
movieDamned City!
1954
Director
movieDos tipos de cuidado
1953
Director
moviePepe El Toro
1953
Director
movieFrom the Village to TV
1953
Director
movieFull Spead Ahead
1951
Director
movieMy General's Wives
1951
Director
movieOver the Waves
1950
Director
movieThe Black Sheep
1949
Director
movieYou the Rich
1948
Director
movieLos tres huastecos
1948
Director
movieWe the Poor
1948
Director
movieVuelven los García
1947
Director
movieThe Three Garcías
1947
Director
movieWhen the Brave Cry
1947
Director
movie¡Ya tengo a mi hijo!
1946
Director
movieEscándalo de estrellas
1944
Director
movieAmores de ayer
1944
Director
Writing46
movieReclusorio III
1999
Writer
Fuera de la ley
1998
Screenplay
movieReclusorio
1997
Screenplay
movieSolicito marido para engañar
1988
Screenplay
movieThe Scent of Death
1987
Screenplay
movieCorrupción
1984
Screenplay
movieBurdel
1982
Writer
movieMi niño Tizoc
1972
Adaptation, Screenplay
movieEl ogro
1971
Writer
movieCuernos debajo de la cama
1969
Screenplay
movieChewing Gum
1968
Writer
movieThe Paper Man
1963
Screenplay
movieThe Important Man
1961
Adaptation, Screenplay
movieMy Son, the Hero
1961
Adaptation
movieLa Cucaracha
1959
Writer
movieLand of Men
1958
Writer
movieTizoc
1957
Story
movieDamned City!
1954
Writer
moviePepe El Toro
1953
Screenplay
movieKill Me Because I'm Dying!!!
1951
Adaptation
movie¿Qué te ha dado esa mujer?
1951
Screenplay
movieFull Spead Ahead
1951
Screenplay
movieOver the Waves
1950
Writer
movieThe Black Sheep
1949
Screenplay
movieYou the Rich
1948
Screenplay
movieLos tres huastecos
1948
Screenplay
movieWe the Poor
1948
Story
movieVuelven los García
1947
Screenplay
movieEl secreto del sacerdote
1941
Adaptation, Screenplay
Production25
moviePandilleras
1994
Producer
movieSolicito marido para engañar
1988
Executive Producer
movieCorrupción
1984
Producer
movieBurdel
1982
Producer
movieChewing Gum
1968
Producer
movieThe Paper Man
1963
Producer
movieLa Bandida
1963
Producer
movieThe Important Man
1961
Producer
movieTo Each His Own Life
1960
Executive Producer, Producer
movieLa Cucaracha
1959
Producer
movieEl gran premio
1958
Producer
tvSheena: Queen of the Jungle
1955
Production Executive
movieRomance de fieras
1954
Producer
movieDamned City!
1954
Producer
movieFrom the Village to TV
1953
Producer
movieLas Islas Marias
1951
Producer
movieWe the Poor
1948
Producer
movieThe Three Garcías
1947
Producer
movieViviré otra vez
1940
Producer
Acting12
movieThis was Pedro Infante
1963
Ismael Rodríguez
movieDamned City!
1954
Paquita's wooer
moviePepe El Toro
1953
Paseante (uncredited)
movieKill Me Because I'm Dying!!!
1951
Transeúnte (uncredited)
movieFull Spead Ahead
1951
Hombre que cuelga el telefono (uncredited)
movieYou the Rich
1948
Transeúnte (uncredited)
movieNo te engañes corazón
1937
Empleado oficina (uncredited)
Sound4
movieCuando viajan las estrellas
1942
Sound Engineer
movieThe Tiger of Yautepec
1933
Sound Montage Associate
Crew2
movieBecoming Frederick Douglass
2022
Cinematography
movieMexicanos al Grito de Guerra
1943
Supervising Technical Director