Awards & Winners

Ismael Rodríguez

Date of Birth 19-October-1917
Place of Birth Mexico City
(Mexico, Greater Mexico City)
Nationality Mexico
Also know as Ismael Rodriguez
Profession Film director
Ismael Rodríguez 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. 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.

Awards by Ismael Rodríguez

Check all the awards nominated and won by Ismael Rodríguez.

1963


Nominations 1963 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Golden Globe Award for Best Director - Motion Picture Los Hermanos del Hierro

1961


Nominations 1961 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film The Important Man
Country: Mexico, in Spanish

1955


Nominations 1955 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Ariel Award for Best Original Story Maldita ciudad

1954


Nominations 1954 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Ariel Award for Best Director Coleccion Pedro Infante: Pepe el Toro

1949


Nominations 1949 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Ariel Award for Best Director Los tres huastecos
Ariel Award for Best Original Story Los tres huastecos
Ariel Award for Best Adapted Screenplay Los tres huastecos

1948


Nominations 1948 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Ariel Award for Best Original Story The Three Garcias