As Director, As Writer
Reclusorio III
1999
5.0
Ismael Rodríguez
Acting
Birth Date
October 19, 1917
Place of Birth
Mexico City, Mexico
Date of Death
August 7, 2004
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 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.
Complete Filmography
As Director, As Writer
Reclusorio
1997
5.2
As Director
Dos tipas de cuidado
1989
4.8
As Writer
The Scent of Death
1989
6.0
As Writer
Masacre en el río Tula
1985
6.2
As Director, As Writer
Burdel
1982
4.8
As Director
Unethical Behaviour
1970
4.8
As Director
The Door and The Butcher's Wife
1969
7.2
As Director, As Writer
Chewing Gum
1968
8.0
As Director, As Writer
The Paper Man
1963
7.0
As Actor, As Director
This was Pedro Infante
1963
6.0
As Director, As Writer
The Important Man
1961
8.0
As Director
My Son, the Hero
1961
7.9
As Director, As Writer
La Cucaracha
1959
6.2
As Director, As Writer
Land of Men
1958
7.1
As Director
Daniel Boone, Trail Blazer
1956
3.7
As Director
The Beast of Hollow Mountain
1956
4.2
As Director, As Writer
Damned City!
1954
8.0
As Director, As Writer
Dos tipos de cuidado
1953
8.3
As Director, As Writer
Pepe El Toro
1953
6.3