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Emilio " El Indio " Fernández ( born Emilio Fernández Romo , ; March 26 , 1904  August 6 , 1986 ) was a Mexican film director , actor and screenwriter . He was one of the most prolific film directors of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema in the 1940s and 1950s . He is best known for his work as director of the film " Maria Candelaria " ( 1944 ), which won the Palme d ' Or award at the 1946 Cannes Film Festival . As an actor , he worked in numerous film productions in Mexico and in Hollywood . The 3rd Cannes Film Festival was held from September 2 to 17 , film |. No festival was held in 1948 . The Golden Age of Mexican cinema ( in ___MASK40___ Época de Oro del Cine Mexicano ) is a period in the history of the Cinema of Mexico between 1936 and 1959 when the Mexican film industry reached high levels of production , quality and economic success of its films , besides having gained recognition internationally . The Mexican film industry became the center of commercial films in Latin America . The Cannes Festival ( ___MASK28___ : Festival de Cannes ), named until 2002 as the International Film Festival (" Festival international du film ") and known in ___MASK6___ as the Cannes Film Festival , is an annual film festival held in Cannes , France , which previews new films of all genres , including documentaries , from all around the world . Founded in 1946 , the invitation - only festival is held annually ( usually in May ) at the Palais des Festivals et des Congrès . Pueblerina is a 1949 Mexican drama film directed by Emilio Fernández . It was entered into the 1949 Cannes Film Festival .