Emilio Fernández
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Emilio Fernández was a prominent Mexican film director and actor, renowned for his influential work in the Golden Age of Mexican cinema and his visually striking, socially conscious films.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Emilio Fernández canonical | 3 |
| Emilio Fernández Romo | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3798972 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Emilio Fernández Context triple: [The Pearl, filmAdaptationDirector, Emilio Fernández]
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A.
Manuel Garcia-Rulfo
Manuel Garcia-Rulfo is a Mexican actor known for his roles in both Hollywood and Mexican cinema, including ensemble casts in major films and prominent parts in television series.
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B.
Mel Ferrer
Mel Ferrer was an American actor, director, and producer known for his work in classic Hollywood films and his marriage to Audrey Hepburn.
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C.
Fernando Trueba
Fernando Trueba is a Spanish film director, screenwriter, and producer known for acclaimed works such as "Belle Époque," which won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.
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D.
Antonio Camargo
Antonio Camargo is a Mexican geophysicist known for co-discovering the Chicxulub impact crater linked to the mass extinction of the dinosaurs.
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E.
Nestor Carbonell
Nestor Carbonell is an American actor best known for his roles in the television series "Lost" and "Bates Motel," as well as numerous film and voice-acting appearances.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Emilio Fernández Target entity description: Emilio Fernández was a prominent Mexican film director and actor, renowned for his influential work in the Golden Age of Mexican cinema and his visually striking, socially conscious films.
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A.
Manuel Garcia-Rulfo
Manuel Garcia-Rulfo is a Mexican actor known for his roles in both Hollywood and Mexican cinema, including ensemble casts in major films and prominent parts in television series.
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B.
Mel Ferrer
Mel Ferrer was an American actor, director, and producer known for his work in classic Hollywood films and his marriage to Audrey Hepburn.
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C.
Fernando Trueba
Fernando Trueba is a Spanish film director, screenwriter, and producer known for acclaimed works such as "Belle Époque," which won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.
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D.
Antonio Camargo
Antonio Camargo is a Mexican geophysicist known for co-discovering the Chicxulub impact crater linked to the mass extinction of the dinosaurs.
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E.
Nestor Carbonell
Nestor Carbonell is an American actor best known for his roles in the television series "Lost" and "Bates Motel," as well as numerous film and voice-acting appearances.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mexican filmmaker
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film actor ⓘ film director ⓘ human ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | El Indio Fernández ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Ariel Award
ⓘ
surface form:
Ariel Award for Best Director
Palme d’Or ⓘ
surface form:
Palme d'Or
|
| awardReceivedFor | La perla ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith |
Dolores del Río
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Fernando de Fuentes ⓘ Gabriel Figueroa ⓘ María Félix ⓘ Pedro Armendáriz ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Mexico ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1904-03-26 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1986-08-06 ⓘ |
| fullName |
Emilio Fernández
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Emilio Fernández Romo
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| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre |
melodrama
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social drama ⓘ |
| hasEthnicGroup | indigenous Mexican descent ⓘ |
| influenced |
Latin American cinema
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visual style of Mexican cinema ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Spanish ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
Mexican national identity
ⓘ
indigenous rights ⓘ social inequality ⓘ |
| movement | Golden Age of Mexican cinema ⓘ |
| nationality | Mexican ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Enamorada
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Flor silvestre ⓘ La perla ⓘ Maclovia ⓘ María Candelaria ⓘ Pueblerina ⓘ Río Escondido NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
actor
ⓘ
film director ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ |
| periodOfActivity |
1930s
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1940s ⓘ 1950s ⓘ 1960s ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Sabinas, Coahuila, Mexico ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Mexico City
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surface form:
Mexico City, Mexico
|
| style |
use of rural Mexican landscapes
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visually expressive cinematography ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Mexico City
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surface form:
Mexico City, Mexico
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Emilio Fernández Description of subject: Emilio Fernández was a prominent Mexican film director and actor, renowned for his influential work in the Golden Age of Mexican cinema and his visually striking, socially conscious films.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Emilio Fernández Romo