Fernando Méndez (film director) explained

Fernando Méndez
Birth Date:	20 July 1900
Birth Place:	Zamora, Michoacan, Mexico
Death Date:	17 October 1966
Death Place:	Mexico City, Mexico
Occupation:	Film director, screenwriter
Yearsactive:	1932–1966 (film)

Fernando Méndez (1908–1966) was a Mexican film director and screenwriter. He was active during the Golden Age of Mexican cinema. In 1957 he switched from melodramas to focus increasingly on horror films.^{[1] [2]}

Selected filmography

• Five Minutes of Love (1941)
• El criollo (1945)
• The Three Garcias (1947)
• A Decent Woman (1950)
• The Shrew (1951)
• My Goddaughter's Difficulties (1951)
• The Minister's Daughter (1952)
• Genius and Figure (1953)
• The Naked Woman (1953)
• Yes, My Love (1953)
• The Spot of the Family (1953)
• There Once Was a Husband (1953)
• Black Ace (1954)
• The Vampire (1957)
• The White Renegade (1960)

Bibliography

• Alfaro, Eduardo de la Vega. Fernando Méndez, 1908-1966. Universidad de Guadalajara, 1995.
• Fischer, Dennis. Horror Film Directors, 1931-1990, Volume 1. McFarland, 1991.

Notes and References

1. Fischer p.3
2. Alfaro p.1