Emilio Gómez Muriel was a prolific Mexican film director, active between the 1930s and the 1970s.
He is known for melodramas, but one of his first films was Redes (release: 1936), an attempt at social cinema with a mostly non-professional cast.
He won an award at the 1960 San Sebastian Film Festival for Simitrio.
Selected filmography
While Mexico Sleeps (1938)
Café Concordia (1939)
The 9.15 Express (1941)
The Unknown Policeman (1941)
Oh, What Times, Don Simon! (1941)
When the Stars Travel (1942)
Alejandra (1942)
Another Dawn (1943)
The War of the Pastries (1944)
The Lieutenant Nun (1944)
The Stronger Sex (1946)
Nocturne of Love (1948)
The Woman of the Port (1949)
When the Night Ends (1950)
Engagement Ring (1951)
A Galician Dances the Mambo (1951)
Carne de presidio (1952)
