People
Abel Fernandez
Biography:
Tall, handsome, cool, and intimidating, Native Latino American paratrooper, professional boxer, and character actor. Was of Yaqui Native Mexican descent, and possibly more tribes. Was from East Los Angeles, California. Fernandez was born in Los Angeles, California, on July 14, 1930. His mother was a Yaqui Native Mexican woman, and his father was a Native Mexican man. He was the youngest of a large family and lost his mother at birth. He attended Belmont High School in Los Angeles, and at the age of 16, enlisted in the United States Army and became a paratrooper with the 11th Airborne Division. While there he won the title, Middleweight Boxing Champ of the Asiatic Forces. In 1950, as an... Read More
Movies:
| Title | Release date |
|---|---|
| Buster's Bedroom | 1991-05-09 |
| Quicksilver as Guyamo | 1986-02-14 |
| Topaz as Cuban Guerrilla Fighter (uncredited) | 1969-12-17 |
| Madigan as Detective Rodriguez | 1968-03-29 |
| Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round as Aztec Airlines Attendant (uncredited) | 1966-10-12 |
| Apache Uprising as Young Apache Chief | 1965-12-29 |
| Rio Conchos as Mexican at Corral (uncredited) | 1964-10-28 |
| Alcatraz Express as William Youngfellow (archive footage) | 1961-01-05 |
| Pork Chop Hill as Kindley | 1959-05-29 |
| The Scarface Mob | 1959-04-19 |
| Decision at Sundown as Pete (uncredited) | 1957-11-10 |
| The Tijuana Story | 1957-10-01 |
| The Last Wagon | 1956-09-21 |
| The Harder They Fall as Chief Firebird (uncredited) | 1956-05-08 |
| Fort Yuma as Mangas | 1955-10-04 |
| Devil Goddess as Teinusi (as Abel M. Fernandez) | 1955-10-01 |
| Many Rivers to Cross as Slangoh | 1955-02-04 |
| Rose Marie as Indian warrior | 1954-03-03 |
