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René Cardona
Born · October 9, 1905
Died · April 25, 1988 (82 years old)
Known For: Directing
Place of Birth: Havana, Cuba
Bio
René Cardona (October 8, 1905 – April 25, 1988) was a Mexican director, actor, producer, screenwriter, and film editor, who was prominent during part of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema. René Cardona was born in Havana, Cuba, on October 8, 1905, and began medical school in Cuba, but due to the political problems of the island, he and his family moved to New York City in 1926, where he continued his studies. Economic circumstances experienced by his family caused him to leave his studies. He befriended famous actor Rodolfo Valentino and obtained work as an extra in several films, until 1929 when he produced, wrote, directed and starred in the first Spanish-language film made in Hollywood, Sombras habaneras (Havana Shadows). He also had the opportunity to work in various positions in the film industry such as second assistant, technical advisor and first assistant director, and learned film and lighting technique. In 1932, he moved to Mexico, where he debuted as an actor and met Julieta Zacarías, sister of the director Miguel Zacarías, and soon after married her. His wife's support would be central to his career in Mexican cinema, in films Mano a mano (1932) directed by Ramón Peón and Sobre las olas (1932) directed by Zacarías. At this early stage as an actor, Cardona participated in three key Mexican films Marihuana (1936), El baúl macabro (1936) and Allá en el Rancho Grande (1936), which officially inaugurate the golden age of Mexican cinema and made stars of its protagonists: Esther Fernández, Tito Guízar, and Cardona.
Viva la risa II
5.0
1989
Las Limpias
Don Ignacio
5.2
1987
Yo el ejecutor
4.7
1987
¡Maten al fugitivo!
4.0
1986
La Casa Que Arde de Noche
American
5.1
1985
Siempre en domingo
4.2
1984
La banda de la sotana negra
5.7
1983
The Fury of the Karate Experts
Professor Williams
5.0
1982
Savage Summer
Papá
4.8
1980
Crónica roja
5.2
1979
El Llanto de los Pobres
5.0
1978
Cyclone
5.0
1978
The Children of Sanchez
5.7
1978
Raza de viboras
4.0
1978
Tempestad
5.0
1978
La casta divina
Consul Cubano
6.6
1977
Prisión de mujeres
Mr. Williams
5.2
1977
La folle de Chaillot
Le rentier
0.0
1976
Fantastic Voyage in a Baloon
5.6
1975
El pequeño Robin Hood
5.0
1975
El valle de los miserables
Don Luis Aguirre
4.2
1975
La disputa
5.0
1974
The Vengeance of the Crying Woman
Severo Segovia
5.5
1974
Guns and Guts
Monk
5.1
1974
Masajista de señoras
5.0
1973
Zindy, the Swamp Boy
Abuelo
5.0
1973
Peluquero de señoras
5.0
1973
Manuel Saldivar, el texano
5.0
1972
Jesús, el niño Dios
Baltazar (as René Cardona Sr.)
5.5
1971
Santo vs. the Head Hunters
5.2
1971
La mula de Cullen Baker
Capitán
5.0
1971
Chanoc en las garras de las fieras
Gang Member (as René Cardona Sr.)
4.5
1970
La hermana Trinquete
Inspector
5.5
1970
El deseo llega de noche
Pitanguelli
3.5
1969
El día de la boda
Ramón
5.0
1968
Stranger in the House
Tomas
6.1
1968
Operación carambola
Scorpio Leader
6.5
1968
Un par de robachicos
6.8
1967
Un novio para dos hermanas
Sr. Mateos
7.3
1967
La leyenda del bandido
5.0
1967
El matrimonio es como el demonio
Ramón
6.0
1967
La vida de Pedro Infante
Director
4.7
1966
The Diabolical Duchess
5.0
1964
Dos caballeros de espada
5.0
1964
El revólver sangriento
Comisario
5.2
1964
Aventuras de las hermanas X
5.7
1963
La Bandida
General Robles
4.6
1963
Santo vs. the King of Crime
Sr. Roberto de la Llata
4.5
1962
The Brainiac
Baltasar de Meneses / Luis Meneses
5.4
1962
Los encapuchados del infierno
5.0
1962
Juana Gallo
Capitán Esquivel
6.5
1961
La ley del más rápido
5.0
1959
El puma
5.3
1959
Night Dance Hall
0.0
1959
Milagros de San Martín de Porres
5.0
1959
Girl Merchants
1.0
1957
La faraona
(uncredited)
3.5
1956
Los hijos de Rancho Grande
Don Felipe
5.0
1956
¡Que seas feliz!
Duarte
5.0
1956
A los cuatro vientos
5.5
1955
As negro
5.3
1954
Mulata
Guevara
4.4
1954
La desconocida
5.0
1954
Nuevo amanecer
5.0
1954
The Three Perfect Married
Jorge
4.4
1953
El genial Detective Peter Pérez
5.5
1952
La vorágine: abismos de amor
5.3
1949
Cartas Marcadas
6.0
1948
Pito Pérez se va de bracero
5.0
1948
Soledad
Roberto Covarrubias
5.0
1947
Soy charro de Rancho Grande
Felipe
5.5
1947
La barca de oro
6.0
1947
Si me han de matar mañana
5.0
1947
¡Ay qué rechula es Puebla!
Mauricio Gómez
5.0
1946
Los buitres sobre el tejado
5.0
1946
El abanico de Lady Windermere
5.0
1944
Divorciadas
5.0
1943
Ave sin nido
5.0
1943
The Spirit's Canyon
Manuel
5.8
1943
Jesusita en Chihuahua
5.0
1942
El conde de Montecristo
Fernando Mondego / Conde de Morcef
5.3
1942
El misterioso señor Marquina
5.0
1942
La casa del rencor
Hugo
5.0
1941
El secreto del sacerdote
5.5
1941
Con su amable permiso
5.0
1940
Mala yerba
Don Julián Andrade
4.5
1940
La cuna vacía
4.2
1938
Don Juan Tenorio
Don Juan Tenorio
4.4
1937
Honrarás a tus padres
Conde de los Pinares
5.0
1937
Allá en el Rancho Grande
Felipe
5.3
1936
El calvario de una esposa
Sebastián Urquizo
5.0
1936
The Macabre Trunk
Dr. Armando del Valle
5.4
1936
Malditas sean las mujeres
Conde Osvaldo de Valdemar
5.0
1936
Marihuana El Monstruo Verde
5.0
1936
Hand to Hand
Manuel Chávez
5.0
1932
Carne de Cabaret
Eddie Miller
2.0
1931
When Love Laughs
0.0
1930
Common Clay
0.0
1930