credits of
René Cardona
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.
Release Date | Title | Character Name | Rating | Your Lists |
|---|---|---|---|---|
January 1st, 1989 | Viva la risa II | TBD | 6.7 | |
March 12th, 1987 | Las Limpias | Don Ignacio | 6 | |
February 19th, 1987 | Yo el ejecutor | TBD | 5.4 | |
January 1st, 1986 | ¡Maten al fugitivo! | TBD | 4.9 | |
June 28th, 1985 | La Casa Que Arde de Noche | American | 5.7 | |
September 20th, 1984 | Siempre en domingo | TBD | 4.8 | |
July 2nd, 1983 | La Banda De La Sotana Negra | TBD | 6 | |
December 17th, 1982 | The Fury of the Karate Experts | Professor Williams | 5.4 | |
August 7th, 1980 | Savage Summer | Papá | 4.7 | |
December 13th, 1979 | Crónica roja | TBD | 6.1 | |
September 7th, 1978 | El Llanto de los Pobres | TBD | 6 | |
July 21st, 1978 | Cyclone | TBD | 5.1 | |
June 16th, 1978 | The Children of Sanchez | TBD | 6.5 | |
April 27th, 1978 | Brood of Vipers | TBD | 4.8 | |
January 1st, 1978 | Tempestad | TBD | 5.7 | |
November 17th, 1977 | La casta divina | Consul Cubano | 6.7 | |
September 15th, 1977 | Prisión de mujeres | Mr. Williams | 5.3 | |
June 30th, 1976 | La Folle de Chaillot | Le rentier | 7 | |
December 4th, 1975 | Fantastic Voyage in a Baloon | TBD | 5.8 | |
August 7th, 1975 | El pequeño Robin Hood | TBD | 6.3 | |
April 16th, 1975 | El valle de los miserables | Don Luis Aguirre | 4.3 | |
September 18th, 1974 | La disputa | TBD | 5.7 | |
August 29th, 1974 | The Vengeance of the Crying Woman | Severo Segovia | 5.6 | |
May 23rd, 1974 | Guns and Guts | Monk | 5.2 | |
May 3rd, 1973 | Masajista de señoras | TBD | 6.7 | |
May 3rd, 1973 | Zindy, the Swamp Boy | Abuelo | 5.1 | |
March 28th, 1973 | Peluquero de señoras | TBD | 5.8 | |
August 31st, 1972 | Manuel Saldivar, el texano | TBD | 5.6 | |
December 16th, 1971 | Jesús, el niño Dios | Baltazar (as René Cardona Sr.) | 6.4 | |
December 2nd, 1971 | Santo vs. the Head Hunters | TBD | 5.8 | |
October 9th, 1971 | La mula de Cullen Baker | Capitán | 5.7 | |
November 5th, 1970 | Chanoc en las garras de las fieras | Gang Member (as René Cardona Sr.) | 5 | |
September 3rd, 1970 | La hermana Trinquete | Inspector | 6.7 | |
July 3rd, 1969 | El deseo llega de noche | Pitanguelli | 4.2 | |
October 31st, 1968 | El día de la boda | Ramón | 5.4 | |
October 10th, 1968 | Stranger in the House | Tomas | 6.3 | |
August 29th, 1968 | Operación carambola | Scorpio Leader | 6.6 | |
November 9th, 1967 | Un par de robachicos | TBD | 6.9 | |
July 6th, 1967 | Un novio para dos hermanas | Sr. Mateos | 7.5 | |
April 20th, 1967 | La leyenda del bandido | TBD | 5.5 | |
March 22nd, 1967 | El matrimonio es como el demonio | Ramón | 6.8 | |
April 20th, 1966 | La vida de Pedro Infante | Director | 5.3 | |
December 11th, 1964 | The Diabolical Duchess | TBD | 5.8 | |
August 13th, 1964 | Dos caballeros de espada | TBD | 5.6 | |
April 2nd, 1964 | El revólver sangriento | Comisario | 6.2 | |
April 26th, 1963 | Aventuras de las hermanas X | TBD | 6.1 | |
January 1st, 1963 | La Bandida | General Robles | 5 | |
November 30th, 1962 | Santo vs. the King of Crime | Sr. Roberto de la Llata | 5 | |
November 9th, 1962 | The Brainiac | Baltasar de Meneses / Luis Meneses | 5.6 | |
June 1st, 1962 | Los encapuchados del infierno | TBD | 5.6 | |
May 21st, 1961 | Juana Gallo | Capitán Esquivel | 6.5 | |
December 3rd, 1959 | La ley del más rápido | TBD | 5.8 | |
September 9th, 1959 | El puma | TBD | 6.3 | |
July 24th, 1959 | Night Dance Hall | TBD | 8 | |
January 1st, 1959 | Milagros de San Martín de Porres | TBD | 6 | |
September 13th, 1957 | Girl Merchants | TBD | 2.5 | |
December 10th, 1956 | La faraona | (uncredited) | 4.4 | |
June 25th, 1956 | Los hijos de Rancho Grande | Don Felipe | 6.7 | |
May 27th, 1956 | ¡Que seas feliz! | Duarte | 6.6 | |
June 4th, 1955 | A los cuatro vientos | TBD | 6.2 | |
November 11th, 1954 | As negro | TBD | 6.6 | |
July 16th, 1954 | Mulata | Guevara | 5 | |
January 1st, 1954 | La desconocida | TBD | 6 | |
January 1st, 1954 | Nuevo amanecer | TBD | 5.7 | |
June 8th, 1953 | The Three Perfect Married | Jorge | 4.7 | |
September 3rd, 1952 | El genial Detective Peter Pérez | TBD | 5.8 | |
April 20th, 1949 | La vorágine: abismos de amor | TBD | 6.5 | |
March 14th, 1948 | Cartas Marcadas | TBD | 6.5 | |
January 16th, 1948 | Pito Pérez se va de bracero | TBD | 5.6 | |
November 28th, 1947 | Soledad | Roberto Covarrubias | 5.9 | |
November 6th, 1947 | Soy charro de Rancho Grande | Felipe | 6.3 | |
August 13th, 1947 | La barca de oro | TBD | 6.2 | |
May 26th, 1947 | Si me han de matar mañana | TBD | 6.4 | |
January 1st, 1947 | El príncipe del desierto | Omar | 6.3 | |
April 18th, 1946 | El socio | Corredor de bolsa (uncredited) | 5.8 | |
January 31st, 1946 | ¡Ay qué rechula es Puebla! | Mauricio Gómez | 5.8 | |
January 1st, 1946 | Los buitres sobre el tejado | TBD | 6.7 | |
August 25th, 1944 | El abanico de Lady Windermere | TBD | 6.7 | |
December 9th, 1943 | Divorciadas | TBD | 6.3 | |
August 12th, 1943 | Ave sin nido | TBD | 5.7 | |
February 25th, 1943 | The Rock of Souls | Manuel | 6.2 | |
October 8th, 1942 | Jesusita en Chihuahua | TBD | 6.7 | |
September 5th, 1942 | Unidos por el eje | TBD | 6.7 | |
April 29th, 1942 | El conde de Montecristo | Fernando Mondego / Conde de Morcef | 5.6 | |
March 18th, 1942 | El misterioso señor Marquina | TBD | 5.8 | |
November 6th, 1941 | La casa del rencor | Hugo | 5.8 | |
January 22nd, 1941 | El secreto del sacerdote | TBD | 6 | |
November 13th, 1940 | Con su amable permiso | TBD | 6 | |
September 11th, 1940 | Mala yerba | Don Julián Andrade | 5.6 | |
October 2nd, 1939 | Una luz en mi camino | TBD | 6 | |
February 2nd, 1938 | La cuna vacía | TBD | 4.3 | |
March 12th, 1937 | Don Juan Tenorio | Don Juan Tenorio | 5.3 | |
February 5th, 1937 | Honrarás a tus padres | Conde de los Pinares | 6.3 | |
October 7th, 1936 | Allá en el Rancho Grande | Felipe | 6 | |
September 5th, 1936 | El calvario de una esposa | Sebastián Urquizo | 6 | |
September 4th, 1936 | The Macabre Trunk | Dr. Armando del Valle | 5.7 | |
July 8th, 1936 | Malditas sean las mujeres | Conde Osvaldo de Valdemar | 6.3 | |
June 4th, 1936 | Marihuana (El monstruo verde) | Antonio Pedroza | 5.5 | |
January 1st, 1933 | Over the Waves | Raúl | 5.4 | |
December 10th, 1932 | Hand to Hand | Manuel Chávez | 6 | |
May 8th, 1931 | Carne de Cabaret | Eddie Miller | 5.5 | |
December 26th, 1930 | When Love Laughs | TBD | 7 | |
September 19th, 1930 | Common Clay | TBD | 9 |