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 (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.
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Filmography (Movies)
Viva la risa II
Character:
Release Date:01/01/1989
Las Limpias
Character:Don Ignacio
Release Date:12/03/1987
Yo el ejecutor
Character:
Release Date:19/02/1987
¡Maten al fugitivo!
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Release Date:01/01/1986
La Casa Que Arde de Noche
Character:American
Release Date:28/06/1985
Siempre en domingo
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Release Date:20/09/1984
La banda de la sotana negra
Character:
Release Date:02/07/1983
The Fury of the Karate Experts
Character:Professor Williams
Release Date:17/12/1982
Savage Summer
Character:Papá
Release Date:07/08/1980
Crónica roja
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Release Date:13/12/1979
El Llanto de los Pobres
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Release Date:07/09/1978
Cyclone
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Release Date:21/07/1978
The Children of Sanchez
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Release Date:16/06/1978
Brood of Vipers
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Release Date:27/04/1978
Tempestad
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Release Date:01/01/1978
La casta divina
Character:Consul Cubano
Release Date:17/11/1977
Prisión de mujeres
Character:Mr. Williams
Release Date:15/09/1977
La folle de Chaillot
Character:Le rentier
Release Date:30/06/1976
Fantastic Voyage in a Baloon
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Release Date:04/12/1975
El pequeño Robin Hood
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Release Date:07/08/1975
El valle de los miserables
Character:Don Luis Aguirre
Release Date:16/04/1975
La disputa
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Release Date:18/09/1974
The Vengeance of the Crying Woman
Character:Severo Segovia
Release Date:29/08/1974
Guns and Guts
Character:Monk
Release Date:23/05/1974
Masajista de señoras
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Release Date:03/05/1973
Zindy, the Swamp Boy
Character:Abuelo
Release Date:03/05/1973
Peluquero de señoras
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Release Date:28/03/1973
Manuel Saldivar, el texano
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Release Date:31/08/1972
Jesús, el niño Dios
Character:Baltazar (as René Cardona Sr.)
Release Date:16/12/1971
Santo vs. the Head Hunters
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Release Date:02/12/1971
La mula de Cullen Baker
Character:Capitán
Release Date:09/10/1971
Chanoc en las garras de las fieras
Character:Gang Member (as René Cardona Sr.)
Release Date:05/11/1970
La hermana Trinquete
Character:Inspector
Release Date:03/09/1970
El deseo llega de noche
Character:Pitanguelli
Release Date:03/07/1969
El día de la boda
Character:Ramón
Release Date:31/10/1968
Stranger in the House
Character:Tomas
Release Date:10/10/1968
Operación carambola
Character:Scorpio Leader
Release Date:29/08/1968
Un par de robachicos
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Release Date:09/11/1967
Un novio para dos hermanas
Character:Sr. Mateos
Release Date:06/07/1967
La leyenda del bandido
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Release Date:20/04/1967
El matrimonio es como el demonio
Character:Ramón
Release Date:22/03/1967
La vida de Pedro Infante
Character:Director
Release Date:20/04/1966
The Diabolical Duchess
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Release Date:11/12/1964
Dos caballeros de espada
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Release Date:13/08/1964
El revólver sangriento
Character:Comisario
Release Date:02/04/1964
Aventuras de las hermanas X
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Release Date:26/04/1963
La Bandida
Character:General Robles
Release Date:01/01/1963
Santo vs. the King of Crime
Character:Sr. Roberto de la Llata
Release Date:30/11/1962
The Brainiac
Character:Baltasar de Meneses / Luis Meneses
Release Date:09/11/1962
Los encapuchados del infierno
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Release Date:01/06/1962
Juana Gallo
Character:Capitán Esquivel
Release Date:21/05/1961
La ley del más rápido
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Release Date:03/12/1959
El puma
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Release Date:09/09/1959
Night Dance Hall
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Release Date:24/07/1959
Milagros de San Martín de Porres
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Release Date:01/01/1959
Girl Merchants
Character:
Release Date:13/09/1957
La faraona
Character:(uncredited)
Release Date:10/12/1956
Los hijos de Rancho Grande
Character:Don Felipe
Release Date:25/06/1956
¡Que seas feliz!
Character:Duarte
Release Date:27/05/1956
A los cuatro vientos
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Release Date:04/06/1955
As negro
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Release Date:11/11/1954
Mulata
Character:Guevara
Release Date:16/07/1954
La desconocida
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Release Date:01/01/1954
Nuevo amanecer
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Release Date:01/01/1954
The Three Perfect Married
Character:Jorge
Release Date:08/06/1953
El genial Detective Peter Pérez
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Release Date:03/09/1952
La vorágine: abismos de amor
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Release Date:20/04/1949
Cartas Marcadas
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Release Date:14/03/1948
Pito Pérez se va de bracero
Character:
Release Date:16/01/1948
Soledad
Character:Roberto Covarrubias
Release Date:28/11/1947
Soy charro de Rancho Grande
Character:Felipe
Release Date:06/11/1947
La barca de oro
Character:
Release Date:13/08/1947
Si me han de matar mañana
Character:
Release Date:26/05/1947
El príncipe del desierto
Character:Omar
Release Date:01/01/1947
¡Ay qué rechula es Puebla!
Character:Mauricio Gómez
Release Date:31/01/1946
Los buitres sobre el tejado
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Release Date:01/01/1946
El abanico de Lady Windermere
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Release Date:25/08/1944
Divorciadas
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Release Date:09/12/1943
Ave sin nido
Character:
Release Date:12/08/1943
The Rock of Souls
Character:Manuel
Release Date:25/02/1943
Jesusita en Chihuahua
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Release Date:08/10/1942
El conde de Montecristo
Character:Fernando Mondego / Conde de Morcef
Release Date:29/04/1942
El misterioso señor Marquina
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Release Date:18/03/1942
La casa del rencor
Character:Hugo
Release Date:06/11/1941
El secreto del sacerdote
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Release Date:22/01/1941
Con su amable permiso
Character:
Release Date:13/11/1940
Mala yerba
Character:Don Julián Andrade
Release Date:11/09/1940
La cuna vacía
Character:
Release Date:02/02/1938
Don Juan Tenorio
Character:Don Juan Tenorio
Release Date:12/03/1937
Honrarás a tus padres
Character:Conde de los Pinares
Release Date:05/02/1937
Allá en el Rancho Grande
Character:Felipe
Release Date:07/10/1936
El calvario de una esposa
Character:Sebastián Urquizo
Release Date:05/09/1936
The Macabre Trunk
Character:Dr. Armando del Valle
Release Date:04/09/1936
Malditas sean las mujeres
Character:Conde Osvaldo de Valdemar
Release Date:08/07/1936
Marihuana El Monstruo Verde
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Release Date:04/06/1936
Hand to Hand
Character:Manuel Chávez
Release Date:10/12/1932
Carne de Cabaret
Character:Eddie Miller
Release Date:08/05/1931
When Love Laughs
Character:
Release Date:26/12/1930
Common Clay
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Release Date:19/09/1930
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