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René Cardona

Known for: Directing

Biography: 1906-10-08

Deathday: 1988-04-25 (81 years old)

Biography

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 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.

Filmography

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Movies 252

Director 140

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Writer 1

Actor

René Cardona

Biography

Filmography

all 252

Movies 252

Director 140

self 1

Writer 1

El Fiscal de Hierro (1989)

Viva la risa II (1989)

Las Limpias (1987)

Yo el ejecutor (1987)

The Nativity: The Life of Jesus Christ (1986)

¡Maten al fugitivo! (1986)

La Casa Que Arde de Noche (1985)

Siempre en domingo (1984)

La banda de la sotana negra (1983)

The Fury of the Karate Experts (1982)

Viva México y sus corridos (1982)

Las computadoras (1982)

Visita al pasado (1981)

Burlesque (1980)

Savage Summer (1980)

Carlos el terrorista (1980)

Crónica roja (1979)

La Guerra de los Pasteles (1979)

Mar Asesino (1979)

El Llanto de los Pobres (1978)

Cyclone (1978)

The Children of Sanchez (1978)

Raza de viboras (1978)

Tarjeta verde (1978)

Tempestad (1978)

Una noche embarazosa (1977)

La casta divina (1977)

Prisión de mujeres (1977)

La folle de Chaillot (1976)

Survive! (1976)

Fantastic Voyage in a Baloon (1975)

El pequeño Robin Hood (1975)

Night of Death (1975)

La mafia amarilla (1975)

El valle de los miserables (1975)

Jalisco nunca pierde (1974)

La disputa (1974)

The Vengeance of the Crying Woman (1974)

Island of Lost Souls (1974)

Guns and Guts (1974)

Son of the Town (1974)

The Invasion of the Dead (1973)

Zindy, the Swamp Boy (1973)

Masajista de señoras (1973)

Peluquero de señoras (1973)

Entre monjas anda el Diablo (1973)

El derecho de los pobres (1973)

Manuel Saldivar, el texano (1972)

The Incredible Professor Zovek (1972)

Capulina vs. the Vampires (1971)

Jesús, el niño Dios (1971)

Santo in the Vengeance of the Mummy (1971)

Santo vs. the Head Hunters (1971)

La mula de Cullen Baker (1971)

Siete muertes para el texano (1971)

The Revenge of Gabino Barrera (1971)

Santo vs. The Riders of Terror (1970)

Chanoc en las garras de las fieras (1970)

El pueblo del terror (1970)

La hermana Trinquete (1970)

El asesino enmascarado (1970)

The Capture of Gabino Barrera (1970)

Two Mules for Sister Sara (1970)

Santo vs. Capulina (1969)

La maestra inolvidable (1969)

The Vampire and Sex (1969)

Santo in the Treasure of Dracula (1969)

Duelo en El Dorado (1969)

El deseo llega de noche (1969)

Lauro Puñales (1969)

Night of the Bloody Apes (1969)

Wrestling Women vs. the Killer Robot (1969)