René Cardona
Directing
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.
Known for
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movieLas computadoras
1982
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movieVisita al Pasado
1981
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movieCarlos El Terrorista
1980
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movieBrood of Vipers
1978
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movieUna noche embarazosa
1977
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moviePrisión de mujeres
1977
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movieSurvive!
1976
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movieEl pequeño Robin Hood
1975
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movieNoche de muerte
1975
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movieThe Yellow Mafia
1975
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movieJalisco nunca pierde
1974
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movieIsland of Lost Souls
1974
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movieEl Hijo Del Pueblo
1974
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movieLa mula de Cullen Baker
1971
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movieEl pueblo del terror
1970
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movieEl asesino enmascarado
1970
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movieTwo Mules for Sister Sara
1970
Second Unit Director
movieSanto vs. Capulina
1969
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movieLa maestra inolvidable
1969
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movieThe Vampire and Sex
1969
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movieDuelo en El Dorado
1969
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movieLauro Puñales
1969
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movieEl Caballo Bayo
1969
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movieValentín de la Sierra
1968
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movieLucio Vazquez
1968
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movieThe Bat Woman
1968
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movieCaballo prieto azabache
1968
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movieOperation 67
1967
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movieLa vuelta del Mexicano
1967
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movieThe Panther Women
1967
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El mexicano
1966
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movieEl alazán y el rosillo
1966
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moviePistoleros del oeste
1965
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movieSanto vs. the Strangler
1965
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movieAquella Rosita Alvírez
1965
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movieShe-Wolves of the Ring
1965
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movieGabino Barrera
1965
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movieLa edad de piedra
1964
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movieMaría Pistolas
1963
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movieDoctor of Doom
1963
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movie¡En peligro de muerte!
1962
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El globero
1961
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movieThe Crying Woman
1960
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movieJuan Polainas
1960
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movieSanta Claus
1959
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movieEl puma
1959
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movieEl sordo
1959
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movieAngel from Hell
1959
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movieMaratón de baile
1958
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movieTom Thumb
1958
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movieLas tres pelonas
1958
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movieTú y la mentira
1958
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movieLa cama de piedra
1958
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movieThe Living Idol
1957
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moviePancho López
1957
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movieLa faraona
1956
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movieLos margaritos
1956
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movieLos tres amores de Lola
1956
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movieEl pueblo sin Dios
1955
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movieCain y Abel
1954
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movieEl enmascarado de plata
1954
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moviePompeyo el conquistador
1953
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moviePóker de ases
1952
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moviePor qué peca la mujer
1952
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movieVive como sea
1952
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movieMujeres de teatro
1951
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movieCanasta Uruguaya
1951
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movieEl marido de mi novia
1951
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movieVuelva el sábado
1951
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moviePort of Temptation
1951
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movieUna viuda sin sostén
1951
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movieThey also sing of pain
1950
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movieYo quiero ser hombre
1950
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movieGemma
1950
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movieGema
1950
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movieRed Rain
1950
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movieYo quiero ser mala
1950
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movieUna canción a la vírgen
1949
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movieEl Charro del Cristo
1949
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movieAhí viene Vidal Tenorio
1949
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movieLa última noche
1948
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movieCartas Marcadas
1948
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movieLazos de fuego
1948
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movieMi madre adorada
1948
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movieEl tigre de Jalisco
1947
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movieFelipe fue desgraciado
1947
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movieEl museo del crimen
1945
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movieUna canción en la noche
1945
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movieEl precio de una vida
1945
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movieThe Black Ace
1944
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movieHotel de verano
1944
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movieThe Headless Woman
1944
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movieMis hijos!
1944
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movieEl espectro de la novia
1943
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movieJesusita en Chihuahua
1942
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movieUnidos por el eje
1942
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movieLove of my loves
1940
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movieEl cobarde
1939
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movieLa reina del río
1939
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movieTierra brava
1938
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movieDos cadetes
1938
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movieAlarma
1938
Director
Estrellita
1938
Director
movieDon Juan Tenorio
1937
Director
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movieLas Limpias
1987
Don Ignacio
movieThe Fury of the Karate Experts
1982
Professor Williams
movieLa casta divina
1977
Consul Cubano
moviePrisión de mujeres
1977
Mr. Williams
movieLa Folle de Chaillot
1976
Le rentier
movieEl valle de los miserables
1975
Don Luis Aguirre
movieThe Vengeance of the Crying Woman
1974
Severo Segovia
movieJesús, el niño Dios
1971
Baltazar (as René Cardona Sr.)
movieSanto vs. the Head Hunters
1971
Don Alonso Grijalva
movieChanoc en las garras de las fieras
1970
Gang Member (as René Cardona Sr.)
movieLa hermana Trinquete
1970
Inspector
movieOperación carambola
1968
Scorpio Leader
movieUn novio para dos hermanas
1967
Sr. Mateos
movieEl revólver sangriento
1964
Comisario
movieLa Bandida
1963
General Robles
movieSanto vs. the King of Crime
1962
Sr. Roberto de la Llata
movieThe Brainiac
1962
Baltasar de Meneses / Luis Meneses
movieJuana Gallo
1961
Capitán Esquivel
movieLos hijos de Rancho Grande
1956
Don Felipe
movieLa faraona
1956
(uncredited)
movieMulata
1954
Guevara
movieSoledad
1947
Roberto Covarrubias
movieEl socio
1946
Corredor de bolsa (uncredited)
movie¡Ay qué rechula es Puebla!
1946
Mauricio Gómez
movieDivorciadas
1943
Luis Reiner
movieEl conde de Montecristo
1942
Fernando Mondego / Conde de Morcef
movieMala yerba
1940
Don Julián Andrade
movieDon Juan Tenorio
1937
Don Juan Tenorio
movieHonrarás a tus padres
1937
Conde de los Pinares
movieEl calvario de una esposa
1936
Sebastián Urquizo
movieThe Macabre Trunk
1936
Dr. Armando del Valle
movieMalditas sean las mujeres
1936
Conde Osvaldo de Valdemar
movieMarihuana (El monstruo verde)
1936
Antonio Pedroza
movieHand to Hand
1932
Manuel Chávez
movieCarne de Cabaret
1931
Eddie Miller
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movieBrood of Vipers
1978
Writer
movieIsland of Lost Souls
1974
Screenplay
movieEl Hijo Del Pueblo
1974
Screenplay
movieCapulina vs. the Vampires
1971
Screenplay
movieSanto vs. the Riders of Terror
1970
Screenplay
movieGabino Barrera
1965
Writer
movieSanta Claus
1959
Writer
movieEl puma
1959
Writer
movieMaratón de baile
1958
Screenplay
movieTom Thumb
1958
Screenplay
movieCartas Marcadas
1948
Screenplay
movieLazos de fuego
1948
Adaptation
movieEl museo del crimen
1945
Screenplay
movieThe Black Ace
1944
Writer
movieHotel de verano
1944
Writer
movieMis hijos!
1944
Writer
movieDon Juan Tenorio
1937
Screenplay
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movieEl museo del crimen
1945
Producer