René Cardona

René Cardona

Directing
Born 1905-10-09 Died 1988-04-25 Havana, Cuba 235 credits
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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 — top 60 of 235
Directing 33 credits
Prisión de mujeres
Prisión de mujeres
1977 · Mr. Williams, Director
Lauro Puñales
Lauro Puñales
1969 · Director
El pequeño Robin Hood
El pequeño Robin Hood
1975 · Director
Noche de muerte
Noche de muerte
1975 · Director
Santa Claus
Santa Claus
1959 · ★ 6.8 · Director, Writer
The Bat Woman
The Bat Woman
1968 · ★ 5.5 · Director
El pueblo del terror
El pueblo del terror
1970 · Director
El corrido de María Pistolas
El corrido de María Pistolas
1964 · Director
María Pistolas
María Pistolas
1963 · Director
Yo quiero ser mala
Yo quiero ser mala
1950 · Director
El puma
El puma
1959 · Director, Writer
Survive!
Survive!
1976 · Director
Aquella Rosita Alvírez
Aquella Rosita Alvírez
1965 · Director
Vuelva el sábado
Vuelva el sábado
1951 · Director
The Vampire and Sex
The Vampire and Sex
1969 · Director
Dos cadetes
Dos cadetes
1938 · Director
Tom Thumb
Tom Thumb
1958 · Director, Screenplay
Santo vs. the Riders of Terror
Santo vs. the Riders of Terror
1970 · Director, Screenplay
El pueblo sin Dios
El pueblo sin Dios
1955 · Director
Night of the Bloody Apes
Night of the Bloody Apes
1969 · 48% · Director, Writer
Gema
Gema
1950 · Director
Santo in the Vengeance of the Mummy
Santo in the Vengeance of the Mummy
1971 · Director
Una señora movida
Una señora movida
1959 · Director
El Hijo Del Pueblo
El Hijo Del Pueblo
1974 · Director, Screenplay
Doctor of Doom
Doctor of Doom
1963 · Director
The Yellow Mafia
The Yellow Mafia
1975 · Director
Santo in the Treasure of Dracula
Santo in the Treasure of Dracula
1969 · Director
El Charro del Cristo
El Charro del Cristo
1949 · Director
Manuel Saldivar, el texano
Manuel Saldivar, el texano
1972 · Director
Maratón de baile
Maratón de baile
1958 · Director, Screenplay
Una noche embarazosa
Una noche embarazosa
1977 · Director
Entre Monjas Anda El Diablo
Entre Monjas Anda El Diablo
1973 · Director
Port of Temptation
Port of Temptation
1951 · Director
Acting 15 credits
Prisión de mujeres
Prisión de mujeres
1977 · Mr. Williams, Director
El príncipe del desierto
El príncipe del desierto
1947 · Omar
Mala yerba
Mala yerba
1940 · Don Julián Andrade
Divorciadas
Divorciadas
1943 · Luis Reiner
The Vengeance of the Crying Woman
The Vengeance of the Crying Woman
1974 · Severo Segovia
Over the Waves
Over the Waves
1933 · Raúl
Savage Summer
Savage Summer
1980 · Papá
El deseo llega de noche
El deseo llega de noche
1969 · Pitanguelli
Marihuana (El monstruo verde)
Marihuana (El monstruo verde)
1936 · Antonio Pedroza
The Brainiac
The Brainiac
1962 · ★ 5.5 · Baltasar de Meneses / Luis Meneses
The Macabre Trunk
The Macabre Trunk
1936 · Dr. Armando del Valle
El conde de Montecristo
El conde de Montecristo
1942 · Fernando Mondego / Conde de Morcef
Allá en el Rancho Grande
Allá en el Rancho Grande
1936 · Felipe
El socio
El socio
1946 · Corredor de bolsa (uncredited)
Hand to Hand
Hand to Hand
1932 · Manuel Chávez
Other credits 13 credits
Two Mules for Sister Sara
Two Mules for Sister Sara
1970 · 66% · Second Unit Director
Cyclone
Cyclone
1978
Crónica roja
Crónica roja
1979
Fantastic Voyage in a Baloon
Fantastic Voyage in a Baloon
1975
La vorágine: abismos de amor
La vorágine: abismos de amor
1949
El misterioso señor Marquina
El misterioso señor Marquina
1942
El secreto del sacerdote
El secreto del sacerdote
1941
Con su amable permiso
Con su amable permiso
1940
The Children of Sanchez
The Children of Sanchez
1978
Yo el ejecutor
Yo el ejecutor
1987
Night Dance Hall
Night Dance Hall
1959
Girl Merchants
Girl Merchants
1957
Un par de robachicos
Un par de robachicos
1967
Writing 7 credits
Santa Claus
Santa Claus
1959 · ★ 6.8 · Director, Writer
El puma
El puma
1959 · Director, Writer
Tom Thumb
Tom Thumb
1958 · Director, Screenplay
Santo vs. the Riders of Terror
Santo vs. the Riders of Terror
1970 · Director, Screenplay
Night of the Bloody Apes
Night of the Bloody Apes
1969 · 48% · Director, Writer
El Hijo Del Pueblo
El Hijo Del Pueblo
1974 · Director, Screenplay
Maratón de baile
Maratón de baile
1958 · Director, Screenplay
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