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