René Cardona

René Cardona

Personal Info

Known For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

09/10/1905

Day of Death

25/04/1988
(83) years old

Place of Birth

Havana, Cuba

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 poli... Read More

Filmography

Cast

1987

Las Limpias

as Don Ignacio

1982

The Fury of the Karate Experts

as Professor Williams

1980

Savage Summer

as Papá

1977

La casta divina

as Consul Cubano

1977

Prisión de mujeres

as Mr. Williams

1976

La folle de Chaillot

as Le rentier

1975

El valle de los miserables

as Don Luis Aguirre

1974

Guns and Guts

as Monk

1971

Jesús, el niño Dios

as Baltazar (as René Cardona Sr.)

1970

Chanoc en las garras de las fieras

as Gang Member (as René Cardona Sr.)

1970

La hermana Trinquete

as Inspector

1969

El deseo llega de noche

as Pitanguelli

1968

El día de la boda

as Ramón

1968

Operación carambola

as Scorpio Leader

1964

El revólver sangriento

as Comisario

1963

La Bandida

as General Robles

1962

Santo vs. the King of Crime

as Sr. Roberto de la Llata

1962

The Brainiac

as Baltasar de Meneses / Luis Meneses

1961

Juana Gallo

as Capitán Esquivel

1956

La faraona

as (uncredited)

1956

¡Que seas feliz!

as Duarte

1954

Mulata

as Guevara

1947

Soledad

as Roberto Covarrubias

1946

¡Ay qué rechula es Puebla!

as Mauricio Gómez

1943

The Rock of Souls

as Manuel

1942

El conde de Montecristo

as Fernando Mondego / Conde de Morcef

1940

Mala yerba

as Don Julián Andrade

1937

Don Juan Tenorio

as Don Juan Tenorio

1937

Honrarás a tus padres

as Conde de los Pinares

1936

El calvario de una esposa

as Sebastián Urquizo

1936

The Macabre Trunk

as Dr. Armando del Valle

1936

Malditas sean las mujeres

as Conde Osvaldo de Valdemar

1932

Hand to Hand

as Manuel Chávez

1931

Carne de Cabaret

as Eddie Miller

Crew

1982

Las computadoras

as Director

1981

Visita al Pasado

as Director

1980

Carlos el terrorista

as Director

1978

Raza de viboras

as Director

1977

Una noche embarazosa

as Director

1977

Prisión de mujeres

as Director

1976

Survive!

as Director

1975

El pequeño Robin Hood

as Director

1975

Noche de muerte

as Director

1975

La mafia amarilla

as Director

1974

Jalisco nunca pierde

as Director

1974

Island of Lost Souls

as Screenplay

1974

Island of Lost Souls

as Director

1974

Son of the Town

as Director

1974

Son of the Town

as Screenplay

1971

Capulina vs. the Vampires

as Screenplay

1970

El pueblo del terror

as Director

1970

El asesino enmascarado

as Director

1970

Two Mules for Sister Sara

as Second Unit Director

1969

Santo vs. Capulina

as Director

1969

La maestra inolvidable

as Director

1969

The Vampire and Sex

as Director

1969

Duelo en El Dorado

as Director

1969

Lauro Puñales

as Director

1969

El Caballo Bayo

as Director

1968

Valentín de la Sierra

as Director

1968

Lucio Vázquez

as Director

1968

The Bat Woman

as Director

1967

Operation 67

as Director

1967

La vuelta del Mexicano

as Director

1967

The Panther Women

as Director

1966

El mexicano

as Director

1965

Pistoleros del oeste

as Director

1965

She-Wolves of the Ring

as Director

1965

Gabino Barrera

as Director

1964

La edad de piedra

as Director

1963

María Pistolas

as Director

1963

Doctor of Doom

as Director

1961

Carnaval en mi barrio

as Director

1961

El globero

as Director

1960

The Crying Woman

as Director

1960

Juan Polainas

as Director

1960

A tiro limpio

as Director

1959

Una señora movida

as Director

1959

Santa Claus

as Director

1959

Santa Claus

as Writer

1959

El joven del carrito

as Director

1959

El puma

as Director

1959

El puma

as Writer

1959

El sordo

as Director

1959

Angel from Hell

as Director

1958

Maratón de baile

as Screenplay

1958

Maratón de baile

as Director

1958

La marca del cuervo

as Director

1958

Las tres pelonas

as Director

1958

Tú y la mentira

as Director

1958

La cama de piedra

as Director

1957

The Living Idol

as Director

1957

Pancho López

as Director

1957

Tom Thumb

as Screenplay

1957

Tom Thumb

as Director

1957

Un mundo nuevo

as Director

1956

La faraona

as Director

1956

Las zapatillas verdes

as Director

1956

Los margaritos

as Director

1955

El pueblo sin Dios

as Director

1955

Love From Afar

as Director

1954

Cain y Abel

as Director

1952

Póker de ases

as Director

1952

Por qué peca la mujer

as Director

1952

Vive como sea

as Director

1951

Mujeres de teatro

as Director

1951

Canasta Uruguaya

as Director

1951

El marido de mi novia

as Director

1951

Vuelva el sábado

as Director

1951

Port of Temptation

as Director

1950

They also sing of pain

as Director

1950

Yo quiero ser hombre

as Director

1950

Gemma

as Director

1950

Gema

as Director

1950

Red Rain

as Director

1950

Yo Quiero Ser Mala

as Director

1949

El Charro del Cristo

as Director

1948

La última noche

as Director

1948

Cartas Marcadas

as Director

1948

Cartas Marcadas

as Screenplay

1948

Lazos de fuego

as Director

1948

Lazos de fuego

as Adaptation

1948

Mi madre adorada

as Director

1947

El tigre de Jalisco

as Director

1945

El museo del crimen

as Director

1945

El museo del crimen

as Writer

1945

El museo del crimen

as Producer

1945

El precio de una vida

as Director

1944

The Black Ace

as Director

1944

Hotel de verano

as Writer

1944

Hotel de verano

as Director

1944

La mujer sin cabeza

as Writer

1944

La mujer sin cabeza

as Director

1944

Mis hijos!

as Director

1944

Mis hijos!

as Writer

1942

Jesusita en Chihuahua

as Director

1942

Unidos por el eje

as Director

1941

Adios mi chaparrita

as Director

1940

Love of my loves

as Director

1939

El cobarde

as Director

1939

La reina del río

as Director

1938

Tierra brava

as Director

1938

Dos cadetes

as Director

1938

Alarma

as Director

1938

Estrellita

as Director

1937

Don Juan Tenorio

as Director

1937

Don Juan Tenorio

as Screenplay