René Cardona
Directing
105
Acting Credits
144
Directed
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 be...
Known For
Filmography
Viva la risa II
1989
Yo el ejecutor
1987
Las Limpias
1987
as Don Ignacio
¡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
Tempestad
1978
El Llanto de los Pobres
1978
Cyclone
1978
Brood of Vipers
1978
The Children of Sanchez
1978
Prisión de mujeres
1977
as Mr. Williams
La casta divina
1977
as Consul Cubano
La Folle de Chaillot
1976
as Le rentier
El pequeño Robin Hood
1975
Fantastic Voyage in a Baloon
1975
El valle de los miserables
1975
as Don Luis Aguirre
The Vengeance of the Crying Woman
1974
as Severo Segovia
Guns and Guts
1974
as Monk
La disputa
1974
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.)
La mula de Cullen Baker
1971
as Capitán
Santo vs. the Head Hunters
1971
as Don Alonso Grijalva
La hermana Trinquete
1970
as Inspector
Chanoc en las garras de las fieras
1970
as Gang Member (as René Cardona Sr.)
El deseo llega de noche
1969
as Pitanguelli
El día de la boda
1968
as Ramón
Operación carambola
1968
as Scorpio Leader
Stranger in the House
1968
as Tomas
Un novio para dos hermanas
1967
as Sr. Mateos
La leyenda del bandido
1967
El matrimonio es como el demonio
1967
as Ramón
Un par de robachicos
1967
La vida de Pedro Infante
1966
as Director
Dos caballeros de espada
1964
El revólver sangriento
1964
as Comisario
The Diabolical Duchess
1964
La Bandida
1963
as General Robles
Adventures of the X Sisters
1963
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
Los hijos de Rancho Grande
1956
as Don Felipe
¡Que seas feliz!
1956
as Duarte
La faraona
1956
as (uncredited)
A los cuatro vientos
1955
As negro
1954
La desconocida
1954
Mulata
1954
as Guevara
Nuevo amanecer
1954
The Three Perfect Wives
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
Si me han de matar mañana
1947
La barca de oro
1947
Soy charro de Rancho Grande
1947
as Felipe
El príncipe del desierto
1947
as Omar
¡Ay qué rechula es Puebla!
1946
as Mauricio Gómez
Los buitres sobre el tejado
1946
El socio
1946
as Corredor de bolsa (uncredited)
Asesinato en los estudios
1946
as Director (uncredited)
El abanico de Lady Windermere
1944
The Rock of Souls
1943
as Manuel
Divorciadas
1943
as Luis Reiner
Ave sin nido
1943
El conde de Montecristo
1942
as Fernando Mondego / Conde de Morcef
Jesusita en Chihuahua
1942
El misterioso señor Marquina
1942
Unidos por el eje
1942
El secreto del sacerdote
1941
as Gabriel
La casa del rencor
1941
as Hugo
Con su amable permiso
1940
Mala yerba
1940
as Don Julián Andrade
Una luz en mi camino
1939
La cuna vacía
1938
The Torment
1938
Don Juan Tenorio
1937
as Don Juan Tenorio
Honrarás a tus padres
1937
as Conde de los Pinares
Marihuana (El monstruo verde)
1936
as Antonio Pedroza
The Macabre Trunk
1936
as Dr. Armando del Valle
Allá en el Rancho Grande
1936
as Felipe
Malditas sean las mujeres
1936
as Conde Osvaldo de Valdemar
El calvario de una esposa
1936
as Sebastián Urquizo
Over the Waves
1933
as Raúl
Hand to Hand
1932
as Manuel Chávez
Carne de Cabaret
1931
as Eddie Miller
When Love Laughs
1930
Common Clay
1930