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René Cardona
Director, Writer, Actor, Producer, Additional Credits
Born October 9, 1905Died April 25, 1988 (82 years)
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.
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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| 1974 | Island of Lost Souls · as Screenplay |
| 1974 | El hijo del pueblo · as Screenplay |
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| 1971 | Capulina contra los vampiros · as Screenplay |
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| 1970 | Santo vs. the Riders of Terror · as Screenplay |
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| 1958 | Pulgarcito · as Screenplay |
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| 1937 | Don Juan Tenorio · as Screenplay |
| 1992 | Me alquilo para soñar (TV Series) · as Policía |
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| 1985 | La Casa Que Arde de Noche · as American |
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| 1982 | The Fury of the Karate Experts · as Professor Williams |
| 1980 | Savage Summer · as Papá |
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| 1977 | La casta divina · as Consul Cubano |
| 1977 | Prisión de mujeres · as Mr. Williams |
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| 1975 | Blood, Sweat and Tears · as Don Luis Aguirre |
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| 1974 | The Revenge of the Crying Woman · as Severo Segovia |
| 1974 | Guns and Guts · as Monk |
| 1973 | Zindy the Swamp Boy · as Abuelo |
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| 1971 | Jesus, the Child of God · as Baltazar (as René Cardona Sr.) |
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| 1971 | La mula de Cullen Baker · as Capitán |
| 1970 | Chanoc en las garras de las fieras · as Gang Member (as René Cardona Sr.) |
| 1970 | La hermana Trinquete · as Inspector |
| 1969 | El matrimonio es como el demonio · as Ramón |
| 1968 | El día de la boda · as Ramón |
| 1968 | Un extraño en la casa · as Tomas |
| 1968 | Operación carambola · as Scorpio Leader |
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| 1967 | Un novio para dos hermanas · as Sr. Mateos |
| 1966 | La vida de Pedro Infante · as Director |
| 1964 | El revólver sangriento · as Comisario |
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| 1962 | 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 |
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| 1956 | La faraona · as (uncredited) |
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| 1953 | Las tres perfectas casadas · as Jorge |
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| 1943 | The Rock of Souls · as Manuel |
| 1942 | The Count of Monte Cristo · as Fernando Mondego / Conde De Morcef |
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| 1937 | Don Juan Tenorio · as Don Juan Tenorio |
| 1936 | Out on the Big Ranch · as Felipe |
| 1936 | The Macabre Trunk · as Dr. Armando Del Valle |
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| 1970 | Two Mules for Sister Sara · as Second Unit Director |
| 1954 | El enmascarado de plata · as Story |