René Cardona
Known for Directing · 103 credits
- Born
- 1905-10-09
- Died
- 1988-04-25
- Place of birth
- Havana, Cuba
- Also known as
- René Cardona Sr. · Рене Кардона · Рене Кардона-старший · Рене Кардона-ст. · René Cardona Andre
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 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.
Known For
Movies (103)
Cyclone
1978
The Children of Sanchez
1978
Guns and Guts
1974
as Monk
El pequeño Robin Hood
1975
El conde de Montecristo
1942
as Fernando Mondego / Conde de Morcef
The Brainiac
1962
as Baltasar de Meneses / Luis Meneses
¡Ay qué rechula es Puebla!
1946
as Mauricio Gómez
Operación carambola
1968
as Scorpio Leader
Marihuana (El monstruo verde)
1936
as Antonio Pedroza
The Rock of Souls
1943
as Manuel
La Bandida
1963
as General Robles
La casta divina
1977
as Consul Cubano
The Fury of the Karate Experts
1982
as Professor Williams
Mulata
1954
as Guevara
El puma
1959
The Three Perfect Married
1953
as Jorge
Prisión de mujeres
1977
as Mr. Williams
La faraona
1956
as (uncredited)
El revólver sangriento
1964
as Comisario
Savage Summer
1980
as Papá
Un novio para dos hermanas
1967
as Sr. Mateos
Juana Gallo
1961
as Capitán Esquivel
Soledad
1947
as Roberto Covarrubias
¡Maten al fugitivo!
1986
Yo el ejecutor
1987
¡Que seas feliz!
1956
as Duarte
El valle de los miserables
1975
as Don Luis Aguirre
La mula de Cullen Baker
1971
as Capitán
La Casa Que Arde de Noche
1985
as American
Allá en el Rancho Grande
1936
as Felipe
Una luz en mi camino
1939
Brood of Vipers
1978
La vida de Pedro Infante
1966
as Director
Jesús, el niño Dios
1971
as Baltazar (as René Cardona Sr.)
La Banda De La Sotana Negra
1983
La vorágine: abismos de amor
1949
Zindy, the Swamp Boy
1973
as Abuelo
La disputa
1974
Los hijos de Rancho Grande
1956
as Don Felipe
Night Dance Hall
1959
As negro
1954
Masajista de señoras
1973
Tempestad
1978
Los encapuchados del infierno
1962
The Vengeance of the Crying Woman
1974
as Severo Segovia
Malditas sean las mujeres
1936
as Conde Osvaldo de Valdemar
Nuevo amanecer
1954
El día de la boda
1968
as Ramón
El deseo llega de noche
1969
as Pitanguelli
Cartas Marcadas
1948
Mala yerba
1940
as Don Julián Andrade
Siempre en domingo
1984
Stranger in the House
1968
as Tomas
The Diabolical Duchess
1964
The Macabre Trunk
1936
as Dr. Armando del Valle
Santo vs. the King of Crime
1962
as Sr. Roberto de la Llata
Fantastic Voyage in a Baloon
1975
El matrimonio es como el demonio
1967
as Ramón
La barca de oro
1947
Carne de Cabaret
1931
as Eddie Miller
El calvario de una esposa
1936
as Sebastián Urquizo
Los buitres sobre el tejado
1946
El misterioso señor Marquina
1942
Hand to Hand
1932
as Manuel Chávez
Soy charro de Rancho Grande
1947
as Felipe
Dos caballeros de espada
1964
El Llanto de los Pobres
1978
Girl Merchants
1957
Las Limpias
1987
as Don Ignacio
Milagros de San Martín de Porres
1959
Divorciadas
1943
La leyenda del bandido
1967
Peluquero de señoras
1973
La hermana Trinquete
1970
as Inspector
Un par de robachicos
1967
La ley del más rápido
1959
El genial Detective Peter Pérez
1952
Don Juan Tenorio
1937
as Don Juan Tenorio
Chanoc en las garras de las fieras
1970
as Gang Member (as René Cardona Sr.)
La casa del rencor
1941
as Hugo
Jesusita en Chihuahua
1942
El socio
1946
as Corredor de bolsa (uncredited)
Honrarás a tus padres
1937
as Conde de los Pinares
La desconocida
1954
Unidos por el eje
1942
Manuel Saldivar, el texano
1972
Crónica roja
1979
Aventuras de las hermanas X
1963
Common Clay
1930
Santo vs. the Head Hunters
1971
El abanico de Lady Windermere
1944
Con su amable permiso
1940
Ave sin nido
1943
Si me han de matar mañana
1947
El secreto del sacerdote
1941
Viva la risa II
1989
When Love Laughs
1930
El príncipe del desierto
1947
as Omar
A los cuatro vientos
1955
Pito Pérez se va de bracero
1948
La Folle de Chaillot
1976
as Le rentier
Over the Waves
1933
as Raúl
La cuna vacía
1938
About 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 obtaine… With 103 credits spanning from 1930 to 1989, René Cardona has appeared in 103 films and 0 TV shows.
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- Cyclone (1978)
- The Children of Sanchez (1978)
- Guns and Guts (1974) — as Monk
- El pequeño Robin Hood (1975)
- El conde de Montecristo (1942) — as Fernando Mondego / Conde de Morcef
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