Directing · Havana, Cuba · Born October 9, 1905
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.
MovieViva la risa II
1989
MovieLa Casa Que Arde de Noche
1987
as American
MovieLas Limpias
1987
as Don Ignacio
MovieYo el ejecutor
1987
Movie¡Maten al fugitivo!
1986
Siempre en domingo
1984
MovieLa Banda De La Sotana Negra
1983
MovieThe Fury of the Karate Experts
1982
as Professor Williams
MovieSavage Summer
1980
as Papá
MovieCrónica roja
1979
MovieEl Llanto de los Pobres
1978
MovieCyclone
1978
MovieThe Children of Sanchez
1978
MovieBrood of Vipers
1978
MovieTempestad
1978
MovieLa casta divina
1977
as Consul Cubano
MoviePrisión de mujeres
1977
as Mr. Williams
MovieLa Folle de Chaillot
1976
as Le rentier
MovieFantastic Voyage in a Baloon
1975
MovieEl pequeño Robin Hood
1975
MovieEl valle de los miserables
1975
as Don Luis Aguirre
MovieLa disputa
1974
MovieThe Vengeance of the Crying Woman
1974
as Severo Segovia
MovieGuns and Guts
1974
as Monk
MovieMasajista de señoras
1973
MovieZindy, the Swamp Boy
1973
as Abuelo
MoviePeluquero de señoras
1973
MovieManuel Saldivar, el texano
1972
MovieJesús, el niño Dios
1971
as Baltazar (as René Cardona Sr.)
MovieSanto vs. the Head Hunters
1971
as Don Alonso Grijalva
MovieLa mula de Cullen Baker
1971
as Capitán
MovieChanoc en las garras de las fieras
1970
as Gang Member (as René Cardona Sr.)
MovieLa hermana Trinquete
1970
as Inspector
El deseo llega de noche
1969
as Pitanguelli
MovieEl día de la boda
1968
as Ramón
MovieStranger in the House
1968
as Tomas
MovieOperación carambola
1968
as Scorpio Leader
MovieUn par de robachicos
1967
MovieUn novio para dos hermanas
1967
as Sr. Mateos
La leyenda del bandido
1967
MovieEl matrimonio es como el demonio
1967
as Ramón
MovieLa vida de Pedro Infante
1966
as Director
MovieThe Diabolical Duchess
1964
MovieDos caballeros de espada
1964
MovieEl revólver sangriento
1964
as Comisario
Adventures of the X Sisters
1963
MovieLa Bandida
1963
as General Robles
MovieSanto vs. the King of Crime
1962
as Sr. Roberto de la Llata
MovieThe Brainiac
1962
as Baltasar de Meneses / Luis Meneses
Los encapuchados del infierno
1962
MovieJuana Gallo
1961
as Capitán Esquivel
La ley del más rápido
1959
MovieEl puma
1959
MovieNight Dance Hall
1959
MovieMilagros de San Martín de Porres
1959
MovieGirl Merchants
1957
MovieLos hijos de Rancho Grande
1956
as Don Felipe
MovieLa faraona
1956
as (uncredited)
Movie¡Que seas feliz!
1956
as Duarte
MovieA los cuatro vientos
1955
MovieAs negro
1954
MovieMulata
1954
as Guevara
MovieLa desconocida
1954
MovieNuevo amanecer
1954
MovieThe Three Perfect Married
1953
as Jorge
MovieEl genial Detective Peter Pérez
1952
MovieLa vorágine: abismos de amor
1949
MovieCartas Marcadas
1948
Pito Pérez se va de bracero
1948
MovieSoledad
1947
as Roberto Covarrubias
MovieSoy charro de Rancho Grande
1947
as Felipe
MovieLa barca de oro
1947
MovieSi me han de matar mañana
1947
MovieEl príncipe del desierto
1947
as Omar
MovieEl socio
1946
as Corredor de bolsa (uncredited)
Movie¡Ay qué rechula es Puebla!
1946
as Mauricio Gómez
MovieLos buitres sobre el tejado
1946
MovieEl abanico de Lady Windermere
1944
MovieDivorciadas
1943
as Luis Reiner
MovieAve sin nido
1943
MovieThe Rock of Souls
1943
as Manuel
MovieJesusita en Chihuahua
1942
MovieUnidos por el eje
1942
MovieEl conde de Montecristo
1942
as Fernando Mondego / Conde de Morcef
MovieEl misterioso señor Marquina
1942
MovieLa casa del rencor
1941
as Hugo
MovieEl secreto del sacerdote
1941
MovieCon su amable permiso
1940
MovieMala yerba
1940
as Don Julián Andrade
MovieUna luz en mi camino
1939
MovieLa cuna vacía
1938
MovieDon Juan Tenorio
1937
as Don Juan Tenorio
MovieHonrarás a tus padres
1937
as Conde de los Pinares
MovieAllá en el Rancho Grande
1936
as Felipe
MovieEl calvario de una esposa
1936
as Sebastián Urquizo
MovieThe Macabre Trunk
1936
as Dr. Armando del Valle
MovieMalditas sean las mujeres
1936
as Conde Osvaldo de Valdemar
MovieMarihuana (El monstruo verde)
1936
as Antonio Pedroza
MovieOver the Waves
1933
as Raúl
MovieHand to Hand
1932
as Manuel Chávez
MovieCarne de Cabaret
1931
as Eddie Miller
MovieWhen Love Laughs
1930
MovieCommon Clay
1930
