René Cardona
Known For: Directing
Gender: Male
Date of Birth: October 9, 1905
Day of Death: April 25, 1988 (83 years old)
Place of Birth: Havana, Cuba
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.
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Actor Baltazar (as René Cardona Sr.)
Jesús, el niño Dios
Actor Capitán
La mula de Cullen Baker
Actor
Santo vs. the Head Hunters
Director
La mula de Cullen Baker
Writer
La mula de Cullen Baker
Director
Capulina vs. the Vampires
Director
Santo vs. the Head Hunters
Director
The Revenge of Gabino Barrera
Screenplay
Capulina vs. the Vampires
Director
Santo in the Vengeance of the Mummy
Director
Siete muertes para el texano
1970
Actor Inspector
La hermana Trinquete
Actor Gang Member (as René Cardona Sr.)
Chanoc en las garras de las fieras
Second Unit Director
Two Mules for Sister Sara
Director
El pueblo del terror
Director
El asesino enmascarado
Screenplay
Santo vs. The Riders of Terror
Director
Santo vs. The Riders of Terror
Director
The Capture of Gabino Barrera
Story
La hermana Trinquete
1969
Actor Pitanguelli
El deseo llega de noche
Director
Night of the Bloody Apes
Writer
Night of the Bloody Apes
Director
Santo in the Treasure of Dracula
Director
Santo vs. Capulina
Director
Duelo en El Dorado
Director
La maestra inolvidable
Director
Lauro Puñales
Director
Wrestling Women vs. the Killer Robot
Director
The Vampire and Sex
Director
El Caballo Bayo
