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.
103 movies
Viva la risa II
1989·6.7
La Casa Que Arde de Noche
1987·5.7
Las Limpias
1987·6.0
Yo el ejecutor
1987·5.4
¡Maten al fugitivo!
1986·4.9
Siempre en domingo
1984·4.8
La Banda De La Sotana Negra
1983·6.0
The Fury of the Karate Experts
1982·5.4
Savage Summer
1980·4.7
Crónica roja
1979·6.1
El Llanto de los Pobres
1978·6.0
Cyclone
1978·5.2
The Children of Sanchez
1978·6.5
Brood of Vipers
1978·4.8
Tempestad
1978·5.7
La casta divina
1977·6.7
Prisión de mujeres
1977·5.3
La Folle de Chaillot
1976·7.0
Fantastic Voyage in a Baloon
1975·5.8
El pequeño Robin Hood
1975·6.3
El valle de los miserables
1975·4.3
La disputa
1974·5.7
The Vengeance of the Crying Woman
1974·5.6
Guns and Guts
1974·5.2
Masajista de señoras
1973·6.7
Zindy, the Swamp Boy
1973·5.0
Peluquero de señoras
1973·5.8
Manuel Saldivar, el texano
1972·5.6
Jesús, el niño Dios
1971·6.4
Santo vs. the Head Hunters
1971·5.8
La mula de Cullen Baker
1971·5.7
Chanoc en las garras de las fieras
1970·5.0
La hermana Trinquete
1970·6.7
El deseo llega de noche
1969·4.2
El día de la boda
1968·5.4
Stranger in the House
1968·6.3
Operación carambola
1968·6.6
Un par de robachicos
1967·6.9
Un novio para dos hermanas
1967·7.5
La leyenda del bandido
1967·5.5
El matrimonio es como el demonio
1967·6.8
La vida de Pedro Infante
1966·5.3
The Diabolical Duchess
1964·5.8
Dos caballeros de espada
1964·5.6
El revólver sangriento
1964·6.2
Adventures of the X Sisters
1963·6.1
La Bandida
1963·5.0
Santo vs. the King of Crime
1962·5.0
The Brainiac
1962·5.6
Los encapuchados del infierno
1962·5.6
Juana Gallo
1961·6.5
La ley del más rápido
1959·5.8
El puma
1959·6.3
Night Dance Hall
1959·8.0
Milagros de San Martín de Porres
1959·6.0
Girl Merchants
1957·2.5
Los hijos de Rancho Grande
1956·6.7
La faraona
1956·4.4
¡Que seas feliz!
1956·6.6
A los cuatro vientos
1955·6.2
As negro
1954·6.6
Mulata
1954·5.0
La desconocida
1954·6.0
Nuevo amanecer
1954·5.7
The Three Perfect Married
1953·4.7
El genial Detective Peter Pérez
1952·5.8
La vorágine: abismos de amor
1949·6.5
Cartas Marcadas
1948·6.5
Pito Pérez se va de bracero
1948·5.6
Soledad
1947·5.9
Soy charro de Rancho Grande
1947·6.9
La barca de oro
1947·6.2
Si me han de matar mañana
1947·6.4
El príncipe del desierto
1947·6.3
El socio
1946·5.8
¡Ay qué rechula es Puebla!
1946·5.8
Los buitres sobre el tejado
1946·6.7
El abanico de Lady Windermere
1944·6.7
Divorciadas
1943·6.2
Ave sin nido
1943·5.7
The Rock of Souls
1943·6.2
Jesusita en Chihuahua
1942·6.7
Unidos por el eje
1942·6.7
El conde de Montecristo
1942·5.6
El misterioso señor Marquina
1942·5.8
La casa del rencor
1941·5.8
El secreto del sacerdote
1941·6.0
Con su amable permiso
1940·6.0
Mala yerba
1940·5.6
Una luz en mi camino
1939·6.0
La cuna vacía
1938·4.3
Don Juan Tenorio
1937·5.3
Honrarás a tus padres
1937·6.3
Allá en el Rancho Grande
1936·6.0
El calvario de una esposa
1936·6.0
The Macabre Trunk
1936·5.7
Malditas sean las mujeres
1936·6.3
Marihuana (El monstruo verde)
1936·5.5
Over the Waves
1933·5.4
Hand to Hand
1932·6.0
Carne de Cabaret
1931·5.5
When Love Laughs
1930·7.0
Common Clay
1930·9.0