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  • BIRTH 09/10/1905
  • DEATH 25/04/1988
  • Country Cuba
  • MOVIES 6
  • DIRECTOR 13
  • SCRIPT 3

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 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

Movies (6)

El puma
El puma
Viaje fantástico en globo
Viaje fantástico en globo
Mala yerba
Mala yerba
Don Julián Andrade
Don Juan Tenorio
Don Juan Tenorio
Don Juan Tenorio
Cyclone
Cyclone
El secreto del sacerdote
El secreto del sacerdote

Director (13)

Santo en El tesoro de Drácula
Santo en El tesoro de Drácula
Santo en la venganza de la momia
Santo en la venganza de la momia
El puma
El puma
Santa Claus
Santa Claus
Las luchadoras contra el médico asesino
Las luchadoras contra el médico asesino
Burlesque
Burlesque
Pancho López
Pancho López
Viva México y sus corridos
Viva México y sus corridos
El globero
El globero
Aventuras de Joselito y Pulgarcito
Aventuras de Joselito y Pulgarcito
La mujer murciélago
La mujer murciélago
Don Juan Tenorio
Don Juan Tenorio
Supervivientes de los Andes
Supervivientes de los Andes

Script (3)

Santa Claus
Santa Claus
El puma
El puma
Don Juan Tenorio
Don Juan Tenorio