René Cardona

Directing Born Oct 9, 1905 Died Apr 25, 1988 Havana, Cuba 280 credits

Biography

René Cardona works in directing. Born October 9, 1905 in Havana, Cuba. Died April 25, 1988. Archytele tracks 280 screen credits across canonical film and television databases.

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Frequent co-stars

Joaquín Cordero 1 shared title

Isela Vega 1 shared title

José Elías Moreno 1 shared title

Raúl Ramírez 1 shared title

Mario Saavedra 1 shared title

Carlos Cardán 1 shared title

Gerardo Vigil 1 shared title

Fernando Osés 1 shared title

Víctor Alcocer 1 shared title

Roberto Cañedo 1 shared title

Career timeline

1989

Viva la risa II

1987

Yo el ejecutorLa Casa Que Arde de NocheLas Limpias

1986

Se Sufre pero se Goza · Writer¡Maten al fugitivo!

1984

Siempre en domingo

1983

La Banda De La Sotana Negra

1982

The Fury of the Karate ExpertsLas computadoras · Director

1981

Visita al Pasado · Director

1980

Carlos El Terrorista · DirectorSavage Summer

1979

Crónica rojaLa Guerra de los Pasteles · Director

1978

CycloneThe Children of SanchezBrood of VipersBrood of Vipers · DirectorBrood of Vipers · Writer

1977

Prisión de mujeresPrisión de mujeres · DirectorUna noche embarazosa · DirectorLa casta divina

1976

Survive! · DirectorLa Folle de Chaillot

1975

El pequeño Robin HoodEl pequeño Robin Hood · DirectorNoche de muerte · DirectorFantastic Voyage in a BaloonThe Yellow Mafia · Director

1974

The Vengeance of the Crying WomanGuns and GutsIsland of Lost Souls · ScreenplayIsland of Lost Souls · DirectorEl Hijo Del Pueblo · Director

1973

Zindy, the Swamp BoyEntre Monjas Anda El Diablo · DirectorThe Invasion of the Dead · DirectorPeluquero de señorasEl derecho de los pobres · Director

1972

Manuel Saldivar, el texanoManuel Saldivar, el texano · DirectorThe Incredible Professor Zovek · WriterThe Incredible Professor Zovek · Director

1971

Jesús, el niño DiosSanto in the Vengeance of the Mummy · DirectorLa mula de Cullen BakerLa mula de Cullen Baker · DirectorLa mula de Cullen Baker · Writer

1970

Two Mules for Sister Sara · Second Unit DirectorEl pueblo del terror · DirectorSanto vs. the Riders of Terror · ScreenplaySanto vs. the Riders of Terror · DirectorLa hermana Trinquete

1969

Lauro Puñales · DirectorEl deseo llega de nocheThe Vampire and Sex · DirectorNight of the Bloody Apes · DirectorNight of the Bloody Apes · Writer

1968

The Bat Woman · DirectorOperación carambolaValentín de la Sierra · DirectorCaballo prieto azabache · DirectorThe Treasure of Moctezuma · Director

1967

Un par de robachicosThe Panther Women · DirectorOperation 67 · DirectorUn novio para dos hermanasEl matrimonio es como el demonio

1966

El alazán y el rosillo · DirectorSanto vs. the Ghost of the Strangler · DirectorSanto vs. the Ghost of the Strangler · WriterLa vida de Pedro InfanteEl mexicano · Director

1965

Aquella Rosita Alvírez · DirectorLos Sheriffs De La Frontera · DirectorNeutron Traps the Invisible Killers · DirectorNeutron Traps the Invisible Killers · WriterSanto vs. the Strangler · Writer

1964

El corrido de María Pistolas · DirectorWrestling Women vs. the Aztec Mummy · DirectorLa edad de piedra · DirectorEl revólver sangrientoDos caballeros de espada

1963

María Pistolas · DirectorFuerte, audaz y valiente · DirectorLa BandidaDoctor of Doom · DirectorAdventures of the X Sisters

1962

Santo vs. the King of Crime¡En peligro de muerte! · DirectorThe BrainiacLos encapuchados del infierno

1961

Juana GalloCarnaval en mi barrio · DirectorEl globero · Director

1960

A Clean Shot · DirectorJuan Polainas · DirectorAdventures of Joselito and Tom Thumb · DirectorThe Crying Woman · Director

1959

Santa Claus · DirectorSanta Claus · WriterEl pumaEl puma · DirectorEl puma · Writer

1958

Tom Thumb · ScreenplayTom Thumb · DirectorMaratón de baile · ScreenplayMaratón de baile · DirectorTú y la mentira · Director

Full Filmography

280 titles

Viva la risa II (1989)
Yo el ejecutor (1987)
La Casa Que Arde de Noche (1987) as American
Las Limpias (1987) as Don Ignacio
Se Sufre pero se Goza (1986) Writer
¡Maten al fugitivo! (1986)
Siempre en domingo (1984)
La Banda De La Sotana Negra (1983)
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The Fury of the Karate Experts (1982) as Professor Williams
Las computadoras (1982) Director
Visita al Pasado (1981) Director
Carlos El Terrorista (1980) Director
Savage Summer (1980) as Papá
Crónica roja (1979)
La Guerra de los Pasteles (1979) Director
Cyclone (1978)
The Children of Sanchez (1978)
Brood of Vipers (1978)
Brood of Vipers (1978) Director
Brood of Vipers (1978) Writer
Tempestad (1978)
El Llanto de los Pobres (1978)
Prisión de mujeres (1977) as Mr. Williams
Prisión de mujeres (1977) Director
Una noche embarazosa (1977) Director
La casta divina (1977) as Consul Cubano
Survive! (1976) Director
La Folle de Chaillot (1976) as Le rentier
El pequeño Robin Hood (1975)
El pequeño Robin Hood (1975) Director
Noche de muerte (1975) Director
Fantastic Voyage in a Baloon (1975)
The Yellow Mafia (1975) Director
El valle de los miserables (1975) as Don Luis Aguirre
The Vengeance of the Crying Woman (1974) as Severo Segovia
Guns and Guts (1974) as Monk
Island of Lost Souls (1974) Screenplay
Island of Lost Souls (1974) Director
El Hijo Del Pueblo (1974) Director
El Hijo Del Pueblo (1974) Screenplay
La disputa (1974)
Jalisco nunca pierde (1974) Director
Zindy, the Swamp Boy (1973) as Abuelo
Entre Monjas Anda El Diablo (1973) Director
The Invasion of the Dead (1973) Director
Peluquero de señoras (1973)
El derecho de los pobres (1973) Director
Masajista de señoras (1973)
Manuel Saldivar, el texano (1972)
Manuel Saldivar, el texano (1972) Director
The Incredible Professor Zovek (1972) Writer
The Incredible Professor Zovek (1972) Director
Jesús, el niño Dios (1971) as Baltazar (as René Cardona Sr.)
Santo in the Vengeance of the Mummy (1971) Director
La mula de Cullen Baker (1971) as Capitán
La mula de Cullen Baker (1971) Director
La mula de Cullen Baker (1971) Writer
The Revenge of Gabino Barrera (1971) Director
Santo vs. the Head Hunters (1971) as Don Alonso Grijalva
Santo vs. the Head Hunters (1971) Director
Santo vs. the Head Hunters (1971) Writer
Capulina vs. the Vampires (1971) Director
Capulina vs. the Vampires (1971) Screenplay
Siete muertes para el texano (1971) Director
Two Mules for Sister Sara (1970) Second Unit Director
El pueblo del terror (1970) Director
Santo vs. the Riders of Terror (1970) Screenplay
Santo vs. the Riders of Terror (1970) Director
La hermana Trinquete (1970) as Inspector
La hermana Trinquete (1970) Story
La Captura De Gabino Barrera (1970) Director
El asesino enmascarado (1970) Director
Chanoc en las garras de las fieras (1970) as Gang Member (as René Cardona Sr.)
Lauro Puñales (1969) Director
El deseo llega de noche (1969) as Pitanguelli
The Vampire and Sex (1969) Director
Night of the Bloody Apes (1969) Director
Night of the Bloody Apes (1969) Writer
Santo in the Treasure of Dracula (1969) Director
El Caballo Bayo (1969) Director
La maestra inolvidable (1969) Director
Duelo en El Dorado (1969) Director
Santo vs. Capulina (1969) Director
Wrestling Women vs. the Killer Robot (1969) Director
The Bat Woman (1968) Director
Operación carambola (1968) as Scorpio Leader
Valentín de la Sierra (1968) Director
Caballo prieto azabache (1968) Director
The Treasure of Moctezuma (1968) Director
Lucio Vazquez (1968) Director
El día de la boda (1968) as Ramón
Stranger in the House (1968) as Tomas
Un par de robachicos (1967)
The Panther Women (1967) Director
Operation 67 (1967) Director
Un novio para dos hermanas (1967) as Sr. Mateos
El matrimonio es como el demonio (1967) as Ramón
La vuelta del Mexicano (1967) Director
La leyenda del bandido (1967)
El alazán y el rosillo (1966) Director
Santo vs. the Ghost of the Strangler (1966) Director
Santo vs. the Ghost of the Strangler (1966) Writer
La vida de Pedro Infante (1966) as Director
El mexicano (1966) Director
El jinete justiciero en retando a la muerte (1966) Director
Aquella Rosita Alvírez (1965) Director
Los Sheriffs De La Frontera (1965) Director
Neutron Traps the Invisible Killers (1965) Director
Neutron Traps the Invisible Killers (1965) Writer
Santo vs. the Strangler (1965) Writer
Santo vs. the Strangler (1965) Director
She-Wolves of the Ring (1965) Director
El Hijo De Gabino Barrera (1965) Director
Gabino Barrera (1965) Director
Gabino Barrera (1965) Writer
Pistoleros del oeste (1965) Director
El corrido de María Pistolas (1964) Director
Wrestling Women vs. the Aztec Mummy (1964) Director
La edad de piedra (1964) Director
El revólver sangriento (1964) as Comisario
Dos caballeros de espada (1964)
The Diabolical Duchess (1964)
María Pistolas (1963) Director
Fuerte, audaz y valiente (1963) Director
La Bandida (1963) as General Robles
Doctor of Doom (1963) Director
Adventures of the X Sisters (1963)
Santo vs. the King of Crime (1962) as Sr. Roberto de la Llata
¡En peligro de muerte! (1962) Director
The Brainiac (1962) as Baltasar de Meneses / Luis Meneses
Los encapuchados del infierno (1962)
Juana Gallo (1961) as Capitán Esquivel
Carnaval en mi barrio (1961) Director
El globero (1961) Director
A Clean Shot (1960) Director
Juan Polainas (1960) Director
Adventures of Joselito and Tom Thumb (1960) Director
The Crying Woman (1960) Director
Santa Claus (1959) Director
Santa Claus (1959) Writer
El puma (1959)
El puma (1959) Director
El puma (1959) Writer
Una señora movida (1959) Director
Milagros de San Martín de Porres (1959)
Night Dance Hall (1959)
El sordo (1959) Director
Angel from Hell (1959) Director
La ley del más rápido (1959)
La ley del más rápido (1959) Director
El joven del carrito (1959) Director
Tom Thumb (1958) Screenplay
Tom Thumb (1958) Director
Maratón de baile (1958) Screenplay
Maratón de baile (1958) Director
Tú y la mentira (1958) Director
Las tres pelonas (1958) Director
La cama de piedra (1958) Director
La marca del cuervo (1958) Director
Girl Merchants (1957)
The Living Idol (1957) Director
Un mundo nuevo (1957) Director
Pancho López (1957) Director
Los tres amores de Lola (1956) Director
Los hijos de Rancho Grande (1956) as Don Felipe
Las zapatillas verdes (1956) Director
¡Que seas feliz! (1956) as Duarte
Los margaritos (1956) Director
La faraona (1956) as (uncredited)
La faraona (1956) Director
El pueblo sin Dios (1955) Director
Love From Afar (1955) Director
Una gallega en La Habana (1955) Director
A los cuatro vientos (1955)
Sindicato de telemirones (1954) Director
Mulata (1954) as Guevara
Nuevo amanecer (1954)
As negro (1954)
De ranchero a empresario (1954) Director
De ranchero a empresario (1954) Writer
El enmascarado de plata (1954) Story
El enmascarado de plata (1954) Director
La desconocida (1954)
Cain y Abel (1954) Director
Pompeyo el conquistador (1953) Director
The Three Perfect Married (1953) as Jorge
Póker de ases (1952) Director
Por qué peca la mujer (1952) Director
Por qué peca la mujer (1952) Writer
El genial Detective Peter Pérez (1952)
Vive como sea (1952) Director
Vuelva el sábado (1951) Director
Mujeres de teatro (1951) Director
Port of Temptation (1951) Director
Una viuda sin sostén (1951) Director
Canasta Uruguaya (1951) Director
El marido de mi novia (1951) Director
Yo quiero ser mala (1950) Director
Gema (1950) Director
Gemma (1950) Director
Red Rain (1950) Director
They also sing of pain (1950) Director
Yo quiero ser hombre (1950) Director
La vorágine: abismos de amor (1949)
Ahí viene Vidal Tenorio (1949) Director
El Charro del Cristo (1949) Director
Una canción a la vírgen (1949) Director
Lazos de fuego (1948) Director
Lazos de fuego (1948) Adaptation
Mi madre adorada (1948) Director
Mi madre adorada (1948) Writer
Cartas Marcadas (1948)
Cartas Marcadas (1948) Director
Cartas Marcadas (1948) Screenplay
La última noche (1948) Director
Pito Pérez se va de bracero (1948)
El príncipe del desierto (1947) as Omar
El tigre de Jalisco (1947) Director
Soy charro de Rancho Grande (1947) as Felipe
Soledad (1947) as Roberto Covarrubias
Si me han de matar mañana (1947)
La barca de oro (1947)
Felipe fue desgraciado (1947) Director
¡Ay qué rechula es Puebla! (1946) as Mauricio Gómez
¡Ay qué rechula es Puebla! (1946) Director
El socio (1946) as Corredor de bolsa (uncredited)
Los buitres sobre el tejado (1946)
El museo del crimen (1945) Director
El museo del crimen (1945) Producer
El museo del crimen (1945) Screenplay
Una canción en la noche (1945) Director
El precio de una vida (1945) Director
Hotel de verano (1944) Writer
Hotel de verano (1944) Director
The Black Ace (1944) Director
The Black Ace (1944) Writer
Mis hijos! (1944) Director
Mis hijos! (1944) Writer
The Headless Woman (1944) Writer
The Headless Woman (1944) Director
El abanico de Lady Windermere (1944)
Divorciadas (1943) as Luis Reiner
The Rock of Souls (1943) as Manuel
El espectro de la novia (1943) Director
Ave sin nido (1943)
El misterioso señor Marquina (1942)
Unidos por el eje (1942)
Unidos por el eje (1942) Director
El conde de Montecristo (1942) as Fernando Mondego / Conde de Morcef
Jesusita en Chihuahua (1942)
Jesusita en Chihuahua (1942) Director
El secreto del sacerdote (1941)
Adios mi chaparrita (1941) Director
La casa del rencor (1941) as Hugo
Mala yerba (1940) as Don Julián Andrade
Con su amable permiso (1940)
Love of my loves (1940) Director
Una luz en mi camino (1939)
El cobarde (1939) Director
La reina del río (1939) Director
Dos cadetes (1938) Director
La cuna vacía (1938)
Alarma (1938) Director
Allá en el rancho chico (1938) Director
Estrellita (1938) Director
Tierra brava (1938) Director
Don Juan Tenorio (1937) as Don Juan Tenorio
Don Juan Tenorio (1937) Director
Don Juan Tenorio (1937) Screenplay
Honrarás a tus padres (1937) as Conde de los Pinares
Marihuana (El monstruo verde) (1936) as Antonio Pedroza
Allá en el Rancho Grande (1936) as Felipe
El calvario de una esposa (1936) as Sebastián Urquizo
Malditas sean las mujeres (1936) as Conde Osvaldo de Valdemar
The Macabre Trunk (1936) as Dr. Armando del Valle
Over the Waves (1933) as Raúl
Hand to Hand (1932) as Manuel Chávez
Carne de Cabaret (1931) as Eddie Miller
Common Clay (1930)
When Love Laughs (1930)

Frequently Asked Questions

What movies or TV shows is René Cardona best known for?

René Cardona is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including Crónica roja (1979), Cyclone (1978), Prisión de mujeres (1977), Prisión de mujeres (1977).

When and where was René Cardona born?

René Cardona was born on October 9, 1905 in Havana, Cuba. They passed away on April 25, 1988.

How many credits does René Cardona have?

René Cardona has accumulated over 280 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1930 to 1989.

What is René Cardona's background in cinema and television?

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 th...

René Cardona by the numbers

280credits

280films

0TV series

1930–1989active years

Age in their best-rated roles

Un par de robachicos (1967) — aged about 61
El pequeño Robin Hood (1975) — aged about 69
El puma (1959) — aged about 53
Crónica roja (1979) — aged about 73
Fantastic Voyage in a Baloon (1975) — aged about 69
Prisión de mujeres (1977) as Mr. Williams — aged about 71

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Known for

Crónica roja

Cyclone

Prisión de mujeres

Prisión de mujeres

El pequeño Robin Hood

El pequeño Robin Hood

Noche de muerte

Fantastic Voyage in a Baloon

The Yellow Mafia

The Invasion of the Dead

Two Mules for Sister Sara

El pueblo del terror