Directing
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.
Filmography
Viva la risa II
Film · 1989
Yo el ejecutor
Film · 1987
Las Limpias
Film · 1987
¡Maten al fugitivo!
Film · 1986
La Casa Que Arde de Noche
Film · 1985
Siempre en domingo
Film · 1984
La Banda De La Sotana Negra
Film · 1983
The Fury of the Karate Experts
Film · 1982
Savage Summer
Film · 1980
Crónica roja
Film · 1979
Tempestad
Film · 1978
El Llanto de los Pobres
Film · 1978
Cyclone
Film · 1978
Brood of Vipers
Film · 1978
The Children of Sanchez
Film · 1978
Prisión de mujeres
Film · 1977
La casta divina
Film · 1977
La Folle de Chaillot
Film · 1976
El pequeño Robin Hood
Film · 1975
Fantastic Voyage in a Baloon
Film · 1975
El valle de los miserables
Film · 1975
The Vengeance of the Crying Woman
Film · 1974
Guns and Guts
Film · 1974
La disputa
Film · 1974
Masajista de señoras
Film · 1973
Zindy, the Swamp Boy
Film · 1973
Peluquero de señoras
Film · 1973
Manuel Saldivar, el texano
Film · 1972
Jesús, el niño Dios
Film · 1971
La mula de Cullen Baker
Film · 1971
Santo vs. the Head Hunters
Film · 1971
La hermana Trinquete
Film · 1970
Chanoc en las garras de las fieras
Film · 1970
El deseo llega de noche
Film · 1969
El día de la boda
Film · 1968
Operación carambola
Film · 1968
Stranger in the House
Film · 1968
Un novio para dos hermanas
Film · 1967
La leyenda del bandido
Film · 1967
El matrimonio es como el demonio
Film · 1967
Un par de robachicos
Film · 1967
La vida de Pedro Infante
Film · 1966
Dos caballeros de espada
Film · 1964
El revólver sangriento
Film · 1964
The Diabolical Duchess
Film · 1964
La Bandida
Film · 1963
Adventures of the X Sisters
Film · 1963
Santo vs. the King of Crime
Film · 1962
The Brainiac
Film · 1962
Los encapuchados del infierno
Film · 1962
Juana Gallo
Film · 1961
La ley del más rápido
Film · 1959
El puma
Film · 1959
Night Dance Hall
Film · 1959
Milagros de San Martín de Porres
Film · 1959
Girl Merchants
Film · 1957
Los hijos de Rancho Grande
Film · 1956
¡Que seas feliz!
Film · 1956
La faraona
Film · 1956
A los cuatro vientos
Film · 1955
As negro
Film · 1954
La desconocida
Film · 1954
Mulata
Film · 1954
Nuevo amanecer
Film · 1954
The Three Perfect Wives
Film · 1953
El genial Detective Peter Pérez
Film · 1952
La vorágine: abismos de amor
Film · 1949
Cartas Marcadas
Film · 1948
Pito Pérez se va de bracero
Film · 1948
Soledad
Film · 1947
Si me han de matar mañana
Film · 1947
La barca de oro
Film · 1947
Soy charro de Rancho Grande
Film · 1947
El príncipe del desierto
Film · 1947
¡Ay qué rechula es Puebla!
Film · 1946
Los buitres sobre el tejado
Film · 1946
El socio
Film · 1946
Asesinato en los estudios
Film · 1946
El abanico de Lady Windermere
Film · 1944
The Rock of Souls
Film · 1943
Divorciadas
Film · 1943
Ave sin nido
Film · 1943
El conde de Montecristo
Film · 1942
Jesusita en Chihuahua
Film · 1942
El misterioso señor Marquina
Film · 1942
Unidos por el eje
Film · 1942
El secreto del sacerdote
Film · 1941
La casa del rencor
Film · 1941
Con su amable permiso
Film · 1940
Mala yerba
Film · 1940
Una luz en mi camino
Film · 1939
La cuna vacía
Film · 1938
Don Juan Tenorio
Film · 1937
Honrarás a tus padres
Film · 1937
The Torment
Film · 1937
Marihuana (El monstruo verde)
Film · 1936
The Macabre Trunk
Film · 1936
Allá en el Rancho Grande
Film · 1936
Malditas sean las mujeres
Film · 1936
El calvario de una esposa
Film · 1936
Over the Waves
Film · 1933
Hand to Hand
Film · 1932
Carne de Cabaret
Film · 1931
When Love Laughs
Film · 1930
Common Clay
Film · 1930
Sombras habaneras
Film · 1929