René Cardona

Also Known As: René Cardona Sr., Рене Кардона, Рене Кардона-старший, Рене Кардона-ст., René Cardona Andre

Biography: 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.

Department: Directing

Place of Birth: Havana, Cuba

Birthday: October 09, 1905

Deathday: April 25, 1988

Adult: No

Gender: Male

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Known For:

When Love Laughs
Common Clay
Masajista de señoras
The Vengeance of the Crying Woman
Carne de Cabaret
Viva la risa II
La Bandida
Tempestad
Jesús, el niño Dios
Guns and Guts
El pequeño Robin Hood
La mula de Cullen Baker
El Llanto de los Pobres
Soledad
Zindy, the Swamp Boy
The Spirit's Canyon
Fantastic Voyage in a Baloon
The Fury of the Karate Experts
Santo vs. the Head Hunters
La vida de Pedro Infante
El conde de Montecristo
Jesusita en Chihuahua
Marihuana El Monstruo Verde
A los cuatro vientos
El secreto del sacerdote
Santo vs. the King of Crime
Si me han de matar mañana
La barca de oro
Cartas Marcadas
Milagros de San Martín de Porres
Dos caballeros de espada
La Casa Que Arde de Noche
Divorciadas
El abanico de Lady Windermere
The Brainiac
Crónica roja
The Macabre Trunk
Girl Merchants
Un novio para dos hermanas
Los hijos de Rancho Grande
El genial Detective Peter Pérez
Soy charro de Rancho Grande
As negro
Allá en el Rancho Grande
El revólver sangriento
Con su amable permiso
Los encapuchados del infierno
Aventuras de las hermanas X
La ley del más rápido
El deseo llega de noche
La leyenda del bandido
La hermana Trinquete
Chanoc en las garras de las fieras
Manuel Saldivar, el texano
¡Ay qué rechula es Puebla!
Pito Pérez se va de bracero
Mala yerba
Los buitres sobre el tejado
La desconocida
Mulata
Prisión de mujeres
Cyclone
The Diabolical Duchess
El día de la boda
El matrimonio es como el demonio
Operación carambola
Un par de robachicos
El puma
La casta divina
The Three Perfect Married
Stranger in the House
La casa del rencor
Yo el ejecutor
¡Que seas feliz!
Ave sin nido
La banda de la sotana negra
Hand to Hand
La disputa
Peluquero de señoras
La folle de Chaillot
Don Juan Tenorio
El misterioso señor Marquina
Malditas sean las mujeres
Juana Gallo
La cuna vacía
Raza de viboras
Siempre en domingo
Night Dance Hall
The Children of Sanchez
Las Limpias
Savage Summer
La faraona
El calvario de una esposa
Honrarás a tus padres
El valle de los miserables
¡Maten al fugitivo!
La vorágine: abismos de amor
Nuevo amanecer