René Cardona Jr.
Also Known As: René Cardona Zacarías
Biography: From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. René Cardona Jr. (1939-2003) was a Mexican filmmaker and actor, son of well-known Mexican director René Cardona, and the father of Rene Cardona III (also an actor/director). Description above from the Wikipedia article René Cardona Jr., licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Department: Directing
Place of Birth: Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Adult: No
Birthday: May 11, 1939
Age: 86 years old
Gender: Male
Deathday: February 05, 2003
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The Shameless Ones.
Overview: Rico, a laborer, illicitly boards a train bound for the city, seeking a departure from his mundane existence. This marks the inception of an adventure wherein our protagonist becomes entwined with a prostitute who initiates him into the realm of smuggling.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1962-01-01
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A tiro limpio
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Genres: Western
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1960-01-28
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Un mundo nuevo
Overview: This largely forgotten film, often referred to by its English title, A New World, tells the story of an Insurance Adjuster who is sent out to investigate a claim for sunken cargo prior to paying for the loss. He ends up uncovering more than he anticipated, when he falls in love.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1957-01-01
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El enmascarado de plata
Overview: This cult-classic was Director Rene Cardona's attempt to capitalize on the popularity of professional wrestling and on of its biggest stars of the 1950's, known as "El Santo". However it is not about wrestling. It chronicles the adventures of a crime-fighting duo known as El Enmascadero de la Plata ( The Silver Mask), and his adolescent sidekick Pecas (Freckles), as they take on a murderous Mad Doctor and an evil gang-leader called El Lobo
Genres: Action Adventure Science Fiction
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1954-04-14
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The Gangster
Overview: An old gangster returns from the United States to Mexico City to live with his sister-in-law and his two nephews, where he will face the daily life of a middle-class family.
Genres: Comedy Crime Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1965-07-08
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Fuerte, audaz y valiente
Overview: Western comedy: two medicine-show guys vs. badhats.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1963-06-27
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María Pistolas
Overview: Tomboyish gal becomes a player in the Mexican Revolution. Then: boyfriends.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1963-11-08
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La ley del más rápido
Overview: Young gunslinger gets his hero on. #2 in a series ("El Puma.")
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1959-12-03
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Lástima de ropa
Overview: Millionaire goes slumming, meets a girl...
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1962-11-01
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Spiritism
Overview: Satan gives a woman three wishes in this version of the classic tale, "The Monkey's Paw."
Genres: Horror
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1962-03-29
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Birds of Prey
Overview: Vanessa, a television reporter covering a story of a farmer attacked by his chickens, discovers that this is not an isolated incident. Travelling to Spain with her cameraman Peter, the two discover the survivors of a town wiped out by the birds thirty years ago. Meanwhile, attacks continue as a child's birthday party ends in tragedy and doves devour a poultry farmer and his wife. Vanessa soon comes to the conclusion that the birds are organizing themselves against the ecological ravages of man, but time is running out as thousands of birds launch an attack against a train Vanessa is traveling on.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1987-10-01
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¡En peligro de muerte!
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Genres: Comedy Western
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1962-11-29
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El puma
Overview: Son of a ranching family returns home after studying in the city for a law degree. He sides with the peons in a labor dispute and his father disowns him; he sets up a law office in another town. First of three movies in a masked-avenger series.
Genres: Western Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1959-09-09
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They also sing of pain
Overview: The movie starts with Braulio Peláez (Pedro Infante), a schoolteacher, having just fallen off his horse, representing the situation he and his family are in. The next scenes introduce the viewer to his family and their poor financial and social situation. As Braulio stumbles around looking for his glasses, he causes a famous film star, Alfonso de Madrazo (Rafael Alcaide) to crash his car. Braulio offers him to eat at his house as an apology. Braulio's sister and mother, big film fans, immediately recognise Alfonso and attempt to get him to bring the girl, Luisa Peláez (Irma Dolores) to Mexico City to become a film star. Alfonso agrees and tells them to come to the capital.
Genres: Comedy Drama Music
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1950-08-31
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Juventud sin Dios (La vida del padre Lambert)
Overview: An American priest is hired as coach at a Mexican university; he trains his students in the ways of American football and moral rectitude. You ain't gonna sire no babies out of wedlock on Father Lambert's watch, no siree!
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1962-01-03
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Mañana serán hombres
Overview: Film-director assigned to making a teenaged-hoodlums crime drama, agonizes over the positive social message he wants his film to convey. Meanwhile, his young actors all have their own melodramas running...
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1961-08-03
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Vuelve el ojo de vidrio
Overview: Upon hearing the news of Madero's death, Porfirio Alcalá and his four cousins interrupt their peaceful lives as farmers to again join the Mexican Revolution.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1970-01-08
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La edad de piedra
Overview: Capulina chip and are transported back to prehistoric times with a time machine. There they live crazy adventures.
Genres: Comedy Fantasy Science Fiction
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1964-12-24
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