René Cardona
Born October 09, 1905 (Age: 120)
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Havana, Cuba
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.
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.
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Filmography
Viva la risa II
1989
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Age: 83
Las Limpias
1987
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as Don Ignacio
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Age: 81
Yo el ejecutor
1987
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Age: 81
La Casa Que Arde de Noche
1985
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as American
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Age: 79
The Fury of the Karate Experts
1982
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as Professor Williams
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Age: 77
Savage Summer
1980
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as Papá
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Age: 74
El Llanto de los Pobres
1978
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Age: 72
Cyclone
1978
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Age: 72
The Children of Sanchez
1978
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Age: 72
Brood of Vipers
1978
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Age: 72
Tempestad
1978
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Age: 72
La disputa
1974
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Age: 68
The Vengeance of the Crying Woman
1974
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as Severo Segovia
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Age: 68
Guns and Guts
1974
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as Monk
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Age: 68
Masajista de señoras
1973
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Age: 67
Zindy, the Swamp Boy
1973
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as Abuelo
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Age: 67
Peluquero de señoras
1973
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Age: 67
Manuel Saldivar, el texano
1972
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Age: 66
No Image
El deseo llega de noche
1969
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as Pitanguelli
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Age: 63
Stranger in the House
1968
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as Tomas
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Age: 63
The Diabolical Duchess
1964
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Age: 59
Dos caballeros de espada
1964
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Age: 58
El revólver sangriento
1964
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as Comisario
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Age: 58
No Image
Aventuras de las hermanas X
1963
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Age: 57
La Bandida
1963
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as General Robles
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Age: 57
Santo vs. the King of Crime
1962
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as Sr. Roberto de la Llata
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Age: 57
The Brainiac
1962
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as Baltasar de Meneses / Luis Meneses
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Age: 57
No Image
Los encapuchados del infierno
1962
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Age: 56
Juana Gallo
1961
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as Capitán Esquivel
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Age: 55
No Image
La ley del más rápido
1959
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Age: 54
El puma
1959
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Age: 53
Night Dance Hall
1959
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Age: 53
Milagros de San Martín de Porres
1959
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Age: 53
La faraona
1956
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Age: 51
Los hijos de Rancho Grande
1956
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as Don Felipe
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Age: 50
¡Que seas feliz!
1956
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as Duarte
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Age: 50
A los cuatro vientos
1955
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Age: 49
As negro
1954
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Age: 49
Mulata
1954
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as Guevara
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Age: 48
Nuevo amanecer
1954
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Age: 48
La desconocida
1954
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Age: 48
The Three Perfect Married
1953
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as Jorge
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Age: 47
Jesusita en Chihuahua
1942
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Age: 36
El conde de Montecristo
1942
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as Fernando Mondego / Conde de Morcef
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Age: 36
El misterioso señor Marquina
1942
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Age: 36
La casa del rencor
1941
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as Hugo
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Age: 36
El secreto del sacerdote
1941
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Age: 35
Hand to Hand
1932
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as Manuel Chávez
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Age: 27
Carne de Cabaret
1931
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as Eddie Miller
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Age: 25
When Love Laughs
1930
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Age: 25
Common Clay
1930
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Age: 24