René Cardona
Age: N/A | From: Havana, Cuba
Person Details
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Aliases: René Cardona Sr. , Рене Кардона , Рене Кардона-старший , Рене Кардона-ст. , René Cardona Andre
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Havana, Cuba
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Movie Involvements: 193
TV Involvements: 0
Most Famous Work
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.
Most Famous Work
Two Mules for Sister Sara
(1970) Second Unit Director
Survive!
(1976) Director
Santa Claus
(1959) Writer
Santo in the Treasure of Dracula
(1969) Director
The Batwoman
(1968) Director
Adventures of Joselito and Tom Thumb
(1960) Director
Entre monjas anda el Diablo
(1973) Director
Tom Thumb
(1957) ScreenplayActing
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| 1982 | Professor Williams | |
| 1980 | Papá | |
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| 1977 | Consul Cubano | |
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| 1976 | Le rentier | |
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| 1971 | Baltazar (as René Cardona Sr.) | |
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| 1970 | Gang Member (as René Cardona Sr.) | |
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| 1969 | Pitanguelli | |
| 1968 | Ramón | |
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| 1962 | Sr. Roberto de la Llata | |
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| 1961 | Capitán Esquivel | |
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| 1956 | (uncredited) | |
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| 1947 | Roberto Covarrubias | |
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| 1946 | Mauricio Gómez | |
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| 1941 | Hugo | |
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| 1937 | Don Juan Tenorio | |
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| 1936 | Felipe | |
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| Dr. Armando del Valle | ||
| Conde Osvaldo de Valdemar | ||
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| 1932 | Manuel Chávez | |
| 1931 | Eddie Miller | |
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| 1974 | Screenplay | |
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| 1945 | Producer | |
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