René Cardona
Personal Info
Known For Director
Gender Male
Birthday 1905-10-09
Deathday 1988-04-25 (82 years old)
Place of Birth Havana, Cuba
Also Known As René Cardona Sr., Рене Кардона, Рене Кардона-старший, Рене Кардона-ст., René Cardona Andre
René Cardona
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.
Known For
Director
as Director
as Director
as Director
as Director
as Director
as Director
as Director
as Director
as Director
as Director
as Director
as Director
as Director
as Director
as Director
as Director
as Director
as Director
as Director
as Director
as Director
as Director
as Director
as Director
as Director
as Director
as Director
as Second Unit Director
as Director
as Director
as Director
as Director
as Director
as Director
as Director
as Director
as Director
as Director
as Director
as Director
as Director
as Director
as Director
as Director
as Director
as Director
as Director
as Director
as Director
as Director
as Director
as Director
as Director
as Director
as Director
as Director
as Director
as Director
as Director
as Director
as Director
as Director
as Director
as Director
as Director
as Director
as Director
as Director
as Director
as Director
as Director
as Director
as Director
as Director
as Director
as Director
as Director
as Director
as Director
as Director
as Director
as Director
as Director
as Director
as Director
as Director
as Director
as Director
as Director
as Director
as Director
as Director
as Director
as Director
as Director
as Director
as Director
as Director
as Director
as Director
as Director
as Director
as Director
as Director
as Director
as Director
as Director
as Director
as Director
as Director
as Director
as Director
as Director
as Director
as Director
as Director
as Director
as Director
as Director
as Director
as Director
as Director
as Director
as Director
as Director
as Director
as Director
as Director
as Director
as Director
as Director
as Director
as Director
as Director
as Director
as Director
as Director
as Director
as Director
as Director
as Director
as Director
Actor
as Don Ignacio
as American
as Professor Williams
as Papá
as Consul Cubano
as Mr. Williams
as Le rentier
as Don Luis Aguirre
as Severo Segovia
as Monk
as Abuelo
as Baltazar (as René Cardona Sr.)
as Capitán
as Gang Member (as René Cardona Sr.)
as Inspector
as Pitanguelli
as Ramón
as Tomas
as Scorpio Leader
as Sr. Mateos
as Ramón
as Director
as Comisario
as General Robles
as Sr. Roberto de la Llata
as Baltasar de Meneses / Luis Meneses
as Capitán Esquivel
as (uncredited)
as Don Felipe
as Duarte
as Guevara
as Jorge
as Roberto Covarrubias
as Felipe
as Mauricio Gómez
as Manuel
as Fernando Mondego / Conde de Morcef
as Hugo
as Don Julián Andrade
as Don Juan Tenorio
as Conde de los Pinares
as Felipe
as Sebastián Urquizo
as Dr. Armando del Valle
as Conde Osvaldo de Valdemar
as Manuel Chávez
as Eddie Miller
Writer
as Screenplay
as Screenplay
as Writer
as Writer
as Screenplay
as Screenplay
as Story
as Writer
as Writer
as Writer
as Writer
as Writer
as Screenplay
as Screenplay
as Story
as Writer
as Writer
as Adaptation
as Screenplay
as Writer
as Writer
as Writer
as Writer
as Screenplay
Producer
as Producer