René Cardona(1906-1988)

Actor
Director
Writer

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René Cardona

René Cardona was born on 8 October 1906 in Havana, Cuba. He was an actor and director, known for Santa Claus (1959), La horripilante bestia humana (1969) and Don Juan Tenorio (1937). He was married to Julieta Zacarías. He died on 25 April 1988 in Mexico City, Mexico.

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Awards
- 1 win & 2 nominations total

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Known for

Santa Claus (1959)

2.7

Director

1959

La horripilante bestia humana (1969)

La horripilante bestia humana

4.8

Director(as Rene Cardona, directed by)

1969

Don Juan Tenorio (1937)

Don Juan Tenorio

6.0

Don Juan Tenorio

1937

El asesino invisible (1965)

El asesino invisible

5.5

Director

1965

Credits

Actor

El fiscal de hierro
7.1
- El abuelo (as Don Rene Cardona)
- 1989
Rosa salvaje
5.8
TV Series
- Don Feliciano
- 1987
Las limpias
8.1
- don Ignacio
- 1987
Yo el ejecutor
5.9
- 1987
La vida de nuestro señor Jesucristo
6.8
- Balthasar
- 1986
La casa que arde de noche
4.8
- Estadounidense
- 1985
Siempre en domingo
4.9
- René
- 1984
La banda de la sotana negra
4.2
- Padre Atenor (as Rene Cardona Sr.)
- 1983
Allá en el rancho de las flores
6.3
- 1983
La furia de los karatecas
4.4
- Professor Williams
- 1982
Verano salvaje
6.3
- Papá
- 1980
Cronica roja
6.4
- Juez
- 1979
Una mujer
TV Series
- Raymundo
- 1978
Tarjeta verde
- 1978
Tempestad
- Almirante (as Rene Cardona Sr.)
- 1978

Director

Las computadoras
4.9
- Director
- 1982
Visita al pasado
6.0
- Director (as René Cardona Sr.)
- 1981
Burlesque
6.0
- Director (as Rene Cardona Sr.)
- 1980
Carlos el terrorista
5.8
- Director
- 1980
Mar asesino
- Director
- 1979
La guerra de los pasteles
6.2
- Director
- 1979
Raza de viboras
4.7
- Director
- 1978
El mexicano
TV Mini Series
- Director
- 1977
Una noche embarazosa
5.4
- Director
- 1977
Prisión de mujeres
5.6
- Director
- 1977
Survivre
5.7
- Director
- 1976
El pequeño Robin Hood
5.6
- Director
- 1975
Noche de muerte
5.9
- Director
- 1975
La mafia amarilla
5.5
- Director
- 1975
Jalisco nunca pierde
6.2
- Director
- 1974

Writer

Raza de viboras
4.7
- writer
- 1978
Prisión de mujeres
5.6
- Writer
- 1977
Jalisco nunca pierde
6.2
- Writer
- 1974
La isla de los hombres solos
5.1
- screenplay (as René Cardona Sr.)
- 1974
El hijo del pueblo
7.0
- screenplay
- 1974
El derecho de los pobres
6.2
- story, adaptation and dialogue (as Rene Cardona Sr.)
- 1973
Manuel Saldivar, el texano
- Writer
- 1972
El increíble profesor Zovek
5.6
- adaptation
- 1972
Capulina contra los vampiros
5.7
- screenplay (as Rene Cardona Sr.)
- 1971
Santo contra los cazadores de cabezas
5.4
- Writer
- 1971
La mula de Cullen Baker
5.6
- Writer
- 1971
Santo contre les chevaliers de la terreur
5.4
- screenplay
- 1970
La horripilante bestia humana
4.8
- screenplay by
- story by (as Rene Cardona)
- 1969
Caballo prieto azabache
6.1
- technical screenplay
- 1968
Espectro del estrangulador
5.6
- screenplay
- 1966

Personal details

Alternative names
- Rene Cardona Sr.
Height
- 1.83 m
Born
- October 8, 1906
- Havana, Cuba
Died
- April 25, 1988
- Mexico City, Mexico(cancer)
Spouse
- Julieta Zacarías1932 - 1988
Children
- René Cardona Jr.
Relatives

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Trivia
Grandfather of actor and director René Cardona III.

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