René Cardona

Director, actor and writer, also producer · Died April 25, 1988, aged 82 · Havana, Cuba

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.

Biography from TMDB.

Born: October 9, 1905
Died: April 25, 1988 (aged 82)
From: Havana, Cuba
Works as: Director, actor and writer, also producer
Titles: 33 on MovieCove · 238 credits in all
Links: IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Up 26% in 30 days

What are René Cardona's films like?

Across their 29 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Action12 titles19^th

Drama8 titles39^th

Adventure3 titles21^st

Comedy3 titles55^th

Crime2 titles20^th

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight

Morality

31%

Bonds

25%

Survival

21%

Self

Ideas

Power

Society

Survival9 Justice8 Family bonds7 Romantic love4 Revenge3 Redemption3 Violence2 Loyalty2

What they feel like to watch

their average across 29 films

ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

Earnest

Tone · Sincerity

ironicearnest

Ironic 0 · Wry 3 · Earnest 26

Serious

Tone · Weight

lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 10 · Serious 9 · Dark 10

Stylized

Tone · Style

naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 17 · Stylized 7 · Heightened 5

Charged

Feel · Intensity

gentleintense

Gentle 7 · Charged 13 · Intense 9

Shifting

Feel · Swings

steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 16 · Shifting 12 · Whiplash 1

Straight-faced

Feel · Humor

noneconstant

Straight-faced 17 · Some laughs 9 · Funny 3

Even-paced

Demand · Pace

slowrelentless

Slow burn 14 · Even-paced 15 · Relentless 0

Casual

Demand · Attention

casualfull focus

Casual 17 · Engaged 12 · Full focus 0

Affecting

Demand · Emotional cost

easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 12 · Affecting 10 · Heavy 7

Resolved

Demand · Resolution

resolvedambiguous

Resolved 24 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 2

Roles they play

4 analyzed roles

Usually the Mentor: 2 of 4 analyzed roles.

Mentor

2 of 4

Threshold guardian

1 of 4

Ally

1 of 4

Threshold guardianas Manuel in The Rock of Souls (1943)
Allyas Alfredo Medina in Ave sin nido (1943)
Mentoras Comisario in El revólver sangriento (1964)
Mentoras Aramis in El pequeño Robin Hood (1975)

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense

Dread

Melancholic

Thrilling

Joyful

Other

How their films linger

Feel-good10 Fun11 Bittersweet9 Rousing4 Devastating3 Unsettling4

How their films end · 3 with a twist

Happy12
Bittersweet9
Tragic3
Ambiguous5

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch René Cardona's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 24 of their 33 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Vemox Cine9 titles, show their 9 titles on Vemox Cine
ViX8 titles, show their 8 titles on ViX
Cineverse2 titles, show their 2 titles on Cineverse
Midnight Pulp2 titles, show their 2 titles on Midnight Pulp
Best of British Television1 title, show their title on Best of British Television
Cohen Media Channel1 title, show their title on Cohen Media Channel
Shout! TV1 title, show their title on Shout! TV

Subscription and free streaming for René Cardona's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

238 credits, 33 with a MovieCove page.

Viva la risa II (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)
Actor
Las Limpias (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)
as Don Ignacio
Yo el ejecutor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)
Actor
¡Maten al fugitivo! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)
Actor
Se Sufre pero se Goza (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)
Writer
La Casa Que Arde de Noche (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)
as American
Siempre en domingo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)
Actor
La Banda De La Sotana Negra (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)
Actor
The Fury of the Karate Experts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)
as Professor Williams
Las computadoras (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)
Director
Visita al Pasado (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)
Director
Savage Summer(1980)
as Papá
Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Carlos El Terrorista (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)
Director
Crónica roja (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)
Actor
La Guerra de los Pasteles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)
Director
El Llanto de los Pobres (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)
Actor
Cyclone(1978)
Actor
Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films
The Children of Sanchez(1978)
Actor
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
Brood of Vipers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)
Director · Writer · Actor
Tarjeta verde(1978)
Actor
Tempestad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)
Actor
Una noche embarazosa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)
Director
La casta divina (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)
as Consul Cubano
Prisión de mujeres (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)
Director · as Mr. Williams
La Folle de Chaillot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)
as Le rentier
Survive!(1976)
Director · Producer
Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films
Viaje fantástico en globo(1975)
Actor
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
El pequeño Robin Hood(1975)
Director · Producer · Actor
Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Noche de muerte (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)
Director
The Yellow Mafia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)
Director
El valle de los miserables (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)
as Don Luis Aguirre
Jalisco nunca pierde (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)
Director
La disputa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)
Actor
The Revenge of the Crying Woman(1974)
as Severo Segovia
Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
Island of Lost Souls(1974)
Director · Screenplay
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
Guns and Guts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)
as Monk
El Hijo Del Pueblo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)
Director · Screenplay
The Invasion of the Dead (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)
Director
Masajista de señoras (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)
Actor
Zindy the Swamp Boy(1973)
Director · as Abuelo
Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films
Peluquero de señoras (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)
Actor
Entre Monjas Anda El Diablo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)
Director
El derecho de los pobres (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)
Director · Adaptation · Dialogue · Story
Manuel Saldivar, el texano (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)
Director · Actor
The Incredible Professor Zovek (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)
Director · Writer
Capulina vs. the Vampires (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)
Director · Screenplay
Jesús, el niño Dios (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)
as Baltazar (as René Cardona Sr.)
Santo in the Vengeance of the Mummy(1971)
Director
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
Santo vs. the Head Hunters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)
Director · Writer · as Don Alonso Grijalva
La mula de Cullen Baker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)
Director · Writer · as Capitán
Siete muertes para el texano (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)
Director
The Revenge of Gabino Barrera (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)
Director
Santo vs. the Riders of Terror(1970)
Director · Screenplay
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
Chanoc en las garras de las fieras (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)
as Gang Member (as René Cardona Sr.)
El pueblo del terror (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)
Director
La hermana Trinquete (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)
Story · as Inspector
El asesino enmascarado (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)
Director
La Captura De Gabino Barrera (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)
Director
Two Mules for Sister Sara(1970)
Second Unit Director
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
Santo vs. Capulina (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)
Director
La maestra inolvidable (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)
Director
Santo in the Treasure of Dracula(1969)
Director
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
The Vampire and Sex (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)
Director
Duelo en El Dorado (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)
Director
El deseo llega de noche (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)
as Pitanguelli
Lauro Puñales (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)
Director
Night of the Bloody Apes(1969)
Director · Writer
Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films
Wrestling Women vs. the Killer Robot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)
Director
El Caballo Bayo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)
Director
El día de la boda (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)
as Ramón
Stranger in the House (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)
as Tomas
Valentín de la Sierra (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)
Director
Operación carambola (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)
as Scorpio Leader
The Treasure of Moctezuma (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)
Director
Lucio Vazquez (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)
Director
The Bat Woman(1968)
Director
Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films
Caballo prieto azabache (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)
Director
Operation 67 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)
Director
Un par de robachicos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)
Actor
Un novio para dos hermanas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)
as Sr. Mateos
La vuelta del Mexicano (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)
Director
La leyenda del bandido (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)
Actor
El matrimonio es como el demonio(1969)
as Ramón
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
The Panther Women (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)
Director
El mexicano (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)
Director
El alazán y el rosillo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)
Director
La vida de Pedro Infante (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)
as Director
Santo vs. the Ghost of the Strangler (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)
Director · Writer
El jinete justiciero en retando a la muerte (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)
Director
El Hijo De Gabino Barrera (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)
Director
Pistoleros del oeste (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)
Director
Santo vs. the Strangler (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)
Director · Writer
Aquella Rosita Alvírez (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)
Director
She-Wolves of the Ring (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)
Director
Gabino Barrera (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)
Director · Writer
Neutron Traps the Invisible Killers(1965)
Director · Writer
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Los Sheriffs De La Frontera (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)
Director
La edad de piedra (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)
Director
The Diabolical Duchess (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)
Actor
Wrestling Women vs. the Aztec Mummy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)
Director
Dos caballeros de espada (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)
Actor
El revólver sangriento(1964)
as Comisario
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
El corrido de María Pistolas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)
Director
María Pistolas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)
Director
Fuerte, audaz y valiente (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)
Director
Doctor of Doom(1963)
Director
Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films
Adventures of the X Sisters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)
Actor
La Bandida (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)
as General Robles
Santo vs. the King of Crime(1962)
as Sr. Roberto de la Llata
Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
¡En peligro de muerte! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)
Director
The Brainiac (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)
as Baltasar de Meneses / Luis Meneses
Los encapuchados del infierno (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)
Actor
Carnaval en mi barrio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)
Director
The Guns of Juana Gallo(1961)
as Capitán Esquivel
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
El globero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)
Director
The Crying Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)
Director
Juan Polainas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)
Director
Adventures of Joselito and Tom Thumb (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)
Director
A Clean Shot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)
Director
Una señora movida (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)
Director
La ley del más rápido (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)
Director · Actor
Santa Claus(1959)
Director · Writer
Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films
El joven del carrito (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)
Director
El puma (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)
Director · Writer · Actor
Night Dance Hall (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)
Actor
El sordo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)
Director
Angel from Hell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)
Director
Milagros de San Martín de Porres (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)
Actor
Maratón de baile (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)
Director · Screenplay
La marca del cuervo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)
Director
Tom Thumb (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)
Director · Screenplay
Las tres pelonas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)
Director
Tú y la mentira (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)
Director
La cama de piedra (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)
Director
Girl Merchants (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)
Actor
The Living Idol(1957)
Director
Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films
Pancho López (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)
Director
Un mundo nuevo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)
Director
Los hijos de Rancho Grande (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)
as Don Felipe
La faraona (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)
Director · as (uncredited)
Las zapatillas verdes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)
Director
¡Que seas feliz! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)
as Duarte
Los margaritos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)
Director
Los tres amores de Lola (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)
Director
A los cuatro vientos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)
Actor
El pueblo sin Dios(1955)
Director
Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Love From Afar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)
Director
Una gallega en La Habana (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)
Director
De ranchero a empresario (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)
Director · Writer
Sindicato de telemirones (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)
Director
As negro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)
Actor
Cain y Abel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)
Director
Mulata (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)
as Guevara
El enmascarado de plata (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)
Director · Story
La desconocida (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)
Actor
Nuevo amanecer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)
Actor
The Three Perfect Wives (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)
as Jorge
Pompeyo el conquistador (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)
Director
Póker de ases(1952)
Director
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
El genial Detective Peter Pérez (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)
Actor
Por qué peca la mujer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)
Director · Screenplay
Vive como sea (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)
Director
Mujeres de teatro(1951)
Director
Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Canasta Uruguaya (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)
Director
El marido de mi novia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)
Director
Vuelva el sábado (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)
Director
Puerto de tentación(1951)
Director · Screenplay
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Una viuda sin sostén (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)
Director
They also sing of pain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)
Director
Yo quiero ser hombre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)
Director
Gemma (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)
Director
Gema (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)
Director
Red Rain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)
Director
Yo quiero ser mala (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)
Director
Una canción a la vírgen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)
Director
El Charro del Cristo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)
Director
Ahí viene Vidal Tenorio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)
Director
La vorágine: abismos de amor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)
Actor
La última noche (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)
Director
Cartas Marcadas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)
Director · Screenplay · Actor
Pito Pérez se va de bracero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)
Actor
Lazos de fuego (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)
Director · Adaptation
Mi madre adorada (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)
Director · Writer
Soledad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)
as Roberto Covarrubias
Soy charro de Rancho Grande (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)
as Felipe
La barca de oro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)
Actor
Si me han de matar mañana (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)
Actor
El tigre de Jalisco (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)
Director
El príncipe del desierto (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)
as Omar
Felipe fue desgraciado (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)
Director
El socio(1946)
as Corredor de bolsa (uncredited)
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Asesinato en los estudios (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)
as Director (uncredited)
¡Ay qué rechula es Puebla! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)
Director · as Mauricio Gómez
Los buitres sobre el tejado (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)
Actor
El museo del crimen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)
Director · Producer · Screenplay
Una canción en la noche (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)
Director
El precio de una vida (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)
Director
El abanico de Lady Windermere (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)
Actor
The Black Ace (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)
Director · Adaptation · Story
Hotel de verano (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)
Director · Writer
The Headless Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)
Director · Adaptation · Story
Mis hijos! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)
Director · Writer
Divorciadas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)
as Luis Reiner
El espectro de la novia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)
Director · Adaptation
Ave sin nido(1943)
Actor
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
The Rock of Souls(1943)
as Manuel
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
Jesusita en Chihuahua (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)
Director · Actor
Unidos por el eje (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)
Director · Actor
El conde de Montecristo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)
as Fernando Mondego / Conde de Morcef
El misterioso señor Marquina (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)
Actor
La casa del rencor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)
as Hugo
Adios mi chaparrita (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)
Director
El secreto del sacerdote(1941)
as Gabriel
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Love of my loves (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)
Director
Con su amable permiso (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)
Actor
Mala yerba (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)
as Don Julián Andrade
Una luz en mi camino (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)
Actor
El cobarde (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)
Director
La reina del río (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)
Director
Tierra brava (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)
Director
The Torment (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)
Actor
Dos cadetes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)
Director
La cuna vacía (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)
Actor
Alarma (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)
Director
Allá en el rancho chico (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)
Director
Estrellita (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)
Director
Don Juan Tenorio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)
Director · Screenplay · as Don Juan Tenorio
Honrarás a tus padres (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)
as Conde de los Pinares
Allá en el Rancho Grande (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)
as Felipe
El calvario de una esposa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)
as Sebastián Urquizo
The Macabre Trunk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)
as Dr. Armando del Valle
Malditas sean las mujeres (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)
as Conde Osvaldo de Valdemar
Marihuana (El monstruo verde) (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)
as Antonio Pedroza
Over the Waves(1933)
as Raúl
Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Hand to Hand (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)
as Manuel Chávez
Carne de Cabaret (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)
as Eddie Miller
When Love Laughs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)
Actor
Common Clay (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)
Actor

Career shape

A full career of 237 titles from 1930 to 1989.

Biggest box office

The Bat Woman (1968)

$504 worldwide

Highest rated

Survive! (1976)

Midcredits 34^th

Film career

1962Screen debut· The Brainiac

By role

only this rolewith another role

Acting105 of 237 · 40^thDirecting144 of 237 · 21^stWriting34 of 237 · 19^thProducing1 of 237Other crew1 of 237

237 titles, 41 with more than one role — directing and acting overlap on 14 of them.

By decade

1930s22 · 15 acting · 8 crew1940s42 · 24 acting · 22 crew1950s55 · 15 acting · 43 crew1960s60 · 18 acting · 42 crew1970s45 · 24 acting · 28 crew1980s13 · 9 acting · 4 crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do René Cardona's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 25^th percentile, the median of the 32 of 33 with a score; across their 29 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 30^th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

30^thpercentile

Typical film, the median of 29

Approval · how many liked their films

23^rdpercentile

Typical film, the median of 29

Reach · how many have seen their films

13^thpercentile

Typical film, the median of 29

Midcredits score across 32 titles, by percentile

75^th and up2
50^th to 74^th6
25^th to 49^th8
Below 25^th16

Shape of the crowd

25 of their 32 titles are Mixed.

Universally Panned1
Cult Classic3
Crowd Pleaser3
Mixed25

Most divisive · director, writer

Santa Claus (1959)

88^th percentile spread · 73% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Rock of Souls (1943)

Midcredits 83^rd · 72% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 49/100 and the pacing 32/100 in their films, across 12 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does René Cardona work with?

People who share at least 2 of René Cardona's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jorge Bustos shares the most, 11.

René Cardona

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