Directing
René Cardona
- Titles
- 185movies
- Career
Active from 1931 to 1985, busiest in 1969 with 10 main titles.
- Directed
- 142titles as director
- Average score
49/100
- Highest rated
Tom Thumb83/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 10 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Scare6.3average 2.6
- Fantasy5.2average 1.8
- Sports3.2average 0.7
- Uncanny4.6average 2.5
- Spiritual3.8average 2.0
- Violence5.8average 4.3
- Physical Comedy3.7average 2.5
- Nostalgia4.7average 3.6
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism1.3, average 5.2
- Melancholy3.3, average 4.7
- Class & Capitalism2.0, average 3.3
- Wit & Wordplay2.4, average 3.7
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Historical Setting 11
- Mexican Cinema 8
- Historical Drama 7
- Social Commentary 7
- Nostalgic 5
- Political Intrigue 5
- Mexican Revolution 4
- Lucha Libre 4
- Cult Film 3
- Family-Friendly 3
- Class Conflict 3
- Good vs Evil 3
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
- JJorge BustoEditorNight of the Bloody Apes, Tom Thumb, The Bat Woman, Santo vs. The Riders of Terror, Doctor of Doom, +11 more
René Cardona Jr.ActorSurvive!, El pequeño Robin Hood, Guns and Guts, Island of Lost Souls, They also sing of pain, +10 more- AAlfredo Rosas PriegoEditorSurvive!, Guns and Guts, Noche de muerte, Island of Lost Souls, La maestra inolvidable, +10 more
El SantoActorSanto vs. The Riders of Terror, Santo in the Treasure of Dracula, Santo in the Vengeance of the Mummy, The Vampire and Sex, Santo vs. the Strangler, +8 more
Raúl Martínez SolaresWriterNight of the Bloody Apes, Santo vs. The Riders of Terror, Santo in the Treasure of Dracula, Santo in the Vengeance of the Mummy, The Vampire and Sex, +8 more- JJosé W. BustosEditorSanto in the Treasure of Dracula, The Vampire and Sex, The Vengeance of the Crying Woman, They also sing of pain, ¡En peligro de muerte!, +8 more
- AAntonio Díaz CondeComposerNight of the Bloody Apes, Doctor of Doom, The Three Perfect Married, The Wrestling Women vs. the Aztec Mummy, Wrestling Women vs. the Killer Robot, +5 more
- RRafael García TravesíWriterSanto vs. the Strangler, The Son of Gabino Barrera, The Treasure of Moctezuma, The Revenge of Gabino Barrera, De ranchero a empresario, +4 more
- VVíctor HerreraCinematographerMala yerba, They also sing of pain, Por qué peca la mujer, The Rock of Souls, Los tres amores de Lola, +3 more
- JJosé Ortiz RamosCinematographerTom Thumb, Guns and Guts, La casta divina, El museo del crimen, ¡Ay qué rechula es Puebla!, +3 more
Armando SilvestreActorNight of the Bloody Apes, The Bat Woman, Santo vs. The Riders of Terror, Doctor of Doom, Noche de muerte, +2 more- GGustavo César CarriónComposerSanto vs. The Riders of Terror, Santo in the Vengeance of the Mummy, The Vengeance of the Crying Woman, ¡En peligro de muerte!, Fuerte, audaz y valiente, +2 more
Movies and TV shows
1851980s
8 titles
Las Limpias (1987)
as Don Ignacio
La Casa Que Arde de Noche (1985)
as American
Las computadoras (1982)
Director
The Fury of the Karate Experts (1982)
as Professor Williams
Visita al Pasado (1981)
Director
Carlos el terrorista (1980)
Director
Savage Summer (1980)
as Papá
1970s
36 titles · average score 50
Prisión de mujeres (1977)
as Mr. Williams
41
Survive! (1976)
Director
Noche de muerte (1975)
Director
El pequeño Robin Hood (1975)
Director
Island of Lost Souls (1974)
Screenplay, Director
Son of the Town (1974)
Director, Screenplay
The Invasion of the Dead (1973)
Director
Capulina vs. the Vampires (1971)
Screenplay, Director
55
Santo vs. The Riders of Terror (1970)
Director, Screenplay
1960s
53 titles · average score 45
22
Night of the Bloody Apes (1969)
Writer, Director
Lauro Puñales (1969)
Director
43
The Bat Woman (1968)
Director
The Treasure of Moctezuma (1968)
Director
55
The Panther Women (1967)
Director
Santo vs. the Strangler (1965)
Writer, Director
48
Doctor of Doom (1963)
Director
The Crying Woman (1960)
Director
1950s
46 titles · average score 58
40
Santa Claus (1959)
Director, Writer
83
Tom Thumb (1958)
Director, Screenplay
51
The Living Idol (1957)
Director
La faraona (1956)
as (uncredited)
El pueblo sin Dios (1955)
Director
El enmascarado de plata (1954)
Director, Story
Mulata (1954)
as Guevara
Por qué peca la mujer (1952)
Writer, Director
Vuelva el sábado (1951)
Director
They also sing of pain (1950)
Director
Yo Quiero Ser Mala (1950)
Director
Red Rain (1950)
Director
1940s
27 titles
Cartas Marcadas (1948)
Screenplay, Director
El tigre de Jalisco (1947)
Director
¡Ay qué rechula es Puebla! (1946)
as Mauricio Gómez
El museo del crimen (1945)
Writer, Director
La mujer sin cabeza (1944)
Writer, Director
Hotel de verano (1944)
Writer, Director
The Rock of Souls (1943)
as Manuel
El espectro de la novia (1943)
Director
El conde de Montecristo (1942)
as Fernando Mondego / Conde de Morcef
Jesusita en Chihuahua (1942)
Director
Adios mi chaparrita (1941)
Director
Mala yerba (1940)
as Don Julián Andrade
1930s
15 titles · average score 61
El cobarde (1939)
Director
La reina del río (1939)
Director
Dos cadetes (1938)
Director
Tierra brava (1938)
Director
Alarma (1938)
Director
Estrellita (1938)
Director
Allá en el rancho chico (1938)
Director
Don Juan Tenorio (1937)
as Don Juan Tenorio
Honrarás a tus padres (1937)
as Conde de los Pinares
61
Allá en el Rancho Grande (1936)
as Felipe
The Macabre Trunk (1936)
as Dr. Armando del Valle
Hand to Hand (1932)
as Manuel Chávez