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René Cardona

Director · 231 credits · 41 in highly-rated films

Best known for Los buitres sobre el tejado (1946)

Frequent collaborators: Emma Roldán, Dagoberto Rodríguez, Roberto Cañedo, Manuel Noriega, Pedro Infante

Directed movies (144 total, ranked by score)

  1. Love From Afar

    1955 · ★ 5.0 (2 votes)

    31

  2. Tú y la mentira

    1958 · ★ 5.0 (4 votes)

    32

  3. Island of Lost Souls

    1974 · ★ 6.1 (10 votes)

    Crime

    33

  4. La última noche

    1948 · ★ 5.0 (2 votes)

    34

  5. El precio de una vida

    1945 · ★ 5.0 (2 votes)

    35

  6. La reina del río

    1939 · ★ 5.0 (2 votes)

    36

  7. They also sing of pain

    1950 · ★ 6.9 (23 votes)

    Comedy, Drama, Music

    37

  8. La ley del más rápido

    1959 · ★ 5.0 (3 votes)

    38

  9. El joven del carrito

    1959 · ★ 5.8 (4 votes)

    39

  10. The Headless Woman

    1944 · ★ 5.7 (7 votes)

    Mystery, Crime, Horror

    40

  11. Santa Claus

    1959 · ★ 6.9 (207 votes)

    Family, Fantasy, Comedy

    41

  12. Cartas Marcadas

    1948 · ★ 6.0 (5 votes)

    Comedy, Romance

    42

  13. Love of my loves

    1940 · ★ 5.3 (3 votes)

    43

  14. Maratón de baile

    1958 · ★ 5.0 (2 votes)

    Comedy

    44

  15. Hotel de verano

    1944 · ★ 5.7 (7 votes)

    Comedy, Drama, Family

    45

  16. Adios mi chaparrita

    1941 · ★ 5.7 (3 votes)

    Adventure, Drama

    46

  17. The Black Ace

    1944 · ★ 5.8 (4 votes)

    Crime, Drama, Mystery

    47

  18. Don Juan Tenorio

    1937 · ★ 4.4 (5 votes)

    Drama, Fantasy

    48

  19. El pueblo sin Dios

    1955 · ★ 5.0 (2 votes)

    Drama

    49

  20. Aquella Rosita Alvírez

    1965 · ★ 5.0 (2 votes)

    50

  21. Santo in the Treasure of Dracula

    1969 · ★ 6.0 (48 votes)

    Action, Horror, Science Fiction

    51

  22. Neutron Traps the Invisible Killers

    1965 · ★ 6.1 (10 votes)

    Action

    52

  23. El marido de mi novia

    1951 · ★ 6.0 (4 votes)

    Crime, Comedy, Drama

    53

  24. Siete muertes para el texano

    1971 · ★ 5.0 (2 votes)

    Western, Action

    54

  25. Operation 67

    1967 · ★ 6.3 (10 votes)

    Crime, Action, Adventure

    55

  26. La mula de Cullen Baker

    1971 · ★ 5.0 (6 votes)

    Western

    56

  27. El Hijo De Gabino Barrera

    1965 · ★ 6.0 (4 votes)

    Action, Drama, Romance

    57

  28. Manuel Saldivar, el texano

    1972 · ★ 5.0 (4 votes)

    58

  29. Duelo en El Dorado

    1969 · ★ 5.0 (4 votes)

    59

  30. La vuelta del Mexicano

    1967 · ★ 6.8 (8 votes)

    60

Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Sep 7, 2026.