Movies by René Cardona

Crónica roja

Crónica roja

After one is arrested - possibly unjustly - for murder, the lives of two brothers spiral out of control.

The Macabre Trunk

The Macabre Trunk

A crazed scientist tries to keep his terminally ill wife alive by transfusing into her the blood of young women he murders.

Santo vs. the Head Hunters

Santo vs. the Head Hunters

Santo battles a mad scientist reviving the dead

Soy charro de Rancho Grande

Soy charro de Rancho Grande

The Spirit's Canyon

The Spirit's Canyon

The love between María Ángela and Fernando is impossible because there's an ancient history of hate between their families. His father killed hers, and other family members have killed each other for years. When María Ángela's grandfather finds she's in love with Fernando, he frames the young man and forces her to marry Manuel. Maria Ángela finds that Manuel doesn't love her and together plan her escape with Fernando. But things go wrong and the lovers find their destiny in The Spirit's Canyon.

Mulata

Mulata

In the port of Havana, two biracial children, Mateo (Ricardo Román) and Caridad (Ninón Sevilla) grow up together. She is the daughter of a white man who died in a shipwreck and of a black laundress of African origin. Over the years, Mateo falls for Caridad, but she doesn't love him back because she has fallen for a Mexican captain, Martin (Pedro Armendáriz), who she happened to meet at the port. The captain also fell in love with Caridad and proposes that they live together and she accepts. Caridad works in a cabaret in the port and the owne...

El calvario de una esposa

El calvario de una esposa

Confederate Col. Lafe Harvey (Earl Ross) travels home after the Civil War, where he must tell his niece, Betty (Frances Grant), that her father is presumed dead. Soon after he returns, scavengers destroy the family home and he and Betty escape westward. Meanwhile, Gen. John Harvey (William Welch), Betty's father, has been seriously injured but is not dead. He arrives at the deserted plantation with the help of Union soldier Tom (Bob Steele), who then pledges to help John find his family

Allá en el Rancho Grande

Allá en el Rancho Grande

Two good friends — the owner and general manager of a ranch — fall in love with the same girl at the same time. The owner tries to 'buy' the girl without knowing she is in love with the manager.

La folle de Chaillot

La folle de Chaillot

The Fury of the Karate Experts

The Fury of the Karate Experts

An evil priestess and her twin sister battle for control of a powerful crystal.

Santo vs. the King of Crime

Santo vs. the King of Crime

La casta divina

La casta divina

Chronicle Caste War in Yucatan held in the nineteenth century, where the land and the people were the property of the landowners, who called themselves " divine caste ". On one hand, General Salvador Alvarado organized the revolution; on the other, the landowners hire Colonel Ortiz Argumedo to organized the defense of their autonomy. Don Wilfrido, one of the masters, do not hesitate to send his son to fight to maintain their wealth and privileges.

The Three Perfect Married

The Three Perfect Married

Three married couples gather to celebrate the eighteenth anniversary of their marriage mourning the absence of a friend who was best man at all three weddings.

Honrarás a tus padres

Honrarás a tus padres

Stranger in the House

Stranger in the House

An American serial killer, known for his handiwork with a straight razor, manages to escape while being transported in Mexico and hides out inside a publisher's home, where he claims many more victims.

Fantastic Voyage in a Baloon

Fantastic Voyage in a Baloon

1862. Commodore Sir Francis and inventor Douglas initiated on behalf of the Royal Society of London Geography of a balloon ride under the command of Dr. Ferguson, who plans to cross Africa from east to west. But to accomplish this feat will have to overcome numerous adventures in which their lives are at serious risk.

Prisión de mujeres

Prisión de mujeres

'Prisión de Mujeres' is a film by Fernando A. Rivero that narrates a harsh reality: the strength of women in a prison, how they lose their dignity and do not stop for anything.

La Casa Que Arde de Noche

La Casa Que Arde de Noche

A prostitute enters a brothel and establishes a rivalry faking love with the old owner.

El puma

El puma

Son of a ranching family returns home after studying in the city for a law degree. He sides with the peons in a labor dispute and his father disowns him; he sets up a law office in another town. First of three movies in a masked-avenger series.