Movies by René Cardona

Operation 67

Operation 67

The silver masked Santo tries to stop a gang of counterfeiters who conspire to ruin the economy.

Santo vs. the Strangler

Santo vs. the Strangler

Santo battles the Strangler.

Survive!

Survive!

A Uruguayan rugby team crashes in the Andes Mountains and has to survive the extremely cold temperatures and rough climate. As some of the people die, the survivors are forced to make a terrible decision between starvation and cannibalism.

Capulina vs. the Vampires

Capulina vs. the Vampires

Delivery boy answers a call to take some food to that huge spooky mansion on the hill behind the cemetery.

The Living Idol

The Living Idol

An archaeologist believes a Mexican woman is the reincarnation of an Aztec princess.

The Vampire and Sex

The Vampire and Sex

El vampire y el sexy (or Santo in the Treasure of Dracula in its censored version) is a 1968 Mexican film starring El Santo and directed by René Cardona. ​The Vampire and Sex was filmed as the adult version of Santo in the Treasure of Dracula. While the censored family version was distributed in 1969, the uncensored version was not shown to the public until 2011 when it was discovered.

The Treasure of Moctezuma

The Treasure of Moctezuma

Santo and Jorge Rivero team-up to stop an international syndicate from stealing Mexico's greatest treasure.

Santo vs. Capulina

Santo vs. Capulina

Calpuina is a night-watchman in a wharehouse, a perfect job for him. When some thieves break in and steal some crates, El Santo is after them because they are using the wharehouse for diamond smuggling. Capulina hinders their capture. Then he decides that he will put on a wrestler's mask and help El Santo to caputre the crooks.

Santo vs. the Head Hunters

Santo vs. the Head Hunters

Santo battles a mad scientist reviving the dead

Red Rain

Red Rain

Military leader is appointed to local government, becomes overly despotic in his leadership.

The Invasion of the Dead

The Invasion of the Dead

Professor Bruno Volpi spots some strange paintings on a cliff. He sends for Professor Zovek to help him discover its meaning. Zovek uses his powers to figure the writings are a warning that a cosmic tragedy is going to happen. Their fears prove to be true when a fire ball falls from the skies causing the ressurrection of the dead as zombies, craving for human flesh.

Burlesque

Burlesque

Recreation of a nightclub's burlesque show, alternating between dance numbers and bits of narrative involving performers backstage or audience members.

Maratón de baile

Maratón de baile

Several couples are lured into becoming contestants in a dance marathon that awards a large cash prize to the couple still standing at the end of this grueling test of endurance.

They also sing of pain

They also sing of pain

The movie starts with Braulio Peláez (Pedro Infante), a schoolteacher, having just fallen off his horse, representing the situation he and his family are in. The next scenes introduce the viewer to his family and their poor financial and social situation. As Braulio stumbles around looking for his glasses, he causes a famous film star, Alfonso de Madrazo (Rafael Alcaide) to crash his car. Braulio offers him to eat at his house as an apology. Braulio's sister and mother, big film fans, immediately recognise Alfonso and attempt to get him to b...

Entre monjas anda el Diablo

Entre monjas anda el Diablo

A man called “The Devil” makes a living in cock-fights. He falls for a girl who's about to enter the monastery.

Una gallega en La Habana

Una gallega en La Habana

Cándida's boyfriend left her in Spain to go to work to Havana. After twenty years without news, she decides to go look for him, although the only thing she knows of him is his name. In the port of Havana, she is confused with a jewel smuggler, which kicks off a series of comical events.

The Son of Gabino Barrera

The Son of Gabino Barrera

Gabino's son tries to find out why his father was murdered.

Las computadoras

Las computadoras

Diana secretly owns a nightclub and has a son named Arturo. When Arturo gets his college degree, he decides to celebrate and goes to the nightclub he does not know his mother owns. There, he meets and falls in love with a lady of the night. When he takes her home to meet his mother, both women are embarrassed. Diana offers the girl money to leave Arturo alone, and the young girl takes it and gives it to Arturo with a letter saying she’s leaving. Arturo is upset with his mother and drifts away from her. Diana, tired of the nightclub business ...

Night of Death

Night of Death

Someone who wears a blue mask, is squat and has giant hands are killing people and stealing jewelry and money. The witnesses are afraid to talk, despite the detective understands that the clues point to his friend Blue Demon. This is actually an evil plan hatched by the Count and a fighter called ' The Cossack ', taking revenge on Blue. In both the real Blue Demon campaign starts with his secretary and a detective to unravel the mystery.

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.