Screenplay: René Cardona

Top movies, series, and documentaries with a screenplay by René Cardona. Explore the titles that showcase an exceptional writing.


Santa Claus

1959 · Movie · 94 min. · Mexico

Direction René Cardona

Cast José Elias Moreno · Cesáreo Quezadas "Pulgarcito" · José Luis Aguirre · Polo Ortín

Synopsis Santa Claus, high above the North Pole in his cloud-borne castle equipped with more surveillance devices than the Impossible Mission Force, prepares to deliver presents on Christmas night. Santa is especially interested in helping Lupita, the daughter of a poor...

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48 votes

4.2

48 votes

Adventures of Joselito and Tom Thumb

1960 · Movie · 87 min. · Mexico

Direction René Cardona

Cast Joselito · Cesáreo Quezadas "Pulgarcito" · Enrique Rambal · Oscar Ortiz de Pinedo

Synopsis Joselito lives with his grandmother in a fishing village. His father went to America some time ago to make a fortune. One day, the boy decides to travel there to meet him. With courage he embarks on a fragile boat...

3.8

69 votes

3.8

69 votes

Santo contra los jinetes del terror

1970 · Movie · 85 min. · Mexico

Direction René Cardona

Cast Santo · Armando Silvestre · Julio Aldama · Mary Montiel

Synopsis After a group of violent lepers escapes from a sanitarium, robbing several farms, residents of the town demand the the sheriff take action. Meanwhile, a local criminal joins forces with the lepers to commit even more robberies. As the disfigured...

3.2

28 votes

3.2

28 votes

Summer Hotel

1944 · Movie · 95 min. · Mexico

Direction René Cardona

Cast Carlos Amador · Janice Logan · Pedro Vargas · Blanquita Amaro

Synopsis Hollywood actress Janice Logan (best known for her work in 1940's Dr. Cyclops) heads the cast of the Mexican musical Hotel de Verano (Summer Hotel). Logan plays an American lass who is all set to marry wealthy widower Enrique Herrara....

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Por qué peca la mujer

1952 · Movie · 93 min. · Mexico

Direction René Cardona

Cast Leticia Palma · Abel Salazar · Luis Aguilar · Pedro Vargas

Synopsis Working-class girl-next--door type is seduced into a high-glam lifestyle when an oily promoter helps launch her as a nightclub singer; she throws over her decent-simple-guy boyfriend and loses her moral compass.

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El enmascarado de plata

1954 · Movie · 125 min. · Mexico

Direction René Cardona

Cast Víctor Junco · Crox Alvarado · Luis Aldás · Aurora Segura

Synopsis It chronicles the adventures of a crime-fighting duo known as El Enmascadero de la Plata,,( The Silver Mask), and his adolescent sidekick Pecas (Freckles), as they take on a murderous Mad Doctor and an evil gang-leader called El Lobo,(The Wolf).

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El derecho de los pobres

1973 · Movie · 95 min. · Mexico

Direction René Cardona

Cast Enrique Rambal · José Gálvez · Emilia Bayona · Enrique Rocha

Synopsis A group of youngsters who go through good and bad experiences have one thing in common, they are all trying to be happy.

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The Midnight Stallion

1968 · Movie · 85 min. · Mexico

Direction René Cardona

Cast Antonio Aguilar · Flor Silvestre · Jaime Fernández · Jorge Russek

Synopsis Jesus is a horse breeder, providing the federals and the revolutionists with horses during the revolution, trying his best to steer clear of politics of which he has little interest. Meanwhile Jesus' heart is set on two things; a wild...

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El hijo del pueblo

1974 · Movie · 90 min. · Mexico

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El charro del Cristo

1949 · Movie · 72 min. · Mexico

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Maratón de baile

1958 · Movie · 100 min. · Mexico

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Pompeyo el conquistador

1953 · Movie · 80 min. · Mexico

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