Joaquín Cordero
Date of birth: 1923-08-16
Place of birth: Puebla, Mexico
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Хоакин Кордеро
Biography
Joaquín Cordero (August 16, 1923 – February 19, 2013) was a Mexican actor of the cinema, theatre and telenovelas. Shortly after his birth, Cordero’s family moved to Mexico City, and in the following years he studied in a seminary and even considered becoming a priest, but eventually he decided to pursue a law career. After three years of law classes, against his family’s wishes he decided to become an actor. He initially appeared in small roles but by his early fifties he was getting much larger roles. Eventually he became one of the most popular actors in Mexican cinema. Cordero also shown appeared in theatre and on television and in the latter medium in numerous telenovelas and winning numerous awards. His most recent telenovelas included La Madrastra and Destilando Amor. February 19, 2013, Lamb died in a clinic in the city of Mexico, victim of heart problems that ended his life at the age of 89 years. According to his family, the Mexican actor died of love, facing a deep depression over the death of his beloved wife, Alma Guzman, which occurred on July 18, 2012.
Movie Credits
Once at Night
1971-01-01
Landowner Raúl marries Norma, twenty-five years younger. His son Armando graduates and becomes his s
Orlak, the Hell of Frankenstein
1960-12-08
A mad scientist creates a remote-controlled monster and sends it to terrorize the city.
Jóvenes perversos
1991-01-01
A Woman Without Love
1952-07-30
After indulging in an affair with a man (a friend of the family) she truly loves, a woman returns to
Reclusorio
1997-09-19
The human and divine justice are exposed through five real life stories related to the legal process
Dr. Satan
1966-12-29
Dr. Satan, a mad scientist and sorceror, plans to take over the world. In order to do so, he wakes u
Para matar al presidente
1999-01-01
Mexican feature film
El sexenio de la muerte
1997-01-01
El gran autor
1954-05-05
A story of passion and deceit, where love overcomes the misfortunes and finally triumphs.
Dr. Satan vs. Black Magic
1968-03-29
Plutarco Satan returns, this time he's pitted against a rival evil organization intent on owning the
La Madrastra: Años después
2005-07-30
Set ten years after the finale's quintuple wedding, the special portrays the happily reunited San Ro
Una gitana en México
1945-01-11
La faraona
1956-12-10
Pastora Heredia is a beautiful gypsy with great character who always tries to help the needy. One da
Santo vs. Evil Brain
1961-07-07
In his first film El Santo was still referred to as ‘El Enmascarado’. Rendered compliant by a scient
Manicomio
1959-08-06
Padres culpables
2001-01-01
Mexican feature film
Comando judicial
1990-01-01
No me quieras tanto...
1949-07-15
A ruthless nightclub owner involved in drug trafficking exploits a naive singer while plotting to ki
Un novio para dos hermanas
1967-07-06
Pili and uncle Angel travel to Mexico to see Mili dancing at her debut in a theater in the capital.
The She-Wolf
1965-07-01
A wealthy, young Mexican woman is under a werewolf's curse.
Bajo el Ardiente Sol
1971-08-05
Romantic melodrama set on a Colombian coffee plantation.
The Book of Stone
1969-07-18
Julia, a governess, comes to work for a bourgeois family that lives in a forested property they have
El hijo del diablo
1966-09-09
Victor Rincon is a smuggler who burns down the coastal ranch of an old man who refused to sell it to
Patsy My Love
1969-10-09
Written by future Nobel-prize winner Gabriel García Márquez, this is the story of Patsy, a wealthy d
Arrabalera
1951-04-04
Working-class girl marries rich playboy, gets implicated in his criminal activities.
Remember to Live
1953-02-05
In Guanajuato, a piano teacher delays her marriage to an engineer not to let her younger sisters alo
Santo vs. Infernal Men
1961-12-18
Agent Joaquin recalls his latest mission while lying wounded in an ambulance: Joaquin has infiltrate
The River and Death
1954-08-22
A useless and bloody vendetta has been going on for ages between two families in this Mexican villag
100 Cries of Terror
1965-05-14
A husband and his lover hatch a plan to murder his wife, and a woman is buried alive in a mausoleum.
A gozar, a gozar, que el mundo se va acabar
1990-03-08
The casual, fun-loving naughtiness of a small town is interrupted when the local priest has an 'end
La santa del barrio
1948-12-25
Wicked old lady arranges to sell the virginity of a young neighbor. Her boyfriend gets upset over th
Asesinos de la lucha libre
1962-02-15
Cowboy sheriff investigates the murder of a crooked lucha-libre promoter.
El gran mentiroso
1953-08-22
A respectable, married gent has made up a passel of stories to cover for his fifteen years of freque
With all my heart
1952-01-01
Priest founds an orphanage, faces conflicts with townsfolk.
Panic
1972-06-15
Three tales of horror, isolation and insanity set in Mexico.
Campeón del barrio
1964-09-24
A young man eagerly prepares for triumph as a boxer in a neighborhood gym with the firm intention of
Tres tristes tigres
1961-07-27
Three childhood friends are reunited after twenty years to receive an inheritance.
El derecho a la vida
1959-01-22
Four interlocking stories about pregnancy all intersecting in an obstetrician's office.
El manantial del amor
1970-04-09
Boy/girl stuff at a health spa that's famous for aphrodisiac waters.
Herencia maldita
1963-09-20
Itinerant cowboy impersonates the missing-presumed-dead owner of a hacienda to set matters straight
Prefiero a tu papá
1952-10-17
Theatre director macks on his sons' girlfriends.
¡Qué bravas son las costeñas!
1955-06-02
Mexican-American playboy anchors his yacht offshore of a Veracruz fishing village and chases skirts
El boxeador
1958-07-17
Undefeated boxing champion for 15 years faces retirement. One final bout...
Fantoche
1977-05-26
Pre-teen boy faces bullying, discovers porn, deals with family conflicts.
Vacation of Terror II: Diabolical Birthday
1991-04-18
Julio is back, quietly running an antique shop, when a chance encounter with singer Mayra and her yo
Kermesse
1959-02-26
Four young couples cement their primary relationships during the town fair.
Las dos huerfanitas
1950-10-18
Two young girls escape from an orphanage to go look for their mommies.
Matar es fácil
1966-10-26
Among Delia, a socialite, and Jorge a bohemian cabaret pianist, begins a relationship that ends in t
Cuchillo
1978-03-02
After the 14th Ammendment to the US Constitution, everyone has rights - except the Native Americans.
La gaviota
1955-02-24
Local gal in a fishing/seaport resort has to decide between a local fisherman and a doctor who comes
Los tres Villalobos
1955-09-01
Three brothers cowboy-up to battle crime. Based on a radio serial.
What a Man
1955-01-05
Father and adult sons give help to an orphaned teenage girl.
El tesoro de Chucho el Roto
1960-05-12
A notorious bandit dies and adventurers try to track down his hidden loot.
Un par de sinvergüenzas
1964-11-05
Itinerant cowboy learns that his horse can talk. Horse ends up giving him singing-lessons... and...
Los cinco halcones
1962-03-01
Five cowboy avengers avenging. Cowboyishly.
Así amaron nuestros padres
1964-07-16
Elderly roue interferes in the love life of a young woman because she's secretly his daughter. Remak
Cómo pescar marido
1967-11-30
Bride-to-be on the prowl for a suitable mate.
Estrategia matrimonio
1967-03-23
Pragmatic young woman plots out her flirtations with five rich, eligible bachelors to play to the we
The Marked Woman
1957-09-18
Beautiful woman with disfiguring facial scars learns to cope.
El asesino enmascarado
1962-08-30
Hero vs bad-guy western.
Atrás de las nubes
1962-11-04
All it says in my notes is "Like 'Juan Sin Miedo', only with soldiers." So... Army officer seeks rev
Seis días para morir
1967-11-09
Public health thriller: rabies in Mexico City.
Los tres mosqueteros de Dios
1967-03-30
Three priests resort to desperate long-shots (like quiz-shows) to raise money for their parish.
El pecador
1965-04-01
College professor has mid-life crisis, gets mixed up with prostitutes and gangsters.
El centauro Pancho Villa
1967-12-28
M/F couple joins the Revolution, but she ends up in bed with Villa.
24 horas de placer
1969-08-07
Man develops a reputation as a great bedroom athlete after publishing a 'spicy' novel.
Los forajidos
1962-10-12
Cowboy heroics. With masks on.
El deseo llega de noche
1969-07-03
Prison colony on an island: the staff Doctor has some neuroses he's trying to overcome, and his "wea
The Laughter Of The City
1963-11-09
The underside of Mexico City: street performers, factory workers, a drunk, an old man with civic pri
Perverse Doll
1969-12-26
A troubled woman commits a series of murders that exposes some dark family secrets.
Land of Men
1958-01-07
On his family's farm, Gilberto keeps weapons to support the revolutionaries. When his father find ou
El cafre
1986-03-20
Trucker accepts an assignment to haul an extremely dangerous load of explosives from Tijuana to Mexi
The Monster of the Volcano
1963-01-04
A yeti-like monster is stalking the mountains of rural Mexico, sometimes displaying the powers of hy
Los bravos de California
1963-10-18
Zorroesque adventure pitting two swordsmen against a newly-appointed governor who wastes no time in
La justicia tiene doce años
1973-04-04
Los años vacios
1970-11-12
A young woman's older brother returns home for the first time since before she was born. But... is i
Monte de piedad
1951-08-01
Anthology-movie, series of anecdotes about the personal tragedies that lead people to take their val
Quinto patio
1950-07-14
Model son/employee/student is frustrated by poverty and surrenders to the temptations of a criminal
La niña de los hoyitos
1984-07-26
Teenage Ferco falls in love with Rosalba who's already in love with Rafael. To impress Rosalba, Ferc
Mi caballo prieto rebelde
1967-01-06
Two cowboys fight over ownership of a horse and a woman.
Comisario en turno
1949-02-11
Night shift at police headquarters; criminals and victims of all sorts pass through to get their cas
Trampas de amor
1969-06-22
Love, infidelity and desire are the protagonists of three stories full of entanglements and romance.
La dulce enemiga
1957-05-02
The story of a femme fatale whose adventures are narrated in flashbacks by the ghosts of her former
El escuadrón del pánico
1969-09-21
The story of the 65th Infantry Regiment of the US Army composed almost entirely of Puerto Ricans and
Sandunga para tres
1953-07-28
Three boys and three girls. First all the boys are fighting over one of the girls, then all the boys
¡Qué bonito amor!
1960-08-16
Bride backs out of her wedding at the last possible minute; she and her fiance get caught up in a po
Wrestling Women vs. the Killer Robot
1969-01-09
A lady wrestler and her boyfriend, a policeman, battle a mad scientist who has developed a murderous
Mamá nos quita los novios
1952-01-07
Amanda, a widow, is a beautiful woman that finds comfort seducing every man in her path, including h
Se la llevó el Remington
1948-11-04
While tracking down the three men that killed his father, a notorious bad-ass commits other misdeeds
Sucedió en México
1958-08-15
Woman has plastic surgery and reevaluates her relationships with husband and lover while pretending
Museum Of Horror
1964-05-21
A mysterious killer abducts girls off the street and covers them in wax.
Satanic Sect: Messenger of the Lord
1990-01-01
A satanic preacher comes to a small town where he unleashed the terror of the inhabitants.
Dos esposas en mi cama
1970-10-21
Missing-presumed-dead wife reappears after husband has remarried.
¡A volar, joven!
1947-12-23
Cantinflas is a private in the military, who doesn't know anything about discipline or following rul
El rey de la pistola
1962-08-08
Western heist movie; a complicated bank job goes bad, and two groups of thieves fight the sheriff an
La venganza de los Villalobos
1955-11-04
Cowboy-hero series, number two of two: Townsfolk pledge all their jewels and valuables as security f
Flor de canela
1959-02-25
Nightclub entertainer discovers the truth about her birth mother while making the right choice in he
Te quiero
1979-02-07
Claudia is a young executive who works with her father in a successful company. When Claudia’s fathe
Fieras contra fieras
1982-11-03
In a small town governed by two rival families, the children break a decades-long feud by running aw
Fugitivos: Pueblo de proscritos
1955-04-12
After breaking out of jail, a group of convicts finds a ghost town they can take possession of. They
Pepe El Toro
1953-08-21
The simple life and the values of loyalty and solidarity of the poor people in the environment of
¡Que padre tan padre!
1961-07-05
Two feuding families are affecting the quality of life in a small town. The Church wants to interven
Las recién casadas
1962-04-25
Three newlywed couples and the priest who married them face problems imposed on them by unquestionin
Los tres calaveras
1965-06-23
A Mexican music trío go through friendships and hardships in order to be famous and travel to Spain.
La Pura
1994-04-15
A bra-less girl with large breasts and a shapely caboose walks around town in a miniskirt wiggling h
Las tapatías nunca pierden
1965-09-22
An heiress and some friends pose as gypsies to fight back against some bad-hats who are squatting on
La sombra de los hijos
1964-05-04
Dying woman refuses to surrender to her unnamed movie disease until she can help her children throug
¡Yo soy gallo dondequiera!
1953-09-25
Young man returns to his home town from USA to reclaim his inherited properties.
En la vieja California
1963-07-17
Bastard son kidnaps legitimate heir in attempt to suborn their father's estate... but a surrogate co
Wild Dogs
1984-01-01
A professional assassin (and widowed deadbeat dad set to soon remarry) decides to call it quits and
Juventud sin Dios (La vida del padre Lambert)
1962-01-03
An American priest is hired as coach at a Mexican university; he trains his students in the ways of
The Corrupted
1971-02-10
Hotel with a dozen stories unfolding simultaneously: man with brain tumor, child with leukemia, drug
Ay Chabela...!
1961-06-22
Two guys fight over two girls, ranchera style.
The Bats
1964-12-03
Cowboy-justice guy breaks up a criminal gang who are terrorizing a small town with the appearance of
Five lives and one destiny
1957-03-28
Jailbreak! Five death-row inmates run for the border.
Los problemas de mamá
1970-02-12
Mama's four girls are all newlyweds or engaged to be married. Four hubby/fiances plus inlaws = wacky
Conexión Criminal
1987-03-05
Two secret police officers fight against drug dealers and a sadistic criminal who executes the mafia
La fuerza de los humildes
1955-09-22
Unethical industrialist gets taken down by a combination of forces including labor activists and a k
El río de las ánimas
1964-02-13
Traveling lawman comes to town and schools the residents in collective farming practices. There's al
Los amores de Marieta (los fabulosos 20s)
1964-05-14
Young woman and her godfather make up a story about her past in order to trick a suitor into marryin
The Terrible Giant of the Snow
1963-04-12
A man and his wife discover they are in danger when they hear reports of a Yeti that lives on a near
Bonitas las Tapatias
1961-08-14
Lío de faldas
1969-09-18
Five artsy young women in a group house have landlord troubles.
The Grand Champion
1949-06-03
El Kid Azteca not only fights to become someone in life; he also fights for the love of Avelina, who
Music of Always
1958-07-17
Producer, director and projectionist watch an assortment of musical numbers and brainstorm about fr
No juzgarás a tus padres
1969-05-08
Self-hating mixed-race woman denies her African heritage.
Los aventureros
1954-12-08
Two brothers and their pops end up helping out an orphaned young woman who wants revenge against her
Prisionera del pasado
1954-10-28
Romance between a flamenco singer performing in Mexico and a gov't soldier during the Mexican Revolu
En carne propia
1961-02-23
Rookie reporter and his publisher's daughter get caught up in a bizarre crime/traffic accident noir
Sangre en Rio Bravo
1966-09-29
Foreign mining concern resorts to illegal tactics to buy up land; two brothers are orphaned and disp
Romance de fieras
1954-06-24
Newly-graduated lawyer gets caught up in the personal drama surrounding a rich industrialist and his
Tercio de quites
1951-10-26
Spanish bullfighter and a Mexican one have a friendly rivalry spanning decades.
Suerte te dé Dios
1961-05-11
Two construction workers discover a stash of gold coins hidden in the walls of a building they're de
Todos son mis hijos!...
1951-03-23
Good son takes the blame for father's peculations and goes off to work in the rain forest to pay off
Yo maté a Juan Charrasqueado
1949-07-07
Everybody at the ranch adjacent to Juan C.'s has a reason to hate him, because he's a bad bad man.
Una señora estupenda
1970-03-12
Venganza en el circo
1954-02-17
Criss-crossing love affairs and jealousies result in a murder attempt.
Venus de fuego
1949-10-29
Wholesome young man falls hard for a woman who's identified as a luxury commodity; gangster/pimp guy
Los hombres de Lupe Alvírez
1967-07-06
Three bad dudes are each hot for Lupe. They kill a guy while committing some crimes together, and th
Yo también soy de Jalisco
1950-08-23
A dizzy rich woman buys their horse, and three rubes get involved in the problems and intrigues brew
To the Beat of Rock and Roll
1957-05-23
When a romantic orchestra won't change their boring style into something more modern to get gigs, th
Cool Dad
1971-11-11
Fiftyish head of household tries to hang onto his fun-loving youth while imposing his most rigid val
Una calle entre tú y yo
1952-12-04
When the national league coach selects Luis, a football star, to participate in a match against the
The Misfits
2011-03-28
A lonely boy did not want to live until he meets a girl who pretends to be a star performer. An arro
Esta noche no
1966-08-04
Mexican feature film
Eva and Dario
1973-01-25
Two young people are in love, but at the same time very confused about sex, love and the world.
Requiem por un canalla
1968-08-22
City Rats
1986-01-01
A father on the search for his missing child discovers a revealing and shocking drama. The true adve
La reina del cielo
1959-01-01
A tribe of Venezuelan Indians in the jungle, commanded by chief Coromoto live with fear because of t
México de mis recuerdos
1963-09-12
Mi novio es un salvaje
1953-01-01
Mexican feature film
La marcha a Zacatecas
1969-08-28
Villistas, army officers, heirs and heiresses all gather at the home of a recently deceased hacendad
Revolt of the Ghosts
1949-02-12
When an old house is about to be demolished to make room for a new radio station the famous ghosts w
Tres bribones
1955-03-02
Three men receive a newborn child, along with a message that leaves the mother for dead and one of t
La moneda rota
1962-01-01
Las tres alegres comadres
1952-01-01
When three poor young women fail in their attempts to break into films and night clubs in Mexico Cit
El rescate
1965-01-01