Joaquín Cordero
Born: 1923-08-16 in Puebla, Mexico
Died: 2013-02-19
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2011
- The Misfits as Don Luis
2008
- Burning for Revenge as Don Agustín Acevedo
2005
- La Madrastra as Padre Belisario
- La Madrastra: Años después as Padre Belisario
2002
- ¡Vivan los niños! as Joaquín Castillo
- Las Lunas del Auditorio as Self
- No Limite da Paixão as Don Fernando Villarreal
2001
- Padres culpables as Ramón
2000
- Little Angel Face as Don Adolfo Valle
- Mi Destino Eres Tú as Ignacio Rivadeneira Orendáin
- Embrace Me Tightly as Don Severiano Álvarez
1999
- Por Tu Amor as Lázaro Robledo
- Para matar al presidente
1997
- Reclusorio as Juez (segment "La Prostituta violada")
- El sexenio de la muerte
1995
- La paloma as Gilberto Bernal
1994
- La Pura as Padre Bernardo
1993
- Los Parientes Pobres as Evaristo Olmos
1992
- Baila Conmigo as Germán de la Reguera
1991
- Jóvenes perversos as Licenciado
- Vacation of Terror II: Diabolical Birthday as Don Roberto
1990
- Satanic Sect: Messenger of the Lord as Father Esteban
- Comando judicial
- Amor de nadie as Raúl Santiesteban
- A gozar, a gozar, que el mundo se va acabar
1989
- Un rostro en mi pasado as Armando Zertuche
1987
1984
- La niña de los hoyitos as Alberto
- Wild Dogs as Marcos 'El Gitano'
1982
1979
1978
1977
- Fantoche as Augusto
1973
- La justicia tiene doce años
- Eva and Dario as Papá de Dario
1972
- Panic as First man on boat (segment "Soledad")
1970
1969
- Patsy My Love as Patsy's Dad
- Lío de faldas
- 24 horas de placer as Ruben
- The Book of Stone as Eugenio Ruvalcaba
- Trampas de amor
- Perverse Doll as Ricardo
- Wrestling Women vs. the Killer Robot as Arturo
- La marcha a Zacatecas as Aparición especial (uncredited)
- El deseo llega de noche as Dr. Mario Lara
- El escuadrón del pánico
- No juzgarás a tus padres
1968
- Dr. Satan vs. Black Magic as Dr. Satan
- Requiem por un canalla as Jorge
1967
- Los tres mosqueteros de Dios as Padre Ignacio
- Cómo pescar marido
- Mi caballo prieto rebelde
- El centauro Pancho Villa as Santos Patricio
- Un novio para dos hermanas
- Los hombres de Lupe Alvírez
- Estrategia matrimonio as Germán Andrade
- Seis días para morir as Carlos Garibay
1966
- Dr. Satan as Dr. Plutarco Arozamena (Doctor Satan)
- Sangre en Rio Bravo as Rafael
- Matar es fácil as Jorge Campos
- Esta noche no as Carlos Martínez
- El hijo del diablo
1965
- The She-Wolf as Dr. Alejandro Bernstein
- El pecador
- 100 Cries of Terror as Julio (segmento 'Pánico')
- El rescate
- Las tapatías nunca pierden as Manuel
- Los tres calaveras as Miguel Bermejo
1964
1963
- The Laughter Of The City
- The Monster of the Volcano as Jorge Méndez
- México de mis recuerdos as Pablo Flores
- Herencia maldita
- Los bravos de California
- The Terrible Giant of the Snow as Jorge Méndez
- En la vieja California
1962
- Las recién casadas
- Asesinos de la lucha libre as Joaquin
- Los forajidos
- Juventud sin Dios (La vida del padre Lambert)
- Los cinco halcones
- Atrás de las nubes as Bandido violador
- El asesino enmascarado
- El rey de la pistola
- La moneda rota as Leonardo Moncada
1961
- Ay Chabela...!
- Santo vs. Infernal Men
- Suerte te dé Dios
- Tres tristes tigres
- Santo vs. Evil Brain as Dr. Campos
- ¡Que padre tan padre!
- En carne propia as Gabriel Lozano
- Bonitas las Tapatias
1960
- ¡Qué bonito amor!
- El tesoro de Chucho el Roto
- Orlak, the Hell of Frankenstein as Jaime Rojas / Orlak
1959
- Manicomio as Dr. Ricardo Andrade
- El derecho a la vida as Enrique
- La reina del cielo
- Flor de canela
- Kermesse
1958
- El boxeador
- Music of Always
- Sucedió en México
- Land of Men as Fernando
1957
- La dulce enemiga as Nicolás
- The Marked Woman as Germán Álvarez
- Five lives and one destiny as Marcos Navarro
- To the Beat of Rock and Roll as Tony
1956
- La faraona as Alberto Prim
1955
1954
- Los aventureros
- Prisionera del pasado
- The River and Death as Gerardo Anguiano
- El gran autor
- Romance de fieras
- Venganza en el circo as Fernando
1953
- Pepe El Toro as Lalo Gallardo
- Remember to Live as Jorge - adulto
- ¡Yo soy gallo dondequiera!
- Mi novio es un salvaje
- El gran mentiroso
- Sandunga para tres
1952
- Las tres alegres comadres as Alberto
- Una calle entre tú y yo
- Prefiero a tu papá as Héctor del Puente
- With all my heart
- A Woman Without Love as Carlos
- Mamá nos quita los novios
1951
- Arrabalera as Luis
- Monte de piedad as El nene
- Todos son mis hijos!...
- Tercio de quites as Luis Ponce
1949
- No me quieras tanto... as Reynaldo
- The Grand Champion as Jorge
- Yo maté a Juan Charrasqueado
- Revolt of the Ghosts as Romeo
- Venus de fuego
- Comisario en turno
1948
- La santa del barrio
- Se la llevó el Remington as Rodrigo
1947
- ¡A volar, joven! as Soldado mensajero (uncredited)