Portrait of Joaquín Cordero

Joaquín Cordero

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.

Born: August 16, 1923

Place of Birth: Puebla, Mexico

Filmography

2011
The Misfits

as Don Luis

2008
Burning for Revenge

as Don Agustín Acevedo

2005
2005
La Madrastra

as Padre Belisario

2002
¡Vivan los niños!

as Joaquín Castillo

2002
No Limite da Paixão

as Don Fernando Villarreal

2001
2000
Embrace Me Tightly

as Don Severiano Álvarez

2000
Mi Destino Eres Tú

as Ignacio Rivadeneira Orendáin

2000
Little Angel Face

as Don Adolfo Valle

1999
Por Tu Amor

as Lázaro Robledo

1997
Reclusorio

as Juez (segment "La Prostituta violada")

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

1989
Un rostro en mi pasado

as Armando Zertuche

1986
El cafre

as Pedro Rojas

1984
Wild Dogs

as Marcos 'El Gitano'

1973
Eva and Dario

as Papá de Dario

1972
Panic

as First man on boat (segment "Soledad")

1970
1969
Perverse Doll

as Ricardo

1969
Patsy My Love

as Patsy's Dad

1969
La marcha a Zacatecas

as Aparición especial (uncredited)

1969
1969
The Book of Stone

as Eugenio Ruvalcaba

1967
El centauro Pancho Villa

as Santos Patricio

1967
Seis días para morir

as Carlos Garibay

1967
Estrategia matrimonio

as Germán Andrade

1966
Dr. Satan

as Dr. Plutarco Arozamena (Doctor Satan)

1966
Matar es fácil

as Jorge Campos

1966
1966
Esta noche no

as Carlos Martínez

1965
The She-Wolf

as Dr. Alejandro Bernstein

1965
Los tres calaveras

as Miguel Bermejo

1965
100 Cries of Terror

as Julio (segmento 'Pánico')

1964
1964
1963
1963
1963
1962
Atrás de las nubes

as Bandido violador

1961
1961
En carne propia

as Gabriel Lozano

1960
Orlak, the Hell of Frankenstein

as Jaime Rojas / Orlak

1959
1958
Land of Men

as Fernando

1957
The Marked Woman

as Germán Álvarez

1957
La dulce enemiga

as Nicolás

1957
1956
La faraona

as Alberto Prim

1955
La venganza de los Villalobos

as Miguelón Villalobos

1954
The River and Death

as Gerardo Anguiano

1954
1953
Pepe El Toro

as Lalo Gallardo

1953
Remember to Live

as Jorge - adulto

1952
Prefiero a tu papá

as Héctor del Puente

1951
Tercio de quites

as Luis Ponce

1951
Monte de piedad

as El nene

1951
Arrabalera

as Luis

1949
1947
¡A volar, joven!

as Soldado mensajero (uncredited)