Joaquín Cordero
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 16 August 1923 · Puebla, Mexico
- Died
- 19 February 2013
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.
Known for
Acting 159
- 2011The Misfits as Don Luis
- 2005La Madrastra: Años después as Padre Belisario
- 2001Padres culpables as Ramón
- 1999Para matar al presidente
- 1997Reclusorio as Juez (segment "La Prostituta violada")
- 1997El sexenio de la muerte
- 1994La Pura as Padre Bernardo
- 1991Vacation of Terror II: Diabolical Birthday as Don Roberto
- 1991Jóvenes perversos as Licenciado
- 1990A gozar, a gozar, que el mundo se va acabar
- 1990Comando judicial
- 1990Satanic Sect: Messenger of the Lord as Father Esteban
- 1989Morros desmadrosos
- 1987Conexión Criminal
- 1986El cafre as Pedro Rojas
- 1985Ratas De La Ciudad
- 1984La niña de los hoyitos as Alberto
- 1984Wild Dogs as Marcos 'El Gitano'
- 1982Fieras contra fieras
- 1979Te quiero
- 1978Cuchillo
- 1977Fantoche as Augusto
- 1973Justice is Twelve Years Old as Vicente
- 1973Eva and Dario as Papá de Dario
- 1972Panic as First man on boat (segment "Soledad")
- 1971Cool Dad
- 1971Bajo el Ardiente Sol
- 1971The Corrupted
- 1971Once at Night
- 1970Los años vacíos
- 1970Dos esposas en mi cama
- 1970El manantial del amor
- 1970Una señora estupenda as Fernando
- 1970Los problemas de mamá
- 1969Perverse Doll as Ricardo
- 1969Patsy My Love as Patsy's Dad
- 1969El escuadrón del pánico
- 1969Lío de faldas
- 1969La marcha a Zacatecas as Aparición especial (uncredited)
- 196924 horas de placer as Ruben
- 1969The Book of Stone as Eugenio Ruvalcaba
- 1969El deseo llega de noche as Dr. Mario Lara
- 1969Love Traps
- 1969The Dilemma as Mauricio Brandy
- 1969No juzgarás a tus padres
- 1969Wrestling Women vs. the Killer Robot as Arturo
- 1968Requiem por un canalla as Jorge
- 1968Dr. Satan vs. Black Magic as Dr. Satan
- 1967El centauro Pancho Villa as Santos Patricio
- 1967Cómo pescar marido
- 1967Seis días para morir as Carlos Garibay
- 1967Los hombres de Lupe Alvírez
- 1967Un novio para dos hermanas
- 1967Los tres mosqueteros de Dios as Padre Ignacio
- 1967Estrategia matrimonio as Germán Andrade
- 1967Mi caballo prieto rebelde
- 1966Dr. Satan as Dr. Plutarco Arozamena (Doctor Satan)
- 1966Matar es fácil as Jorge Campos
- 1966Sangre en Rio Bravo as Rafael
- 1966El hijo del diablo
- 1966Esta noche no as Carlos Martínez
- 1965Las tapatías nunca pierden as Manuel
- 1965The She-Wolf as Dr. Alejandro Bernstein
- 1965Los tres calaveras as Miguel Bermejo
- 1965100 Cries of Terror as Julio (segmento 'Pánico')
- 1965El pecador
- 1965El rescate
- 1964The Bats
- 1964Un par de sinvergüenzas
- 1964Campeón del barrio as Arturo
- 1964Así amaron nuestros padres
- 1964Museum Of Horror as Luis
- 1964Los amores de Marieta (los fabulosos 20s)
- 1964La sombra de los hijos
- 1964El río de las ánimas
- 1963The Laughter Of The City
- 1963Los bravos de California
- 1963Herencia maldita
- 1963México de mis recuerdos as Pablo Flores
- 1963En la vieja California
- 1963The Terrible Giant of the Snow as Jorge Méndez
- 1963The Monster of the Volcano as Jorge Méndez
- 1962Atrás de las nubes as Bandido violador
- 1962Los forajidos
- 1962El asesino enmascarado
- 1962El rey de la pistola
- 1962Las recién casadas
- 1962Los cinco halcones as Trini
- 1962Asesinos de la lucha libre as Joaquin
- 1962Juventud sin Dios (La vida del padre Lambert)
- 1962La moneda rota as Leonardo Moncada
- 1961Santo vs. Infernal Men as Joaquín
- 1961Bonitas las Tapatias
- 1961Tres tristes tigres
- 1961Santo vs. Evil Brain as Dr. Campos
- 1961¡Que padre tan padre!
- 1961Ay Chabela...!
- 1961Suerte Te De Dios
- 1961En carne propia as Gabriel Lozano
- 1960Orlak, the Hell of Frankenstein as Jaime Rojas / Orlak
- 1960¡Qué bonito amor!
- 1960El tesoro de Chucho el Roto
- 1959Manicomio as Dr. Ricardo Andrade
- 1959Kermesse
- 1959Flor de canela
- 1959El derecho a la vida as Enrique
- 1959La reina del cielo
- 1958Sucedió en México
- 1958Music of Always
- 1958El boxeador
- 1958Land of Men as Fernando
- 1957The Marked Woman as Germán Álvarez
- 1957To the Beat of Rock and Roll as Tony
- 1957La dulce enemiga as Nicolás
- 1957Five lives and one destiny as Marcos Navarro
- 1956La faraona as Alberto Prim
- 1955La venganza de los Villalobos as Miguelón Villalobos
- 1955La fuerza de los humildes
- 1955Los tres Villalobos
- 1955¡Qué bravas son las costeñas!
- 1955Fugitivos: Pueblo de proscritos
- 1955Tres bribones
- 1955La gaviota
- 1955What a Man
- 1954Los aventureros
- 1954Prisionera del pasado
- 1954The River and Death as Gerardo Anguiano
- 1954Romance de fieras as Lic. Javier Ponce
- 1954El gran autor as Fernando Medina
- 1954Venganza en el circo as Fernando
- 1953¡Yo soy gallo dondequiera!
- 1953El gran mentiroso as Fernando Palmerín
- 1953Pepe El Toro as Lalo Gallardo
- 1953Sandunga para tres
- 1953Remember to Live as Jorge - adulto
- 1953Mi novio es un salvaje
- 1952Una calle entre tú y yo
- 1952Prefiero a tu papá as Héctor del Puente
- 1952A Woman Without Love as Carlos
- 1952Mamá nos quita los novios
- 1952With all my heart
- 1952Las tres alegres comadres as Alberto
- 1951Tercio de quites as Luis Ponce
- 1951Monte de piedad as El nene
- 1951Arrabalera as Luis
- 1951Todos son mis hijos!...
- 1950Las dos huerfanitas
- 1950Yo también soy de Jalisco
- 1950Quinto patio
- 1949Venus de fuego
- 1949No me quieras tanto... as Reynaldo
- 1949Yo maté a Juan Charrasqueado
- 1949The Grand Champion as Jorge
- 1949Revolt of the Ghosts as Romeo
- 1949Comisario en turno
- 1948La santa del barrio
- 1948Se la llevó el Remington as Rodrigo
- 1947Fly Away, Young Man! as Soldado mensajero (uncredited)
- 1945Una gitana en México