Joaquín Cordero profile
Actor profile

Joaquín Cordero

16th August 1923 Puebla, Mexico Acting

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.

158 Movies 20 TV Shows 178 Credits
Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Reclusorio poster
Reclusorio 19th September 1997 as Juez (segment "La Prostituta violada")
La Pura poster
La Pura 15th April 1994 as Padre Bernardo
Wild Dogs poster
Wild Dogs 1st January 1984 as Marcos 'El Gitano'
Panic poster
Panic 15th June 1972 as First man on boat (segment "Soledad")
Dr. Satan poster
Dr. Satan 29th December 1966 as Dr. Plutarco Arozamena (Doctor Satan)
Manicomio poster
Manicomio 6th August 1959 as Dr. Ricardo Andrade
J.J. Juez poster
J.J. Juez 13th July 1979 as Don Nicolas Garmendia