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Joaquín Cordero
Mask by Antonio Neira Castillo, from 1976
Born	Joaquín Cordero Aurrecoechea (1922-08-16)August 16, 1922 Puebla, Mexico
Died	February 19, 2013(2013-02-19) (aged 90) Mexico City, Mexico
Years active	1944–2010
Spouse(s)	Alma Guzmán[1]
Children	3

Joaquín Cordero (Spanish pronunciation: [xoakin koɾdero]; August 16, 1922 – February 19, 2013)^[2] was a Mexican actor of the cinema, theatre and telenovelas.^[3]

Biography

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.^[3] His most recent telenovelas included La Madrastra and Destilando Amor.

Death

February 19, 2013, Cordero died in a clinic in the city of Mexico, victim of heart problems that ended his life at the age of 90 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.

Family

He was the son of Don Rafael Cordero Pita^[4] and Rosario Aurrecoechea and brother of Víctor Cordero Aurrecoechea.^[5]

His wife was Alma Guzmán, the half-sister of journalist Maxine Woodside. Alma bore a son named David.^[6]

Filmography

• 
  El Corsario Negro (1944)


• 
  Una Gitana en México (1945)


• 
  No Te Cases con mi Mujer (1947)


• 
  Mujer (1947)


• 
  ¡A Volar Joven! (1947)


• 
  Se La IIevo el Remington (1948) as Rodrigo


• 
  La rebelian de los fantasmas (1949) as Romeo


• 
  El gran campeón (1949)


• 
  Yo maté a Juan Charrasasquedo (1949)


• 
  No me quieras tanto (1949)


• 
  Venus de Fuego (1949)


• 
  Quinto patio (1950)


• 
  The Two Orphans (1950)


• 
  Yo tambien soy de Jalisco (1950)


• 
  Peregrina (1951)


• 
  Arrabalera (1951)


• 
  Tercio de quites (1951)


• 
  Todos son mis hijos (1951) as Juan Salgado


• 
  Mujer sin amor, Una (1952) as Carlos


• 
  Tres alegres Comadres, Las (1952)


• 
  Pepe el Toro (1953) as Lalo Gallardo


• 
  El gran mentiroso (1953) as Fernanado Palmerin


• Acuérdate de vivir (1953) as Jorge


• 
  Venganza en el Circo (1954) as Fernando


• 
  Romance de Fieras (1954) as Javier Ponce


• 
  Fugitivos: Pueblo de Proscritos (1955) as Jacinto


• 
  El Río y la muerte (1955) as Gerardo Anguiano


• 
  La Venganza de los Villalobos (1955)


• 
  Tierra de hombres (1956) as Fernando


• 
  La Faraona (1956)


• 
  Tres Valientes Camaradas (1956)


• 
  Cinco vidas y un destino (1957) as Marrcos Navarro


• 
  It Happened in Mexico (1958)


• 
  The Boxer (1958) as Natalio Sanchez/Kid Relampago


• 
  El derecho a la vida (1959) as Enrique


• 
  Kermesse (1959) as Alberto Torres


• 
  Manicomio (1959) as Dr. Ricardo Andrade


• 
  La reina del cielo (1959) as Bartolome


• 
  Mi amor frente al pasado (1960)


• 
  Un chico valiente (1960)


• 
  Tesoro de Chucho el Roto, El (1960)


• 
  ¡Qué bonito amor! (1960)


• 
  Orlak, el infierno de Frankenstein (1960) as Jaime Rojas/Orlak


• 
  El Gato (1961)


• 
  En carne propia (1961) as Gabriel Lozano


• Bonitas las tapatías (1961)


• 
  Tres tristes tigres (1961) as Lorenzo


• 
  Santo contra cerebro del mal (1961) as Dr. Campos


• 
  Ay Chabela...! (1961)


• 
  Suerte te dé Dios (1961) as Lupe


• 
  Atrás de las nubes (1962) as Bandido


• 
  El asesino enmascarado (1962)


• 
  El rey de la pistola (1962)


• 
  Monte Escondido o Leonardo Moncada (1962) as Leonardo Moncada


• 
  Asesinos de la lucha libre (1962) as Joaquin


• 
  Juventud sin Dios (1962) as Lambert J. Dehner


• 
  Dr. Satan (1962) as Dr. Satan^[7]
  


• 
  El terrible gigante de las nieves (1962)


• 
  La herencia (1962)


• 
  Atrás de las nubes (1962)


• 
  Asesinos de la lucha libre (1962) as Joaquin


• 
  México de mis recuerdos (1963) as Pablo Flores


• 
  En la vieja California (1963) as Antonio/Don Pedro


• 
  Desencuentro (1964)


• 
  Historia de un cobarde (1964)


• 
  Así amaron nuestros padres (1964)


• 
  Amores de Marieta - Los Fabulosos 20s, Los (1964)


• 
  La sombra de los hijos (1964)


• 
  El río de las ánimas (1964) as Leonardo Moncada


• 
  El Pecador (1965) as César Domínguez


• 
  La loba (1965) as Dr. Alejandro Bernstein


• 
  Cien gritos de terror (1965) as Julio (segment Panico)


• 
  Doctor Satán (1966)


• 
  El hijo del diablo (1966)


• 
  Esta noche no (1966) as Carlos Martínez


• 
  Una señora estupenda (1966) as Fernando


• 
  La Duda (1967)


• 
  Los tres mosqueteros de Dios (1967)


• 
  El centauro Pancho Villa (1967) as Santos Patricio


• 
  Dr. Satán y la magia negra (1968) as Dr. Satan


• 
  24 horas de placer (1969) as Ruben


• 
  Patsy, mi amor (1969) as Patsy's father


• 
  Los problemas de mamá (1970) as Lorenzo


• 
  Las máscaras (1971)


• 
  El amor tiene cara de mujer (1971)


• 
  Bajo el ardiente sol (1971)


• 
  Los Corrompidos (1971) as Raúl


• 
  Me llaman Martina Sola (1972)


• 
  ¿Quien? (1973)


• 
  La justicia tiene doce años (1973) as Vicente


• 
  Ha llegado una intrusa (1974) as Carlos Moran


• 
  Fantoche (1977)


• 
  Cuchillo (1978) as Demonio Azul


• 
  El Ardiente Secreto (1978) as Eduardo


• 
  Te quiero (1979)


• 
  J. J. Juez (1979)


• 
  Fieras contra fieras (1982)


• 
  La voz de la tierra (1982)


• 
  Eclipse (1984)


• 
  La niña de los hoyitos (1984)


• 
  Braceras y mojados (1984)


• 
  Perros salvajes (1984)


• 
  El Cafre (1986)


• 
  Ratas de la ciudad (1986)


• 
  Como duele callar (1987)


• 
  Amor en silencio (1987) as Miguel


• 
  Secta satanica (1990)


• 
  Amor de nadie (1990) as Raúl


• 
  Commando judicial (1990)


• 
  Un rostro en mi pasado (1990)


• 
  Triste juventud (1990)


• Baila conmigo (1993) as German De La Reguera


• 
  Los Parientes Pobres (1993) as Evaristo Olmos


• 
  Pura, La (1994) as Bernardo


• 
  Canción de amor (1996) as Aníbal


• 
  Reclusorio (1997)


• 
  El Sexenio de la muerte (1997) as Dr. Julian Bonaparte


• 
  Por tu amor (1999) as Lazaro Robledo
  


• 
  Mi Destino Eres Tú (2000) as José Ignacio Rivadeneira Orendain


• 
  Abrázame muy fuerte (2001) as Don Severiano Álvarez


• 
  Padres culpables (2001) as Ramon


• 
  Carita de ángel (2001) as Don Adolfo Valle


• 
  Entre el amor y el odio (2002) as Fernando Villareal
  


• 
  ¡Vivan los niños! (2002) as Don Joaquín


• 
  Doble secuestro (2003) as Fernando Cortéz


• 
  La Madrastra (2005) as Padre Belisario
  


• 
  Destilando Amor (2007) as Don Amador


• 
  Fuego en la sangre (2008) as Don Agustin (telenovela)


• 
  Los Inadaptados (2010)

References

External links

• 
  Joaquín Cordero on IMDb