Later in the 1940 decade, Pardavé worked in "¡Ay, qué tiempos señor don Simón!" (1941) and "Yo bailé con don Porfirio" (1942). In 1942 he debuts as a film director with "El baisano Jalil" starring himself and Sara García as "Jalil and Suad Farad", Lebanese entrepreneurs settled in Mexico. Film and theater actress Sara García would soon become Pardavé's on-screen partner. Both starred in the films "El barchante Neguib" (1946) also as Lebanese-immigrants, "El ropavejero" (1947), and "La familia Pérez" (1949).