Early in his career, he partnered with Alfonso Arau (later a noted director) as the comedy duo "Corona y Arau" who appeared in over half a dozen films between 1954 and 1960, along with television appearances. Later credits included appearances in a range of Mexican comedies and dramas, as well as the James Bond film License to Kill (as a bellboy). In recent decades, Corona has been a regular presence on telenovelas, in recurring roles or as a special guest star, on the likes of De Pocas Pocas Pulgas and La Fea Más Bella (the Mexican version of the Colombian soap Yo soy Betty, la fea).