Person
José Luis Merino
Directing · 1927–2019 · Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Biography
Jose Luis Merino (10 June 1927 – 2 July 2019) was a Spanish film writer and director who developed a cult following among horror film fans. He was born in 1927 in Madrid, Spain, as José Luis Merino Boves, and went on to direct around 30 films during his long and varied career as director and writer (1958–1990), most of them action/adventure films, crime dramas , spaghetti westerns, war movies and costume dramas involving Robin Hood, pirates, Zorro etc. He is known to horror film fans for the two horror movies he directed in the early 1970s: Orgy of the Dead ( aka The Hanging Woman ) and Scream of the Demon Lover (aka Ivanna ), which have both become cult classics over the years. Merino never considered himself a horror film director, he chose rather to favor his many action/adventure films. He died on July 2, 2019, at age 92.
Known for
Andalusia Express
Assistant Director
Donde hay patrón...
Property Master
Europa canta
Director
Double Feature
Production Manager
Tobi
Property Master
El rayo desintegrador
Executive Producer
Los nuevos españoles
Unit Production Manager
Alféreces provisionales
Director
A Bullet for Rommel
Story
The Battle of the Last Panzer
Writer
Filmography
- 2004Merry-Go-Round c. 1950
- 1998The GrandfatherCamarero casino
- 1997La herida luminosa
- 1987Course CompletedProducer
- 1984Double FeatureProduction Manager
- 1983El crack dosMeri
- 1983La avispita RuinasaDirector
- 1983USA, violación y venganzaDirector
- 1982Las chicas del bingoNiño
- 1982Begin the BeguineProducer
- 1981El crackMeri
- 1980Viva la clase mediaCamarero
- 1980¡Qué verde era mi duque!Unit Production Manager
- 1979Siete cabalgan hacia la muerteDirector
- 1979Las verdes praderas
- 19797 cabalgan hacia la muerteZachary
- 1978TobiProperty Master
- 1978Alone in the Small HoursAssistant Unit Manager
- 1978Donde hay patrón...Property Master
- 1977Asignatura pendienteUnit Production Manager
- 1977Marked by MenDirector
- 1977Till Divorce Us Do PartUnit Production Manager
- 1977Más fina que las gallinasProperty Master
- 1976BeatrizProperty Master
- 1976Sábado, chica, motel ¡qué lío aquel!Writer
- 1975Earthquake in ChileLine Producer
- 1975Mi mujer es muy decente, dentro de lo que cabeUnit Production Manager
- 1974Los nuevos españolesUnit Production Manager
- 1974Juegos de sociedadDirector
- 1973Tarzan in King Solomon's MinesDirector
- 1973The Hanging WomanDirector
- 1972Pirates of Blood IslandDirector
- 1972The Desire in AutumnProducer
- 1971Zorro the InvincibleDirector
- 1971Zorro, Rider of VengeanceDirector
- 1970When Heroes DieWriter
- 1970Scream of the Demon LoverDirector
- 1970More Dollars for the MacGregorsDirector
- 1970Zorro's Latest AdventureDirector
- 1970Satan's Five WarningsDirector
- 1970Robin Hood, l'invincibile arciereDirector
- 1970Slaughter on the Khyber PassDirector
- 1969Hell CommandosDirector
- 1969A Bullet for RommelStory
- 1969The Battle of the Last PanzerWriter
- 1968Gatling GunScreenplay
- 1968Requiem for a GringoDirector
- 1968Colpo sensazionale al servizio del SifarDirector
- 1967Kitosch, the Man Who Came from the NorthDirector
- 1966Europa cantaDirector
- 1966For One Thousand Dollars Per DayExecutive Producer
- 1966El rayo desintegradorExecutive Producer
- 1965Diálogos de la pazExecutive Producer
- 1964Alféreces provisionalesDirector
- 1959El Lazarillo de TormesAssistant Director
- 1958Aquellos tiempos del cupléDirector
- 1957La puerta abiertaAssistant Director
- 1956Andalusia ExpressAssistant Director
- 1953CabaretAssistant Director
- 1952Habitación para tresAssistant Production Manager
- 1951Quema el sueloProduction Assistant
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