José Luis Merino
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- June 10, 1927
- Died
- July 2, 2019
- Birthplace
- Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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.
Filmography
Merry-Go-Round c. 1950 2004
Actor
The Grandfather 1998
as Camarero casino
La herida luminosa 1997
Actor
Course Completed 1987
Producer
Double Feature 1984
Production Manager
El crack dos 1983
as Meri, Unit Production Manager
La avispita Ruinasa 1983
Director, Writer
USA, violación y venganza 1983
Director
Las chicas del bingo 1982
as Niño
Begin the Beguine 1982
Producer
El crack 1981
as Meri
Viva la clase media 1980
as Camarero
¡Qué verde era mi duque! 1980
Unit Production Manager
Siete cabalgan hacia la muerte 1979
Director
Las verdes praderas 1979
Actor
7 cabalgan hacia la muerte 1979
as Zachary, Director, Writer
Tobi 1978
Property Master
Alone in the Small Hours 1978
Assistant Unit Manager
Donde hay patrón... 1978
Property Master
Asignatura pendiente 1977
Unit Production Manager
Marked by Men 1977
Director, Writer
Till Divorce Us Do Part 1977
Unit Production Manager
Más fina que las gallinas 1977
Property Master
Beatriz 1976
Property Master
Sábado, chica, motel ¡qué lío aquel! 1976
Director, Writer
Earthquake in Chile 1975
Line Producer
Mi mujer es muy decente, dentro de lo que cabe 1975
Unit Production Manager
Los nuevos españoles 1974
Unit Production Manager
Juegos de sociedad 1974
Director
Tarzan in King Solomon's Mines 1973
Writer, Director
The Hanging Woman 1973
Director, Writer
Pirates of Blood Island 1972
Director, Writer
The Desire in Autumn 1972
Producer
Zorro the Invincible 1971
Director
Zorro, Rider of Vengeance 1971
Director
When Heroes Die 1970
Director, Writer
Scream of the Demon Lover 1970
Director, Screenplay, Story
More Dollars for the MacGregors 1970
Director, Writer
Zorro's Latest Adventure 1970
Director
Satan's Five Warnings 1970
Director, Screenplay
Robin Hood, l'invincibile arciere 1970
Director
Slaughter on the Khyber Pass 1970
Director
Hell Commandos 1969
Director, Writer
A Bullet for Rommel 1969
Story
The Battle of the Last Panzer 1969
Writer, Director
Gatling Gun 1968
Screenplay
Requiem for a Gringo 1968
Director
Colpo sensazionale al servizio del Sifar 1968
Director
Kitosch, the Man Who Came from the North 1967
Director, Screenplay, Story
Europa canta 1966
Director
For One Thousand Dollars Per Day 1966
Executive Producer
El rayo desintegrador 1966
Executive Producer
Diálogos de la paz 1965
Executive Producer
Alféreces provisionales 1964
Director
El Lazarillo de Tormes 1959
Assistant Director
Aquellos tiempos del cuplé 1958
Director, Writer
La puerta abierta 1957
Assistant Director
Andalusia Express 1956
Assistant Director
Cabaret 1953
Assistant Director
Habitación para tres 1952
Assistant Production Manager
Quema el suelo 1951
Production Assistant
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