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José Luis Merino
Director

José Luis Merino

10 Jun 1927Born
2 Jul 2019Died
92Age at death
36Credits

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.

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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

Filmography

  1. 2004Merry-Go-Round c. 1950Film
  2. 1998The GrandfatherFilm: Camarero casino
  3. 1997La herida luminosaFilm
  4. 1983El crack dosFilm: Meri
  5. 1983La avispita RuinasaFilm: Director, Writer
  6. 1983USA, violación y venganzaFilm: Director
  7. 1982Las chicas del bingoFilm: Niño
  8. 1981El crackFilm: Meri
  9. 1980Viva la clase mediaFilm: Camarero
  10. 1979Siete cabalgan hacia la muerteFilm: Director
  11. 1979Las verdes praderasFilm
  12. 19797 cabalgan hacia la muerteFilm: Zachary, Writer, Director
  13. 1977Marked by MenFilm: Director, Writer
  14. 1976Sábado, chica, motel ¡qué lío aquel!Film: Writer, Director
  15. 1974Juegos de sociedadFilm: Director
  16. 1973Tarzan in King Solomon's MinesFilm: Director, Writer
  17. 1973The Hanging WomanFilm: Director, Writer
  18. 1972Pirates of Blood IslandFilm: Director, Writer
  19. 1971Zorro the InvincibleFilm: Director
  20. 1971Zorro, Rider of VengeanceFilm: Director
  21. 1970When Heroes DieFilm: Writer, Director
  22. 1970Scream of the Demon LoverFilm: Director, Screenplay
  23. 1970More Dollars for the MacGregorsFilm: Director, Writer
  24. 1970Zorro's Latest AdventureFilm: Director
  25. 1970Satan's Five WarningsFilm: Director, Screenplay
  26. 1970Robin Hood, l'invincibile arciereFilm: Director
  27. 1970Slaughter on the Khyber PassFilm: Director
  28. 1969Hell CommandosFilm: Director, Writer
  29. 1969The Battle of the Last PanzerFilm: Writer, Director
  30. 1968Gatling GunFilm: Screenplay
  31. 1968Requiem for a GringoFilm: Director
  32. 1968Colpo sensazionale al servizio del SifarFilm: Director
  33. 1967Kitosch, the Man Who Came from the NorthFilm: Director, Screenplay
  34. 1966Europa cantaFilm: Director
  35. 1964Alféreces provisionalesFilm: Director
  36. 1958Aquellos tiempos del cupléFilm: Director, Writer

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