
About
José Luis Merino
Overview
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
Acting |
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2004 | Merry-Go-Round c. 1950 | Actor | 59 Average |
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1998 | The Grandfather | Actor | Camarero casino | 59 Average |
1997 | La herida luminosa | Actor | 58 Average |
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1983 | El crack dos | Actor | Meri | 59 Average |
1982 | Las chicas del bingo | Actor | Niño | 58 Average |
1981 | El crack | Actor | Meri | 59 Average |
1980 | Viva la clase media | Actor | Camarero | 59 Average |
1979 | Las verdes praderas | Actor | 59 Average |
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1979 | 7 cabalgan hacia la muerte | Actor | Zachary | 59 Average |
Directing |
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1983 | La avispita Ruinasa | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1983 | USA, violación y venganza | Directing | Director | 59 Average |
1979 | Siete cabalgan hacia la muerte | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1979 | 7 cabalgan hacia la muerte | Directing | Director | 59 Average |
1977 | Marked by Men | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1976 | Sábado, chica, motel ¡qué lío aquel! | Directing | Director | 59 Average |
1974 | Juegos de sociedad | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1973 | Tarzan in King Solomon's Mines | Directing | Director | 58 Average |
1973 | The Hanging Woman | Directing | Director | 58 Average |
1972 | Pirates of Blood Island | Directing | Director | 58 Average |
1971 | Zorro the Invincible | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1971 | Zorro, Rider of Vengeance | Directing | Director | 59 Average |
1970 | When Heroes Die | Directing | Director | 58 Average |
1970 | Scream of the Demon Lover | Directing | Director | 58 Average |
1970 | More Dollars for the MacGregors | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1970 | Zorro's Latest Adventure | Directing | Director | 59 Average |
1970 | Satan's Five Warnings | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1970 | Robin Hood, l'invincibile arciere | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1970 | Slaughter on the Khyber Pass | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1969 | Hell Commandos | Directing | Director | 59 Average |
1969 | The Battle of the Last Panzer | Directing | Director | 59 Average |
1968 | Requiem for a Gringo | Directing | Director | 58 Average |
1968 | Colpo sensazionale al servizio del Sifar | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1967 | Kitosch, the Man Who Came from the North | Directing | Director | 59 Average |
1966 | Europa canta | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1959 | El Lazarillo de Tormes | Directing | Assistant Director | 59 Average |
1958 | Aquellos tiempos del cuplé | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1957 | La puerta abierta | Directing | Assistant Director | N/A N/A |
1956 | Andalusia Express | Directing | Assistant Director | 58 Average |
1953 | Cabaret | Directing | Assistant Director | 58 Average |
Writing |
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1983 | La avispita Ruinasa | Writing | Writer | N/A N/A |
1979 | 7 cabalgan hacia la muerte | Writing | Writer | 59 Average |
1977 | Marked by Men | Writing | Writer | N/A N/A |
1976 | Sábado, chica, motel ¡qué lío aquel! | Writing | Writer | 59 Average |
1973 | Tarzan in King Solomon's Mines | Writing | Writer | 58 Average |
1973 | The Hanging Woman | Writing | Writer | 58 Average |
1972 | Pirates of Blood Island | Writing | Writer | 58 Average |
1970 | When Heroes Die | Writing | Writer | 58 Average |
1970 | Scream of the Demon Lover | Writing | Story | 58 Average |
1970 | Scream of the Demon Lover | Writing | Screenplay | 58 Average |
1970 | More Dollars for the MacGregors | Writing | Writer | N/A N/A |
1970 | Satan's Five Warnings | Writing | Screenplay | N/A N/A |
1969 | Hell Commandos | Writing | Writer | 59 Average |
1969 | A Bullet for Rommel | Writing | Story | 58 Average |
1969 | The Battle of the Last Panzer | Writing | Writer | 59 Average |
1968 | Gatling Gun | Writing | Screenplay | 58 Average |
1967 | Kitosch, the Man Who Came from the North | Writing | Story | 59 Average |
1967 | Kitosch, the Man Who Came from the North | Writing | Screenplay | 59 Average |
1958 | Aquellos tiempos del cuplé | Writing | Writer | N/A N/A |
Production |
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1987 | Course Completed | Production | Producer | 58 Average |
1984 | Double Feature | Production | Production Manager | 58 Average |
1983 | El crack dos | Production | Unit Production Manager | 59 Average |
1980 | ¡Qué verde era mi duque! | Production | Unit Production Manager | 58 Average |
1978 | Alone in the Dark | Production | Assistant Unit Manager | 59 Average |
1977 | Asignatura pendiente | Production | Unit Production Manager | 59 Average |
1977 | Till Divorce Us Do Part | Production | Unit Production Manager | 58 Average |
1975 | Earthquake in Chile | Production | Line Producer | 58 Average |
1975 | Mi mujer es muy decente, dentro de lo que cabe | Production | Unit Production Manager | 58 Average |
1974 | Los nuevos españoles | Production | Unit Production Manager | 59 Average |
1972 | The Desire in Autumn | Production | Producer | 58 Average |
1966 | For One Thousand Dollars Per Day | Production | Executive Producer | 59 Average |
1966 | El rayo desintegrador | Production | Executive Producer | N/A N/A |
1965 | Diálogos de la paz | Production | Executive Producer | N/A N/A |
1952 | Habitación para tres | Production | Assistant Production Manager | 58 Average |
1951 | Quema el suelo | Production | Production Assistant | N/A N/A |
Art |
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1978 | Tobi | Art | Property Master | 58 Average |
1978 | Donde hay patrón... | Art | Property Master | 58 Average |
1977 | Más fina que las gallinas | Art | Property Master | 59 Average |
1976 | Beatriz | Art | Property Master | 58 Average |