José Luis Merino
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.
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Also Known As
Movies (50)
Merry-Go-Round c. 1950
2004
The Grandfather
as Camarero casino
1998
La herida luminosa
1997
Course Completed
Producer (Production)
1987
Double Feature
Production Manager (Production)
1984
El crack dos
as Meri
1983
La avispita Ruinasa
Director (Directing)
1983
USA, violación y venganza
Director (Directing)
1983
Las chicas del bingo
as Niño
1982
To Begin Again
Producer (Production)
1982
El crack
as Meri
1981
Viva la clase media
as Camarero
1980
¡Qué verde era mi duque!
Unit Production Manager (Production)
1980
Siete cabalgan hacia la muerte
Director (Directing)
1979
Las verdes praderas
1979
7 cabalgan hacia la muerte
as Zachary
1979
Tobi
Property Master (Art)
1978
Alone in the Small Hours
Assistant Unit Manager (Production)
1978
Donde hay patrón...
Property Master (Art)
1978
Asignatura pendiente
Unit Production Manager (Production)
1977
Marked by Men
Director (Directing)
1977
Till Divorce Us Do Part
Unit Production Manager (Production)
1977
Más fina que las gallinas
Property Master (Art)
1977
Beatriz
Property Master (Art)
1976
Sábado, chica, motel ¡qué lío aquel!
Writer (Writing)
1976
Earthquake in Chile
Line Producer (Production)
1975
Mi mujer es muy decente, dentro de lo que cabe
Unit Production Manager (Production)
1975
Los nuevos españoles
Unit Production Manager (Production)
1974
Juegos de sociedad
Director (Directing)
1974
Tarzan in King Solomon's Mines
Director (Directing)
1973
The Hanging Woman
Director (Directing)
1973
Pirates of Blood Island
Director (Directing)
1972
The Desire in Autumn
Producer (Production)
1972
Zorro the Invincible
Director (Directing)
1971
Zorro, Rider of Vengeance
Director (Directing)
1971
When Heroes Die
Writer (Writing)
1970
Scream of the Demon Lover
Director (Directing)
1970
More Dollars for the MacGregors
Director (Directing)
1970
Zorro's Latest Adventure
Director (Directing)
1970
Satan's Five Warnings
Director (Directing)
1970
Robin Hood, l'invincibile arciere
Director (Directing)
1970
Slaughter on the Khyber Pass
Director (Directing)
1970
Hell Commandos
Director (Directing)
1969
A Bullet for Rommel
Story (Writing)
1969
The Battle of the Last Panzer
Writer (Writing)
1969
Gatling Gun
Screenplay (Writing)
1968
Requiem for a Gringo
Director (Directing)
1968
Colpo sensazionale al servizio del Sifar
Director (Directing)
1968
Kitosch, the Man Who Came from the North
Director (Directing)
1967
Europa canta
Director (Directing)
1966