Rafael Romero Marchent
Personal Info
Known for
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1926-05-03
Day of Death
2020-02-13 (93 years old)
Place of Birth
Madrid, Spain
Rafael Romero Marchent
Biography
Rafael Romero Marchent (May 3, 1926 – February 13, 2020) was a Spanish director, screenwriter and actor.
Born in Madrid , the son of the author Joaquín Romero Marchent Gómez de Avellaneda, he started his career as an actor, mainly cast in character roles. In 1959 he became assistant director, and in 1965 he made his directorial debut with Hands of a Gunfighter. Specialized in the Spaghetti Western genre, from the late 1970s he was also active on television. His brother Joaquín Luis Romero Marchent was also a director and screenwriter. In the 2000s he taught film and interpretation classes.
He was awarded in 1947 by the Medalla del Círculo de Escritores Cinematográficos for his role in the film La mies es mucha. He married Maruja Tamayo. He died on 13 February 2020 at the age of 93.
Known For
Acting
(2004)
Merry-Go-Round c. 1950
as Tertuliano
(1997)
To the Limit
as Judge 2
(1996)
Pesadilla para un rico
as Portes
(1990)
Alone Together
as Quintero
(1962)
Zorro the Avenger
as Juan Aguilar (as Ralph March)
(1960)
(1958)
(1957)
Fulano y Mengano
as Paco
(1956)
La pecadora
as Padre Antonio
(1956)
(1955)
(1954)
(1954)
Los gamberros
as Pedro
(1954)
(1954)
(1953)
Cabaret
as Pepe
(1953)
Juzgado permanente
as Javier
(1951)
La Leona de Castilla
as Juan de Padilla Jr.
(1951)
The Seventh Page
as Javier
(1950)
Yo no soy la Mata-Hari
as (uncredited)
(1950)
(1949)
Paz
as Pedro
(1948)
La mies es mucha
as Modu
(1948)
(1948)
Mare nostrum
as Esteban
(1948)
(1947)
(1947)
Don Quixote
as Lacayo (Lackey) (uncredited)
Crew
Aquí mando yo
Director
(1984)
Violines y trompetas
Director
(1982)
Todo es posible en Granada
Director
(1981)
The Black Wolf
Director, Screenplay
(1981)
Revenge of the Black Wolf
Director, Screenplay
(1978)
Avisa a Curro Jiménez
Director
(1977)
Curse of the Black Cat
Director
(1976)
Imposible para una solterona
Director
(1976)
La noche de los cien pájaros
Director
(1976)
Un día con Sergio
Director
(1976)
Your God My Hell
Director
(1976)
Heat of the Flame
Director
(1976)
El límite del amor
Director
(1975)
One Man Against the Organization
Screenplay
(1974)
Witness to Murder
Director, Writer
(1974)
La boda o la vida
Director, Writer
(1974)
(1974)
(1973)
Disco rojo
Director
(1973)
Santo vs. Doctor Death
Director, Writer
(1972)
Prey of Vultures
Screenplay, Story, Director
(1970)
Sartana Kills Them All
Director, Writer
(1970)
A Quiet Place to Kill
Screenplay, Story
(1970)
Awkward Hands
Director
(1969)
The Avenger, Zorro
Screenplay, Story, Director
(1969)
Dead Are Countless
Director
(1969)
Viva Cangaceiro
Screenplay, Story
(1968)
Ringo: The Lone Rider
Director
(1968)
Dead Men Don't Count
Director
(1968)
One by One
Director
(1967)
Two Crosses in Danger Pass
Director
(1966)
Two Guns for Two Twins
Director
(1965)
Hands of a Gunfighter
Director
(1964)
Hour of Death
Assistant Director
(1964)
The Pitiless Three
Screenplay
(1964)
The Avenger of Venice
Assistant Director
(1963)
The Sign of the Coyote
Assistant Director
(1963)
Bochorno
Assistant Director
(1962)
Vampiresas 1930
Assistant Director
(1962)
The Shadow of Zorro
Assistant Director
(1961)
El pobre García
Assistant Director
(1960)
Vida sin risas
Assistant Director
(1959)
Valentine's Day
Assistant Director
(1958)
Red Cross Girls
Second Assistant Director
(1957)
El hombre que viajaba despacito
Script Supervisor