José Luis Merino
Personal Info
Known for
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1927-06-10
Day of Death
2019-07-02 (92 years old)
Place of Birth
Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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.
Known For
Acting
(2004)
(1998)
The Grandfather
as Camarero casino
(1997)
(1983)
El crack dos
as Meri
(1982)
Las chicas del bingo
as Niño
(1981)
El crack
as Meri
(1980)
Viva la clase media
as Camarero
(1979)
(1979)
7 cabalgan hacia la muerte
as Zachary
Crew
(1987)
Course Completed
Producer
(1984)
Double Feature
Production Manager
(1983)
La avispita Ruinasa
Director, Writer
(1983)
USA, violación y venganza
Director
(1983)
El crack dos
Unit Production Manager
(1980)
¡Qué verde era mi duque!
Unit Production Manager
(1979)
Siete cabalgan hacia la muerte
Director
(1979)
7 cabalgan hacia la muerte
Director, Writer
(1978)
Alone in the Dark
Assistant Unit Manager
(1978)
Donde hay patrón...
Property Master
(1978)
Tobi
Property Master
(1977)
Marked by Men
Director, Writer
(1977)
Till Divorce Us Do Part
Unit Production Manager
(1977)
Más fina que las gallinas
Property Master
(1977)
Asignatura pendiente
Unit Production Manager
(1976)
Sábado, chica, motel ¡qué lío aquel!
Director, Writer
(1976)
Beatriz
Property Master
(1975)
Earthquake in Chile
Line Producer
(1975)
Mi mujer es muy decente, dentro de lo que cabe
Unit Production Manager
(1974)
Los nuevos españoles
Unit Production Manager
(1974)
Juegos de sociedad
Director
(1973)
The Hanging Woman
Director, Writer
(1973)
Tarzan in King Solomon's Mines
Director, Writer
(1972)
The Desire in Autumn
Producer
(1972)
Pirates of Blood Island
Director, Writer
(1971)
Zorro, Rider of Vengeance
Director
(1971)
Zorro the Invincible
Director
(1970)
More Dollars for the MacGregors
Director, Writer
(1970)
Slaughter on the Khyber Pass
Director
(1970)
Scream of the Demon Lover
Director, Screenplay, Story
(1970)
Satan's Five Warnings
Director, Screenplay
(1970)
Zorro's Latest Adventure
Director
(1970)
When Heroes Die
Director, Writer
(1970)
(1969)
The Battle of the Last Panzer
Director, Writer
(1969)
Hell Commandos
Director, Writer
(1969)
A Bullet for Rommel
Story
(1968)
Gatling Gun
Screenplay
(1968)
Requiem for a Gringo
Director
(1968)
(1967)
Kitosch, the Man Who Came from the North
Director, Screenplay, Story
(1966)
Europa canta
Director
(1966)
For One Thousand Dollars Per Day
Executive Producer
(1966)
El rayo desintegrador
Executive Producer
(1965)
Diálogos de la paz
Executive Producer
(1964)
Alféreces provisionales
Director
(1959)
El Lazarillo de Tormes
Assistant Director
(1958)
Aquellos tiempos del cuplé
Director, Writer
(1957)
La puerta abierta
Assistant Director
(1956)
Andalusia Express
Assistant Director
(1953)
Cabaret
Assistant Director
(1952)
Habitación para tres
Assistant Production Manager
(1951)
Quema el suelo
Production Assistant