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.
Directed 31
1980s
- 1983
La avispita Ruinasa
Director
USA, violación y venganza
Director
1970s
- 1979
Siete cabalgan hacia la muerte
Director
7 cabalgan hacia la muerte
Director
- 1977
Marked by Men
Director
- 1976
Sábado, chica, motel ¡qué lío aquel!
Director
- 1974
Juegos de sociedad
Director
- 1973
Tarzan in King Solomon's Mines
Director
- 1972
Pirates of Blood Island
Director
- 1971
Zorro the Invincible
Director
Zorro, Rider of Vengeance
Director
- 1970
When Heroes Die
Director
More Dollars for the MacGregors
Director
Zorro's Latest Adventure
Director
Satan's Five Warnings
Director
Robin Hood, l'invincibile arciere
Director
Slaughter on the Khyber Pass
Director
1960s
- 1969
Hell Commandos
Director
The Battle of the Last Panzer
Director
- 1968
Colpo sensazionale al servizio del Sifar
Director
- 1967
Kitosch, the Man Who Came from the North
Director
- 1966
- 1964
Alféreces provisionales
Director
1950s
- 1959
El Lazarillo de Tormes
Assistant Director
- 1958
Aquellos tiempos del cuplé
Director
- 1957
La puerta abierta
Assistant Director
- 1956
- 1953
Cabaret
Assistant Director
Wrote 17
1980s
- 1983
La avispita Ruinasa
Writer
1970s
- 1979
7 cabalgan hacia la muerte
Writer
- 1977
Marked by Men
Writer
- 1976
Sábado, chica, motel ¡qué lío aquel!
Writer
- 1973
Tarzan in King Solomon's Mines
Writer
- 1972
Pirates of Blood Island
Writer
- 1970
When Heroes Die
Writer
More Dollars for the MacGregors
Writer
Satan's Five Warnings
Screenplay
1960s
- 1969
Hell Commandos
Writer
A Bullet for Rommel
Story
The Battle of the Last Panzer
Writer
- 1968
Gatling Gun
Screenplay
- 1967
Kitosch, the Man Who Came from the North
Screenplay, Story
1950s
- 1958
Aquellos tiempos del cuplé
Writer
Produced 17
1980s
- 1987
Course Completed
Producer
- 1984
- 1983
El crack dos
Unit Production Manager
- 1982
Begin the Beguine
Producer
- 1980
¡Qué verde era mi duque!
Unit Production Manager
1970s
- 1978
Alone in the Small Hours
Assistant Unit Manager
- 1977
Asignatura pendiente
Unit Production Manager
Till Divorce Us Do Part
Unit Production Manager
- 1975
Earthquake in Chile
Line Producer
Mi mujer es muy decente, dentro de lo que cabe
Unit Production Manager
- 1974
Los nuevos españoles
Unit Production Manager
- 1972
The Desire in Autumn
Producer
1960s
- 1966
For One Thousand Dollars Per Day
Executive Producer
El rayo desintegrador
Executive Producer
- 1965
Diálogos de la paz
Executive Producer
1950s
- 1952
Habitación para tres
Assistant Production Manager
- 1951
Quema el suelo
Production Assistant
Acted in 9
2000s
- 2004
Merry-Go-Round c. 1950
Movie
1990s
- 1998
The Grandfather
Camarero casino
- 1997
La herida luminosa
Movie
1980s
- 1983
El crack dos
Meri
- 1982
Las chicas del bingo
Niño
- 1981
El crack
Meri
- 1980
Viva la clase media
Camarero
1970s
- 1979
Las verdes praderas
Movie
7 cabalgan hacia la muerte
Zachary
Art department 4
1970s
- 1978
Tobi
Property Master
Donde hay patrón...
Property Master
- 1977
Más fina que las gallinas
Property Master
- 1976
Beatriz
Property Master