José Luis Merino
Directing
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
Directing31
movieLa avispita Ruinasa
1983
Director
movieMarked by Men
1977
Director
movieJuegos de sociedad
1974
Director
movieThe Hanging Woman
1973
Director
moviePirates of Blood Island
1972
Director
movieZorro the Invincible
1971
Director
movieWhen Heroes Die
1970
Director
movieSatan's Five Warnings
1970
Director
movieHell Commandos
1969
Director
movieRequiem for a Gringo
1968
Director
movieEuropa canta
1966
Director
movieAlféreces provisionales
1964
Director
movieEl Lazarillo de Tormes
1959
Assistant Director
movieLa puerta abierta
1957
Assistant Director
movieAndalusia Express
1956
Assistant Director
movieCabaret
1953
Assistant Director
Production17
movieCourse Completed
1987
Producer
movieDouble Feature
1984
Production Manager
movieEl crack dos
1983
Unit Production Manager
movieBegin the Beguine
1982
Producer
movie¡Qué verde era mi duque!
1980
Unit Production Manager
movieAlone in the Small Hours
1978
Assistant Unit Manager
movieAsignatura pendiente
1977
Unit Production Manager
movieTill Divorce Us Do Part
1977
Unit Production Manager
movieEarthquake in Chile
1975
Line Producer
movieMi mujer es muy decente, dentro de lo que cabe
1975
Unit Production Manager
movieLos nuevos españoles
1974
Unit Production Manager
movieThe Desire in Autumn
1972
Producer
movieFor One Thousand Dollars Per Day
1966
Executive Producer
movieEl rayo desintegrador
1966
Executive Producer
movieDiálogos de la paz
1965
Executive Producer
movieHabitación para tres
1952
Assistant Production Manager
movieQuema el suelo
1951
Production Assistant
Writing17
movieMarked by Men
1977
Writer
movieWhen Heroes Die
1970
Writer
movieScream of the Demon Lover
1970
Screenplay, Story
movieSatan's Five Warnings
1970
Screenplay
movieHell Commandos
1969
Writer
movieGatling Gun
1968
Screenplay
movieKitosch, the Man Who Came from the North
1967
Screenplay, Story
Acting9
Art4
movieTobi
1978
Property Master
movieDonde hay patrón...
1978
Property Master
movieMás fina que las gallinas
1977
Property Master
movieBeatriz
1976
Property Master