Rafael Romero Marchent
Born: 1926-05-03 in Madrid, Spain
Died: 2020-02-13
Known For: Directing
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.
Filmography
2004
- Merry-Go-Round c. 1950 as Tertuliano
2001
- Cuéntame cómo pasó as Abogado Núñez
1997
- To the Limit as Judge 2
1996
- Pesadilla para un rico as Portes
1990
- Alone Together as Quintero
1984
- Violines y trompetas ... (Director)
1982
- Todo es posible en Granada ... (Director)
1981
- Revenge of the Black Wolf ... (Director)
- The Black Wolf ... (Director)
1978
- Cañas y barro ... (Director)
- Avisa a Curro Jiménez ... (Director)
1977
- Curse of the Black Cat ... (Director)
1976
- Curro Jiménez as Matías
- Heat of the Flame ... (Director)
- La noche de los cien pájaros ... (Director)
- Un día con Sergio ... (Director)
- Imposible para una solterona ... (Director)
- El límite del amor ... (Director)
- Your God My Hell ... (Director)
1975
- One Man Against the Organization ... (Screenplay)
1974
- Witness to Murder ... (Director)
- La boda o la vida ... (Director)
- Five Pillows for One Night ... (Writer)
- Dormir Y Ligar: Todo Es Empezar ... (Writer)
1973
- Disco rojo ... (Director)
- Santo vs. Doctor Death ... (Director)
1972
- Prey of Vultures ... (Story)
1970
- Sartana Kills Them All ... (Director)
- A Quiet Place to Kill ... (Screenplay)
- Awkward Hands ... (Director)
1969
- The Avenger, Zorro ... (Story)
- Dead Are Countless ... (Director)
- Viva Cangaceiro ... (Story)
1968
- One by One ... (Director)
- Ringo: The Lone Rider ... (Director)
- Dead Men Don't Count ... (Director)
1967
- Two Crosses in Danger Pass ... (Director)
- Aquí mando yo ... (Director)
1966
- Two Guns for Two Twins ... (Director)
1965
- Hands of a Gunfighter ... (Director)
1964
- The Pitiless Three ... (Screenplay)
- Hour of Death ... (Assistant Director)
- The Avenger of Venice ... (Assistant Director)
1963
- The Sign of the Coyote ... (Assistant Director)
- Bochorno ... (Assistant Director)
1962
- Vampiresas 1930 ... (Assistant Director)
- The Shadow of Zorro ... (Assistant Director)
- Zorro the Avenger as Juan Aguilar (as Ralph March)
1961
- El pobre García ... (Assistant Director)
1960
- Compadece al delincuente
- Vida sin risas ... (Assistant Director)
1959
- Valentine's Day ... (Assistant Director)
1958
- Red Cross Girls ... (Second Assistant Director)
- Un indiano en Moratilla
1957
- El hombre que viajaba despacito ... (Script Supervisor)
- Fulano y Mengano as Paco
1956
- La espera
- La pecadora as Padre Antonio
1955
1954
1953
- Juzgado permanente as Javier
- Cabaret as Pepe
1951
- La Leona de Castilla as Juan de Padilla Jr.
- The Seventh Page as Javier
1950
- Yo no soy la Mata-Hari as (uncredited)
- Flor de lago
1949
- Paz as Pedro
1948
- La mies es mucha as Modu
- Doña María la Brava as Paje Morales
- Mare nostrum as Esteban
- La fiesta sigue
- Alhucemas
1947
- Don Quixote as Lacayo (Lackey) (uncredited)
- The Bullfighter's Suit