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
- The Black Wolf ... (Director)
- Revenge of 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
- Un día con Sergio ... (Director)
- La noche de los cien pájaros ... (Director)
- Imposible para una solterona ... (Director)
- Heat of the Flame ... (Director)
- El límite del amor ... (Director)
- Your God My Hell ... (Director)
1975
- One Man Against the Organization ... (Screenplay)
1974
- Witness to Murder ... (Director)
- Dormir Y Ligar: Todo Es Empezar ... (Writer)
- Five Pillows for One Night ... (Writer)
- La boda o la vida ... (Director)
1973
- Santo vs. Doctor Death ... (Director)
- Disco rojo ... (Director)
1972
- Prey of Vultures ... (Story)
1970
- Sartana Kills Them All ... (Director)
- A Quiet Place to Kill ... (Screenplay)
- Awkward Hands ... (Director)
1969
- Viva Cangaceiro ... (Story)
- The Avenger, Zorro ... (Story)
- Dead Are Countless ... (Director)
1968
- One by One ... (Director)
- Dead Men Don't Count ... (Director)
- Ringo: The Lone Rider ... (Director)
1967
- Two Crosses in Danger Pass ... (Director)
1966
- Two Guns for Two Twins ... (Director)
1965
- Hands of a Gunfighter ... (Director)
1964
- The Pitiless Three ... (Screenplay)
- The Avenger of Venice ... (Assistant Director)
- Hour of Death ... (Assistant Director)
1963
- The Sign of the Coyote ... (Assistant Director)
- Bochorno ... (Assistant Director)
1962
- Zorro the Avenger as Juan Aguilar (as Ralph March)
- Vampiresas 1930 ... (Assistant Director)
- The Shadow of Zorro ... (Assistant Director)
1961
- El pobre García ... (Assistant Director)
1960
- Vida sin risas ... (Assistant Director)
- Compadece al delincuente
1959
- Valentine's Day ... (Assistant Director)
1958
- Red Cross Girls ... (Second Assistant Director)
- Un indiano en Moratilla
1957
- Fulano y Mengano as Paco
- El hombre que viajaba despacito ... (Script Supervisor)
1956
- La pecadora as Padre Antonio
- La espera
1955
1954
1953
- Cabaret as Pepe
- Juzgado permanente as Javier
1951
- The Seventh Page as Javier
- La Leona de Castilla as Juan de Padilla Jr.
1950
- Flor de lago
- Yo no soy la Mata-Hari as (uncredited)
1949
- Paz as Pedro
1948
- Mare nostrum as Esteban
- La mies es mucha as Modu
- Alhucemas
- La fiesta sigue
1947
- Don Quixote as Lacayo (Lackey) (uncredited)
- The Bullfighter's Suit