Directing
José Luis Merino
ES, EN, DE, IT cinema · 61 credits
Born
10 June 1927
Died
2 July 2019 (aged 92)
Birthplace
Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Also known as Louis M. Weaves · José Luis Merino Boves · J.L. Merino
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
Filmography
The Grandfather
as Camarero casino
Course Completed
Producer
Double Feature
Production Manager
El crack dos
as Meri, Unit Production Manager
La avispita Ruinasa
Director, Writer
Begin the Beguine
Producer
El crack
as Meri
Viva la clase media
as Camarero
¡Qué verde era mi duque!
Unit Production Manager
7 cabalgan hacia la muerte
as Zachary, Director, Writer
Alone in the Small Hours
Assistant Unit Manager
Donde hay patrón...
Property Master
Tobi
Property Master
Marked by Men
Director, Writer
Till Divorce Us Do Part
Unit Production Manager
Más fina que las gallinas
Property Master
Asignatura pendiente
Unit Production Manager
Sábado, chica, motel ¡qué lío aquel!
Director, Writer
Beatriz
Property Master
Earthquake in Chile
Line Producer
Mi mujer es muy decente, dentro de lo que cabe
Unit Production Manager
Los nuevos españoles
Unit Production Manager
Juegos de sociedad
Director
The Hanging Woman
Director, Writer
Tarzan in King Solomon's Mines
Writer, Director
The Desire in Autumn
Producer
Pirates of Blood Island
Director, Writer
Zorro the Invincible
Director
More Dollars for the MacGregors
Director, Writer
Scream of the Demon Lover
Director, Screenplay, Story
Satan's Five Warnings
Director, Screenplay
When Heroes Die
Director, Writer
The Battle of the Last Panzer
Writer, Director
Hell Commandos
Director, Writer
Gatling Gun
Screenplay
Requiem for a Gringo
Director
Kitosch, the Man Who Came from the North
Director, Screenplay, Story
Europa canta
Director
For One Thousand Dollars Per Day
Executive Producer
El rayo desintegrador
Executive Producer
Diálogos de la paz
Executive Producer
El Lazarillo de Tormes
Assistant Director
Aquellos tiempos del cuplé
Director, Writer
La puerta abierta
Assistant Director
Andalusia Express
Assistant Director
Cabaret
Assistant Director
Habitación para tres
Assistant Production Manager
Quema el suelo
Production Assistant