Rafael Romero Marchent (3 May 1926 – 13 February 2020) was a Spanish director, screenwriter and actor.

Life and career

Born in

Madrid Madrid ( , ) is the capital and most populous city of Spain. The city has almost 3.4 million inhabitants and a metropolitan area population of approximately 6.7 million. It is the second-largest city in the European Union (EU), and ...

, the son of the author Joaquín Romero Marchent Gómez de Avellaneda, he started his career as an actor, mainly cast in

character role A character actor is a supporting actor who plays unusual, interesting, or eccentric characters.28 April 2013, The New York Acting SchoolTen Best Character Actors of All Time Retrieved 7 August 2014, "..a breed of actor who has the ability to ...

s. In 1959 he became assistant director, and in 1965 he made his directorial debut with ''

Hands of a Gunfighter ''Hands of a Gunfighter'' ( es, Ocaso de un pistolero, it, Il destino di un pistolero, also known as ''Hands of Gunman'') is a 1965 Spanish-Italian western film directed by Rafael Romero Marchent Rafael Romero Marchent (3 May 1926 – 13 Febr ...

''. Specialized in the

Spaghetti Western The Spaghetti Western is a broad subgenre of Western films produced in Europe. It emerged in the mid-1960s in the wake of Sergio Leone's film-making style and international box-office success. The term was used by foreign critics because most o ...

genre, from the late 1970s he was also active on television. His brother

Joaquín Luis Romero Marchent Joaquín Luis Romero Marchent (26 August 1921 – 16 August 2012) was a Spanish screenwriter and film director. He directed several Spaghetti Westerns during the 1960s. He died on 16 August 2012 at the age of 91 in Madrid Madrid ( , ) is ...

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

Director

* ''

'' (1965) * '' Sharp-Shooting Twin Sisters'' (1966) * ''

Ringo the Lone Rider ''Ringo the Lone Rider'' ( es, Dos hombres van a morir, it, Ringo, il cavaliere solitario) is a 1968 Spanish-Italian Spaghetti Western film directed by Rafael Romero Marchent Rafael Romero Marchent (3 May 1926 – 13 February 2020) was a Spani ...

'' (1968) * ''

Dos cruces en Danger Pass ''Two Crosses at Danger Pass'' ( es, Dos cruces en Danger Pass and it, Due croci a Danger Pass) is a 1967 Spanish western film directed by Rafael Romero Marchent. It is produced by Eduardo Manzanos Brochero, written by Enzo Battaglia, Eduardo Ma ...

'' (1967) * ''

Dead Men Don't Count ''Dead Men Don't Count'' ( es, ¿Quién grita venganza?, it, I morti non si contano, also known as ''Cry for Revenge'') is a 1968 Spanish-Italian Spaghetti Western film written and directed by Rafael Romero Marchent Rafael Romero Marchent (3 Ma ...

'' (1968) * '' Uno a uno, sin piedad'' (1968) * '' Garringo'' (1969) * ''

The Avenger, Zorro ''The Avenger, Zorro'' ( es, El Zorro justiciero, it, E continuavano a chiamarlo figlio di...) is a 1972 Spanish-Italian Western film written and directed by Rafael Romero Marchent. Plot Cast * Fabio Testi as Don Diego / Zorro * Carlos ...

'' (1969) * '' Sartana Kills Them All'' (1971) * '' All Is Possible in Granada'' (1982)

Actor

* ''

The Bullfighter's Suit ''The Bullfighter's Suit'' (Spanish:''El traje de luces'') is a 1947 Spanish drama film directed by Edgar Neville and starring José Nieto and José Prada. The film is set in the world of bullfighting and presents a more downbeat view of the spo ...

'' (1947) * ''

Lola Leaves for the Ports ''Lola Leaves for the Ports'' (Spanish: ''La Lola se va a los puertos'') is a 1947 Spanish historical musical drama film directed by Juan de Orduña and starring Juanita Reina, Nani Fernández and Manuel Luna.Mira p.64 It is based on a 1929 play ...

'' (1947) - Curro Mairén * ''

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'' (1947) - Lacayo (Lackey) (uncredited) * ''Alhucemas'' (1948) * ''La vida encadenada'' (1948) * ''Doña María la Brava'' (1948) - paje Morales * ''

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'' (1948) - Esteban * ''

The Party Goes On ''The Party Goes On'' (Spanish:''La fiesta sigue'') is a 1948 Spanish drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of thi ...

'' (1948) - Torero * ''La mies es mucha'' (1949) - Modu * ''Paz'' (1949) - Pedro * ''Flor de lago'' (1950) * ''Yo no soy la Mata-Hari'' (1950) - (uncredited) * ''

The Lioness of Castille ''The Lioness of Castille'' (Spanish: ''La leona de Castilla'') is a 1951 Spanish historical drama film directed by Juan de Orduña and starring Amparo Rivelles, Virgilio Teixeira and Alfredo Mayo. De Orduña had directed a number of the most e ...

'' (1951) - Juan de Padilla hijo * ''Séptima página'' (1951) - Javier * ''Juzgado permanente'' (1953) * ''

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'' (1953) - Pepe * ''El mensaje'' (1954) * '' The Louts'' (1954) * ''Sor Angélica'' (1954) * ''

One Bullet Is Enough ''One Bullet Is Enough'' (French:'' Une balle suffit'', Spanish:''La canción del penal'') is a 1954 French-Spanish crime film directed by Juan Lladó and Jean Sacha and starring Georges Ulmer, Véra Norman and Jacques Castelot.Crusells p.156 ...

'' (1954) * ''El indiano'' (1955) - Jaime * ''La pecadora'' (1956) - Padre Antonio * ''La espera'' (1956) * ''Fulano y Mengano'' (1957) - Paco * ''Un indiano en Moratilla'' (1958) * ''El Cristo de los Faroles'' (1958) - Rafael * ''Pasión bajo el sol'' (1958) * ''Compadece al delincuente'' (1960) * ''

Zorro the Avenger ''Zorro the Avenger'' ( es, La venganza del Zorro), a.k.a. ''The Shadow of Zorro'', is a 1962 Spanish adventure western film directed by Joaquín Luis Romero Marchent, and starring Frank Latimore, María Luz Galicia, Howard Vernon, María And ...

'' (1962) - Juan Aguilar * '' Three Ruthless Ones'' (1964) - Ciudadano que se lava los pies (uncredited) * '' Seven Hours of Gunfire'' (1965) - Ciudadano que lee la carta (uncredited) * '' All Is Possible in Granada'' (1982) - Camarero * ''A solas contigo'' (1990) - Quintero * '' Pesadilla para un rico'' (1996) - Portes * ''Al límite'' (1997) - Juez 2º * '' Tiovivo c. 1950'' (2004) - Tertuliano

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* 1926 births 2020 deaths 20th-century Spanish people Spanish film directors Spanish male film actors Spanish television directors Spanish screenwriters Spanish male writers Male screenwriters People from Madrid Spaghetti Western directors {{Spain-bio-stub