José Luis Merino

Directing

Birthday

1927/06/10

Day of death

2019/07/02 (92 years old)

Gender

Male

Place of Birth

Madrid, Madrid, Spain

Also know as

Louis M. Weaves, José Luis Merino Boves, J.L. Merino

Biography

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 tw...Read more

Acting
La herida luminosa
5.7

(1997) La herida luminosa

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Las verdes praderas
6.1

(1979) Las verdes praderas

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El abuelo
6.4

(1998) The Grandfather

as Camarero casino

Las chicas del bingo
1.5

(1982) Las chicas del bingo

as Niño

El crack dos
6.8

(1983) El crack dos

as Meri

El crack
7.1

(1981) El crack

as Meri

Tiovivo c. 1950
5.9

(2004) Merry-Go-Round c. 1950

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7 cabalgan hacia la muerte
10.0

(1979) 7 cabalgan hacia la muerte

as Zachary

Viva la clase media
5.3

(1980) Viva la clase media

as Camarero