Directed credits
29
Established
Strong directing catalog.
Director
José Luis Merino
Directing
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
2.5
Moderate attention
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Directed movies: 29Directed series: 0All crew credits: 54
TMDB ID: 106548
IMDb ID: nm0580829
Known for: Directing
Born: June 10, 1927
Died: July 2, 2019
Age: 92
Place of birth: Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1951 - 2004
Years active: 54
Average TMDB rating: 6.4
Wikidata: Q1709345
Also known as
Louis M. Weaves • José Luis Merino Boves • J.L. Merino
Frequent jobs
Director (25)Assistant Director (4)Unit Production Manager (6)Property Master (4)Executive Producer (3)Producer (3)Writer (2)Assistant Production Manager (1)Assistant Unit Manager (1)Line Producer (1)
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 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.
Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by José Luis Merino.
1.0
La avispita Ruinasa
Director
1983 Movie
5.2
USA, violación y venganza
Director
1983 Movie
Siete cabalgan hacia la muerte
Director
1979 Movie
10.0
7 cabalgan hacia la muerte
Director
1979 Movie
Marked by Men
Director
1977 Movie
2.0
Sábado, chica, motel ¡qué lío aquel!
Director
1976 Movie
Juegos de sociedad
Director
1974 Movie
5.3
The Hanging Woman
Director
1973 Movie
5.1
Pirates of Blood Island
Director
1972 Movie
Zorro the Invincible
Director
1971 Movie
6.0
Zorro, Rider of Vengeance
Director
1971 Movie
3.5
When Heroes Die
Director
1970 Movie
4.6
Scream of the Demon Lover
Director
1970 Movie
More Dollars for the MacGregors
Director
1970 Movie
5.5
Zorro's Latest Adventure
Director
1970 Movie
Satan's Five Warnings
Director
1970 Movie
Robin Hood, l'invincibile arciere
Director
1970 Movie
Slaughter on the Khyber Pass
Director
1970 Movie
5.0
Hell Commandos
Director
1969 Movie
4.8
Requiem for a Gringo
Director
1968 Movie
Colpo sensazionale al servizio del Sifar
Director
1968 Movie
5.5
Kitosch, the Man Who Came from the North
Director
1967 Movie
Europa canta
Director
1966 Movie
Alféreces provisionales
Director
1964 Movie
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with José Luis Merino.
5.2
Double Feature
Production Manager
1984 Movie
4.8
Tobi
Property Master
1978 Movie
Alféreces provisionales
Director
1964 Movie
5.9
Merry-Go-Round c. 1950
2004 Movie
Europa canta
Director
1966 Movie
5.3
The Hanging Woman
Director
1973 Movie
4.6
Scream of the Demon Lover
Director
1970 Movie
4.6
Gatling Gun
Screenplay
1968 Movie
6.3
The Grandfather
as Camarero casino
1998 Movie
7.1
El crack
as Meri
1981 Movie
5.0
Hell Commandos
Director
1969 Movie
5.0
The Desire in Autumn
Producer
1972 Movie
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for José Luis Merino.
6.0
Course Completed
Producer
1987 Movie
5.2
Double Feature
Production Manager
1984 Movie
6.8
El crack dos
Unit Production Manager
1983 Movie
6.5
To Begin Again
Producer
1982 Movie
4.0
¡Qué verde era mi duque!
Unit Production Manager
1980 Movie
4.8
Tobi
Property Master
1978 Movie
6.0
Alone in the Small Hours
Assistant Unit Manager
1978 Movie
5.8
Donde hay patrón...
Property Master
1978 Movie
5.2
Asignatura pendiente
Unit Production Manager
1977 Movie
3.3
Till Divorce Us Do Part
Unit Production Manager
1977 Movie
3.5
Más fina que las gallinas
Property Master
1977 Movie
3.9
Beatriz
Property Master
1976 Movie
4.6
Earthquake in Chile
Line Producer
1975 Movie
2.7
Mi mujer es muy decente, dentro de lo que cabe
Unit Production Manager
1975 Movie
4.8
Los nuevos españoles
Unit Production Manager
1974 Movie
4.0
Tarzan in King Solomon's Mines
Writer
1973 Movie
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for José Luis Merino.
5.9
Merry-Go-Round c. 1950
2004 Movie
6.3
The Grandfather
as Camarero casino
1998 Movie
5.7
La herida luminosa
1997 Movie
6.8
El crack dos
as Meri
1983 Movie
1.7
Las chicas del bingo
as Niño
1982 Movie
7.1
El crack
as Meri
1981 Movie
5.3
Viva la clase media
as Camarero
1980 Movie
6.1
Las verdes praderas
1979 Movie
10.0
7 cabalgan hacia la muerte
as Zachary
1979 Movie