Cast & creator
José Luis Merino
Best known for Tobi, The Hanging Woman, The Hanging Woman
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.
Also known as: Louis M. Weaves, José Luis Merino Boves, J.L. Merino
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1951–2004 · acting roles
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Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (80)
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Tobi
Property Master
1978
The Hanging Woman
Director
1973The Hanging Woman
Writer
1973
The Battle of the Last Panzer
Writer
1969The Battle of the Last Panzer
Director
1969
Scream of the Demon Lover
Director
1970Scream of the Demon Lover
Screenplay
1970Scream of the Demon Lover
Story
1970
Requiem for a Gringo
Director
1968
A Bullet for Rommel
Story
1969
When Heroes Die
Director
1970When Heroes Die
Writer
1970
Andalusia Express
Assistant Director
1956
Los nuevos españoles
Unit Production Manager
1974
Robin Hood, l'invincibile arciere
Director
1970
More Dollars for the MacGregors
Director
1970More Dollars for the MacGregors
Writer
1970
Gatling Gun
Screenplay
1968
Europa canta
Director
1966
Sábado, chica, motel ¡qué lío aquel!
Director
1976Sábado, chica, motel ¡qué lío aquel!
Writer
1976
Double Feature
Production Manager
1984
Merry-Go-Round c. 1950
2004
Till Divorce Us Do Part
Unit Production Manager
1977
For One Thousand Dollars Per Day
Executive Producer
1966
Zorro, Rider of Vengeance
Director
1971
Viva la clase media
Camarero
1980
Aquellos tiempos del cuplé
Director
1958Aquellos tiempos del cuplé
Writer
1958
El Lazarillo de Tormes
Assistant Director
1959
Marked by Men
Director
1977Marked by Men
Writer
1977
Mi mujer es muy decente, dentro de lo que cabe
Unit Production Manager
1975
Donde hay patrón...
Property Master
1978
Las chicas del bingo
Niño
1982
¡Qué verde era mi duque!
Unit Production Manager
1980
Más fina que las gallinas
Property Master
1977
Satan's Five Warnings
Director
1970Satan's Five Warnings
Screenplay
1970
Alone in the Small Hours
Assistant Unit Manager
1978
The Desire in Autumn
Producer
1972
Zorro the Invincible
Director
1971
Slaughter on the Khyber Pass
Director
1970
Alféreces provisionales
Director
1964
USA, violación y venganza
Director
1983
Begin the Beguine
Producer
1982
Zorro's Latest Adventure
Director
1970
7 cabalgan hacia la muerte
Zachary
19797 cabalgan hacia la muerte
Director
19797 cabalgan hacia la muerte
Writer
1979
Diálogos de la paz
Executive Producer
1965
The Grandfather
Camarero casino
1998
Pirates of Blood Island
Director
1972Pirates of Blood Island
Writer
1972
Hell Commandos
Director
1969Hell Commandos
Writer
1969
Beatriz
Property Master
1976
El crack
Meri
1981
Kitosch, the Man Who Came from the North
Director
1967Kitosch, the Man Who Came from the North
Screenplay
1967Kitosch, the Man Who Came from the North
Story
1967
Colpo sensazionale al servizio del Sifar
Director
1968
La puerta abierta
Assistant Director
1957
El rayo desintegrador
Executive Producer
1966
Tarzan in King Solomon's Mines
Writer
1973Tarzan in King Solomon's Mines
Director
1973
La herida luminosa
1997
Habitación para tres
Assistant Production Manager
1952
El crack dos
Meri
1983El crack dos
Unit Production Manager
1983
Quema el suelo
Production Assistant
1951
Earthquake in Chile
Line Producer
1975
Asignatura pendiente
Unit Production Manager
1977
Las verdes praderas
1979
Cabaret
Assistant Director
1953
La avispita Ruinasa
Director
1983La avispita Ruinasa
Writer
1983
Course Completed
Producer
1987
Juegos de sociedad
Director
1974
Siete cabalgan hacia la muerte
Director
1979