Rafael Romero Marchent (3 May 1926 – 13 February 2020) was a Spanish director, screenwriter and actor.
Rafael Romero Marchent | |
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| Born | 3 May 1926 Madrid, Spain |
| Died | 13 February 2020 (aged 93) Madrid, Spain |
| Occupation | Director |
| Spouse | María Tamayo López (-1991) |
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Life and career edit
Born in Madrid, the son of the author Joaquín Romero Marchent Gómez de Avellaneda, he started his career as an actor, mainly cast in character roles.[1] In 1959 he became assistant director, and in 1965 he made his directorial debut with Hands of a Gunfighter.[1] Specialized in the Spaghetti Western genre, from the late 1970s he was also active on television.[1] His brother Joaquín Luis Romero Marchent was also a director and screenwriter.[1] In the 2000s he taught film and interpretation classes.[2]
He was awarded in 1947 by the Medalla del Círculo de Escritores Cinematográficos for his role in the film La mies es mucha.[3] He married Maruja Tamayo.[4] He died on 13 February 2020 at the age of 93.[5]
Filmography edit
Director edit
- Hands of a Gunfighter (1965)
- Sharp-Shooting Twin Sisters (1966)
- Two Crosses at Danger Pass (1967)
- Ringo the Lone Rider (1968)
- One by One (1968)
- Dead Men Don't Count (1968)
- Garringo (1969)
- Awkward Hands (1970)
- Sartana Kills Them All (1971)
- The Avenger, Zorro (1972)
- Prey of Vultures (1972)
- El calor de la llama (1976)
- All Is Possible in Granada (1982)
Actor edit
- The Bullfighter's Suit (1947)
- Lola Leaves for the Ports (1947) - Curro Mairén
- Don Quixote (1947) - Lacayo (Lackey) (uncredited)
- Alhucemas (1948)
- La vida encadenada (1948)
- Doña María la Brava (1948) - paje Morales
- Mare Nostrum (1948) - Esteban
- The Party Goes On (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 (1951) - Juan de Padilla hijo
- The Seventh Page (1951) - Javier
- Juzgado permanente (1953)
- Cabaret (1953) - Pepe
- El mensaje (1954)
- The Louts (1954)
- Sor Angélica (1954)
- One Bullet Is Enough (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 (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
References edit
- ^ a b c d Marco Giusti (2007). Dizionario del western all'italiana. Mondadori, 2007. ISBN 978-8804572770.
- ^ Galán, Diego (13 September 2015). "Hombres del Oeste". El País (in Spanish). Prisa. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
- ^ "Medallas del CEC a la producción española de 1949". Círculo de Escritores Cinematográficos (in Spanish). 1949. Archived from the original on 1 August 2020. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
- ^ EFE (13 February 2020). "Fallece Rafael Romero Marchent, pionero en rodar westerns en España". Heraldo de Aragón. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
- ^ EFE (13 February 2020). "Muere Rafael Romero Marchent, el cineasta español pionero en westerns". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 February 2020.
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