Rafael Romero Marchent
Rafael Romero Marchent | |
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| Born | 3 May 1926 (age 98) Madrid, Spain |
| Occupation | Director |
Rafael Romero Marchent (born 3 May 1926) is a Spanish director, screenwriter and actor.
Life and career
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 is also active on television.[1] His brother Joaquín Luis Romero Marchent is also a director and screenwriter.[1]
He was awarded in 1947 by the Medalla del Círculo de Escritores Cinematográficos for his role in the film La mies es mucha.[2]
Selected filmography
- Director
- Hands of a Gunfighter (1965)
- Sharp-Shooting Twin Sisters (1966)
- Ringo the Lone Rider (1968)
- Dos cruces en Danger Pass (1967)
- Dead Men Don't Count (1968)
- Garringo (1969)
- The Avenger, Zorro (1969)
- Sartana Kills Them All (1971)
- Actor
- The Bullfighter's Suit (1947)
- Lola Leaves for the Ports (1947)
- The Party Goes On (1948)
- Mare Nostrum (1948)
- The Lioness of Castille (1951)
- Cabaret (1953)
- The Louts (1954)
- One Bullet Is Enough (1954)
References
- ^ a b c d Marco Giusti. Dizionario del western all'italiana. Mondadori, 2007. ISBN 8804572779.
- ^ "Medallas del CEC a la producción española de 1949". Círculo de Escritores Cinematográficos (in Spanish). 1949. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
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