José Luis Merino

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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.

Most Popular José Luis Merino Trailers

Total trailers found: 61

El rayo desintegrador Trailer (1966)

28 February 1966

Mi mujer es muy decente, dentro de lo que cabe Trailer (1975)

19 February 1975

USA, violación y venganza Trailer (1983)

07 March 1983

John White, accounting for a large crime boss named Mancini is arrested and pressured by the prosecution to testify against Mancini before the grand jury, so it can be processed by one of his many crimes.

Slaughter on the Khyber Pass Trailer (1970)

19 March 1970

Soldiers on a mission from a fort on the Northwest Frontier of British-Raj India argue over tactics as they seek to deal with reports of a native uprising.

El crack dos Trailer (1983)

01 August 1983

Private detective Germán Areta el Piojo investigates the life of a gay man who has apparently abandoned his partner.

Sábado, chica, motel ¡qué lío aquel! Trailer (1976)

12 September 1976

Juegos de sociedad Trailer (1974)

27 May 1974

Zorro, Rider of Vengeance Trailer (1971)

09 April 1971

In Old Calfiornia, an unscrupulous adventurer massacre Indians in order to find an ancient (and precious) talisman they are supposed to hide.

La puerta abierta Trailer (1957)

08 March 1957

Shortly after moving to Madrid, a dancer is killed. His condition as a womanizer, in addition to his arrogance, makes us suspect that it is a crime of passion.

Zorro's Latest Adventure Trailer (1970)

01 September 1970

Colonel Cordero implements new taxes among the population in Monterrey without the governor's knowledge.

Habitación para tres Trailer (1952)

09 June 1952

Asignatura pendiente Trailer (1977)

18 April 1977

Joseph and Helen, who had been boyfriends, there meeting some years later and fall madly in love again, but now the two are married.

Cabaret Trailer (1953)

22 March 1953

A news story in the newspapers announces the investigation by the police of a major scam. Precisely, following the steps of the author of that crime, we will know the cabaret where the whole action of this drama will take place.

Andalusia Express Trailer (1956)

06 September 1956

Three men plan a jewelry heist abroad the Andalusia express train.

Viva la clase media Trailer (1980)

04 January 1980

Drama based on the true life of a group of middle class and members of the Communist Party of Spain, who were involved in clandestine political activities during the sixties.

Diálogos de la paz Trailer (1965)

20 March 1965

In the Spain of 1939 during the Civil War, a woman searches for her husband who has disappeared, a search that takes her across the border into France.

The Grandfather Trailer (1998)

16 October 1998

After his son dies, an elderly man comes back to Spain from the US and hopes to find out which of his granddaughters is true, and which one is bastard.

Siete cabalgan hacia la muerte Trailer (1979)

15 May 1979

Western movie Spain 1980

Más fina que las gallinas Trailer (1977)

07 February 1977

Requiem for a Gringo Trailer (1968)

23 August 1968

Returning home, Ross Logan immediately gets into conflict with the Carranza gang, which had just crossed the Mexican border and has occupied a nearby Hacienda.

Double Feature Trailer (1984)

22 June 1984

Director José Luis Garci has turned his camera inward on filmmakers and screenwriters to portray them as so self-absorbed in the creative process that there is no other world, no other human relationship that can compete.

Gatling Gun Trailer (1968)

13 December 1968

This dramatization of the origin of Dr. Gatling's self-named invention stands tall in the annals of the Old West.

Course Completed Trailer (1987)

09 April 1987

A 50-year-old playwright (Jesus Puente) bemoans his fate from his secluded home in Northern Spain in this depressing drama.

Tobi Trailer (1978)

19 December 1978

A story about a little boy who grows a pair of wings on his back, giving him the appearance of an angel.

More Dollars for the MacGregors Trailer (1970)

27 September 1970

Robert MacGregor and Gladys MacGregor is a marriage that is dedicated to hunting outlaws wanted by the justice.

Pirates of Blood Island Trailer (1972)

13 May 1972

Former pirate chief MacDonald has gone to England and won amnesty for his band of buccaneers, promising to reform them into peaceful colonial ways.

Alone in the Small Hours Trailer (1978)

03 April 1978

Jose, a journalist and radio broadcaster, runs a daily program which has garnered a huge national audience as a satirical chronicle of Spanish society in the democratic transition of the late 1970s.

Kitosch, the Man Who Came from the North Trailer (1967)

23 March 1967

A former Canadian Mountie escorts a group of women and coffins to Fort Eagle, but finds it destroyed and remains to defend the fort from a gang of marauding Indians and outlaws led by the mysterious Renegade who are after a shipment of gold bullion.

¡Qué verde era mi duque! Trailer (1980)

01 January 1980

Marked by Men Trailer (1977)

14 March 1977

Beatriz Trailer (1976)

06 December 1976

A child is witness to an assault on a monk by the gang of Lorenzo the Fifth. The monk escapes and takes refuge in the estate of Doña Carlota, a countess who lives with her son Juan and daughter Beatriz.

Earthquake in Chile Trailer (1975)

03 June 1975

Tutor Jeronimo and heiress Josephe fall in love but are quickly torn from one another by execution and jail.

Till Divorce Us Do Part Trailer (1977)

11 March 1977

Miguel is a young Spanish naval engineer in love with an American student of History of Art. When she becomes pregnant, she decides that the easiest solution to her situation is to marry her civilly.

When Heroes Die Trailer (1970)

13 November 1970

The story of a group of American commandos assigned to kidnap General Rommel. But the soldiers are caught by the Germans who decide to use their plan against them.

Los nuevos españoles Trailer (1974)

18 December 1974

A Spanish insurance company is absorbed by a multinational, so that, in order to modernize, its employees are obliged to carry out some training courses to adapt to the new situation and the new objectives.

For One Thousand Dollars Per Day Trailer (1966)

01 March 1966

Hud's parents were murdered, their land stolen and now Hud will dish out justice to the guilty - the three Clark brothers know they are in danger but they don't know from where the blow will come.

Quema el suelo Trailer (1951)

21 January 1951

The Desire in Autumn Trailer (1972)

26 April 1972

The story concerns a young woman named Elena who ascends from rags to riches when she inherits a substantial fortune; having no one else with whom she can share the monies, she invites her best friend, Clara, to move into her home and enjoy the wealth with her.

Robin Hood, l'invincibile arciere Trailer (1970)

27 March 1970

Robin Hood tries to help a crossed gentleman, in love with Isabel, because the girl's uncle has decided to marry her with another.

The Hanging Woman Trailer (1973)

03 September 1973

Upon his uncle's death, Serge Chekov journeys to a spooky Scottish village for the reading of the will.

Alféreces provisionales Trailer (1964)

12 October 1964

Javier López Cronwell, journalist, son of an American and a Spaniard, comes to Spain to write a series of anti-communist articles.

El crack Trailer (1981)

26 March 1981

Private detective Germán Areta el Piojo gets a terminally ill client who wishes to see his long lost, runaway daughter before he dies.

7 cabalgan hacia la muerte Trailer (1979)

01 January 1979

Colpo sensazionale al servizio del Sifar Trailer (1968)

01 January 1968

Scream of the Demon Lover Trailer (1970)

08 October 1970

When a beautiful biochemist arrives at a foreboding castle to work for a sinister baron, she unlocks a nightmare of dark romance, sexual violence, and grisly family secrets.

A Bullet for Rommel Trailer (1969)

07 March 1969

During World War II, a tough officer organizes a commando raid into Germany.

The Battle of the Last Panzer Trailer (1969)

23 January 1969

The Allied D-Day invasion is a success, and German forces begin leave Normandy. After an ambush takes out a set of Panzer tanks led by German Lt.

Europa canta Trailer (1966)

09 July 1966

Little Europe, a town in the American West, is chosen as the site for a European Music Festival to be internationally broadcast via television.

Begin the Beguine Trailer (1982)

01 March 1982

A Nobel prize winner returns to his natal city looking for his home.

El Lazarillo de Tormes Trailer (1959)

16 November 1959

An adaptation of the anonymous sixteenth century novel Lazarillo de Tormes (1554), it tells the story of Lazarillo, a poor boy who has to live by his wits after being sold to a series of cruel masters.

Zorro the Invincible Trailer (1971)

29 July 1971

Italian-Spanish Zorro variation.

Donde hay patrón... Trailer (1978)

04 March 1978

Las chicas del bingo Trailer (1982)

25 May 1982

The movie tells the story of four beautifull and young girls: María, Pilar, Patricia and Virginia. They all work at the bingo and while they sell bingo cars they fill the room with smiles, happyness and excitement.

Hell Commandos Trailer (1969)

07 June 1969

Members of a German tank crew become trapped behind enemy lines.

Aquellos tiempos del cuplé Trailer (1958)

06 April 1958

Mercedes Pavón, a famous singer of cuplés is harassed by three men totaly different.

Tarzan in King Solomon's Mines Trailer (1973)

04 December 1973

An explorer, Stanley, leads a woman to meet her brother, who is in a jungle place waiting to leave in search of King Solomon's mines.

La herida luminosa Trailer (1997)

01 January 1997

Dr. Molinos, a prestigious cardiologist, and his wife Isabel are going through a serious marital crisis.

Merry-Go-Round c. 1950 Trailer (2004)

16 September 2004

This movie doesn't have any coherent plot. It's the portrait of the lives of different people in the hard years of post-war in Spain (the 40's), and how they manage to survive in a country desolated by the war.

Las verdes praderas Trailer (1979)

26 March 1979

José is a happily married executive, with children, a flat in Madrid and a house in the suburbs. It's Friday and the weekend seems to follow the usual pattern: football match with mates, travel to the mountains and family visit.

La avispita Ruinasa Trailer (1983)

21 June 1983

Ruinasa is a holding company dedicated to leisure and, why not say, to vice. But these businesses are about to go bankrupt.