Rafael Romero Marchent

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 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]

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)
• Uno a uno, sin piedad (1968)
• Garringo (1969)
• The Avenger, Zorro (1969)
• Sartana Kills Them All (1971)
• All Is Possible in Granada (1982)

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)

• Rafael Romero Marchent on IMDb