Rafael Romero Marchent

Biography

Rafael Romero Marchent (May 3, 1926 – February 13, 2020) was a Spanish director, screenwriter and actor. 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. In 1959 he became assistant director, and in 1965 he made his directorial debut with Hands of a Gunfighter. Specialized in the Spaghetti Western genre, from the late 1970s he was also active on television. His brother Joaquín Luis Romero Marchent was also a director and screenwriter. In the 2000s he taught film and interpretation classes. He was awarded in 1947 by the Medalla del Círculo de Escritores Cinematográficos for his role in the film La mies es mucha. He married Maruja Tamayo. He died on 13 February 2020 at the age of 93.

Known For

Cuéntame cómo pasó

Curro Jiménez

Merry-Go-Round c. 1950

Don Quixote

La Leona de Castilla

To the Limit

Mare nostrum

Pesadilla para un rico

All Movies (28)

• Merry-Go-Round c. 19502004 · as Tertuliano
• To the Limit1997 · as Judge 2
• Pesadilla para un rico1996 · as Portes
• Alone Together1990 · as Quintero
• Zorro the Avenger1962 · as Juan Aguilar (as Ralph March)
• Compadece al delincuente1960
• Un indiano en Moratilla1958
• Fulano y Mengano1957 · as Paco
• La pecadora1956 · as Padre Antonio
• La espera1956
• El indiano1955
• One Bullet Is Enough1954
• Sor Angélica1954
• Los gamberros1954 · as Pedro
• El mensaje1954
• Juzgado permanente1953 · as Javier
• Cabaret1953 · as Pepe
• The Seventh Page1951 · as Javier
• La Leona de Castilla1951 · as Juan de Padilla Jr.
• Yo no soy la Mata-Hari1950 · as (uncredited)
• Flor de lago1950
• Paz1949 · as Pedro
• La fiesta sigue1948
• Mare nostrum1948 · as Esteban
• Alhucemas1948
• La mies es mucha1948 · as Modu
• The Bullfighter's Suit1947
• Don Quixote1947 · as Lacayo (Lackey) (uncredited)

All TV Shows (2)

• Cuéntame cómo pasó2001 · as Abogado Núñez
• Curro Jiménez1976 · as Matías