Rafael Romero Marchent

Directing

Rafael Romero Marchent

Born 1926-05-03 · Madrid, Spain

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.

Acting credits

The Seventh Page poster
9.0

Chronicle of the daily activity of a newspaper called La Jornada. Through the events covered by the gossip columnist that occupy precisely the seventh page, a portrait emerges of different classes of Spain in the 50's and a vision of reality where facts are mixed comedy, police, emotional, dramatic and even tragic.

The Seventh Page

1951

La espera poster
6.0

No synopsis available yet.

La espera

1956

Juzgado permanente poster
9.0

No synopsis available yet.

Juzgado permanente

1953

Merry-Go-Round c. 1950 poster
6.0

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. Like other films: La colmena or Roma (Fellini) it shows us lots of characters and some moments of their lives.

Merry-Go-Round c. 1950

2004

Don Quixote poster
6.0

The old hidalgo Don Alonso Quijano, maddened by the excessive reading of books on chivalry and determined to become a famous and heroic knight-errant, leaves his village and sets out on the road in search of adventure, accompanied by his faithful friend Sancho Panza.

Don Quixote

1947

Fulano y Mengano poster
6.8

Eudosio and Carlos were imprisoned by mistake. Now out of prison, are trying to get a job and to adapt to a society that rejects them.

Fulano y Mengano

1957

Zorro the Avenger poster
7.5

Don Jose disguises himself as Zorro, the masked freedom fighter, who tries to protect his people from the wrath of an evil military officer who is using his position to his own advantage.

Zorro the Avenger

1962

To the Limit poster
6.4

A radio station receives a call from a psychopath who claims to have murdered many women. He leaves a series of clues that lead to his next victim, propelling the cops to find him before he kills her.

To the Limit

1997

Flor de lago poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Flor de lago

1950

Pesadilla para un rico poster
4.5

A mature and successful businessman leads a peaceful life with his ​​family and his lover. However, his life is greatly complicated when found dead in bed a girl who had spent the previous night with him. The first thing that comes to mind to solve the problem is to remove the body, but that's not easy. Still, the case is much worse when someone who seems to know what happened, begins to blackmail.

Pesadilla para un rico

1996

Alone Together poster
6.0

A blind woman is the witness of a murder.

Alone Together

1990

The Bullfighter's Suit poster
NR

A young bullfighter full of illusions triumphs in Mexico and decides to get married there and forget about his old Spanish girlfriend, who by then has just given birth to his son.

The Bullfighter's Suit

1947

Alhucemas poster
10.0

In 1922, Infantry Captain Fernando Salas, arriving from Madrid, joins, without much enthusiasm, a battalion ruled by Commander Almendro, a tough veteran of the African war who soon notices a clear lack of military vocation in the new recruit.

Alhucemas

1948

No artwork available
NR

Political intrigues in the Spanish Castilian court during the fifteen century. Doña María is shown as a virtuous widow interested only in her son who becomes concerned when a murder takes place.

Doña María la Brava

1948

Mare nostrum poster
6.0

The Spanish merchant "Mare Nostrum", captained by Ulises Ferragut, docked in September 1939 at the port of Naples to repair a breakdown. Walking through the ruins of Pompeii, Ferragut meets Freyra, an enigmatic and beautiful woman of whom she instantly falls madly in love, unaware that the girl is in fact a dangerous spy of the Third Reich.

Mare nostrum

1948

Compadece al delincuente poster
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

Compadece al delincuente

1960

La fiesta sigue poster
5.0

No synopsis available yet.

La fiesta sigue

1948

La Leona de Castilla poster
5.8

Crown of Castile, 1520. The Comuneros rise up against Charles I, king of Castile and Aragon and emperor of the Hispanic Monarchy. While Juan de Padilla, leader of the uprising, and his captains, Juan Bravo and Francisco Maldonado, fight against the imperial armies, his wife, María de Pacheco, rules the city of Toledo, capital of the rebels.

La Leona de Castilla

1951

Paz poster
9.0

No synopsis available yet.

Paz

1949

La mies es mucha poster
5.3

Father Santiago Hernández, a Spanish missionary, arrives in Kattinga, India, to replace Father Daniel, who is seriously ill.

La mies es mucha

1948

Un indiano en Moratilla poster
5.7

No synopsis available yet.

Un indiano en Moratilla

1958

La pecadora poster
5.0

No synopsis available yet.

La pecadora

1956

Los gamberros poster
9.0

No synopsis available yet.

Los gamberros

1954

One Bullet Is Enough poster
10.0

After leaving the prison where they have served their sentence, some criminals plan a new robbery.

One Bullet Is Enough

1954

Behind the camera

Avisa a Curro Jiménez poster
5.8

Córdoba, Spain. Lord Killarney, representative of the British Museum, acquires an Arabic incunabulum at an auction; but he is murdered and the book disappears. All suspicions fall on El Lince, an antique dealer with a shady background, who asks his nephew to warn Curro Jiménez.

Avisa a Curro Jiménez

1978

A Quiet Place to Kill poster
6.6

A race-car driver who's down on her luck is invited by her ex-husband's wife to stay at their plush villa. The two women form a bond, and it's not long before their mutual dislike for the husband culminates into a plan to kill him. As it turns out, though, they're not alone in plotting murder.

A Quiet Place to Kill

1970

One by One poster
5.7

Bill learns that his father, during the American Civil War, was accused of theft and killed. Convinced of his innocence, Bill discovers the true robbers.

One by One

1968

Disco rojo poster
10.0

A member of the jet-set dies in Lisbon, of drug overdose. A journalist tries to pass through disinformation nets to get to the traffick ring leader who is acting with such impunity. He is up to a surprise, when all evidence points him towards a lady of immaculate repute...

Disco rojo

1973

The Pitiless Three poster
5.9

Three unequal brothers seek revenge for the murder of their father. Each of them goes a different way.

The Pitiless Three

1964

Hands of a Gunfighter poster
6.3

A gunman returns to his earlier life when the Carter / Castle brothers shoot his friends and he is threatened with being separated from his son.

Hands of a Gunfighter

1965

Dead Men Don't Count poster
6.1

Damon and Steffen are paired up bounty hunters falsely accused of murder in a lawless town ruled by racketeering lawmen

Dead Men Don't Count

1968

Revenge of the Black Wolf poster
5.9

Black Wolf is forced again to fight his rival, who now has been appointed California Governor. Against such power, the lonely 'wolf' fights a duel to the death.

Revenge of the Black Wolf

1981

Revenge of the Black Wolf poster
5.9

Black Wolf is forced again to fight his rival, who now has been appointed California Governor. Against such power, the lonely 'wolf' fights a duel to the death.

Revenge of the Black Wolf

1981

Two Crosses in Danger Pass poster
6.6

Judy and Alex are the only two survivors of a punishment mission ordered by the rich and ruthless Moran... The girl becomes his maid and the boy is adopted by a Quaker family. Alex, in spite of the pardon philosophy taught to him, is planning a revenge.

Two Crosses in Danger Pass

1967

Ringo: The Lone Rider poster
5.6

A town is being terrorized by a gang of marauders led by Bill Anderson, a clever bandit boss. The town's leadership is deciding to do something against the problem, but it does not believe bringing in the military will be a solution. It is agreed upon that they will request help from the well-known Pinkerton agency. At the same time, Ringo, a gunslinger, is chasing after the bandits. He suspects a deeper-sitting conspiracy than random bandit assaults. He joins forces with the newly arrived under cover Pinkerton agent, to uncover a plot between a local businessman, the Mexican revolution and bandit's heist loot of gold. But the bandits have long planned to move on. Disguised as Mormons, they are moving west to start a new life of farming during the day and robbing stage coaches at night. Ringo and the agent track them down....

Ringo: The Lone Rider

1968

Sartana Kills Them All poster
5.2

A pair of outlaws are on the hunt for some loot they know is missing from a robbery. Outsmarting and killing anyone who tries to foil their plans.

Sartana Kills Them All

1970

Sartana Kills Them All poster
5.2

A pair of outlaws are on the hunt for some loot they know is missing from a robbery. Outsmarting and killing anyone who tries to foil their plans.

Sartana Kills Them All

1970

Santo vs. Doctor Death poster
5.3

Masked Mexican wrestler and superhero Santo plays private investigator, called in by government officials to investigate the mysterious vandalism of a high profile painting. With the help of his two counterparts, he uncovers the truth behind an art collector/chemist who may be murdering female models.

Santo vs. Doctor Death

1973

Santo vs. Doctor Death poster
5.3

Masked Mexican wrestler and superhero Santo plays private investigator, called in by government officials to investigate the mysterious vandalism of a high profile painting. With the help of his two counterparts, he uncovers the truth behind an art collector/chemist who may be murdering female models.

Santo vs. Doctor Death

1973

Two Guns for Two Twins poster
6.0

Sally and Jennie are twin sisters who travel the American West with his uncle Nathan who makes his living as a tooth-puller and also sells a cure-all elixir. They travel by wagon and attract the audience with their dances and displays of marksmanship. Unexpectedly and before he dies, the old man manages to gain ownership of a ranch in a poker game. Now, the two girls are the new owners but the land is coveted by several people in town.

Two Guns for Two Twins

1966

The Avenger, Zorro poster
7.6

The young Flem Mascaslim it be a hindrance to Bill Warner and, like his father did, try to get rid of it to take over his ranch. Along with his manager devises a plan: will be arrested on suspicion of robbing a bank and present false witnesses to his sentence. But the Fox manages to free the boy, putting him safely home of a friend and her daughter.

The Avenger, Zorro

1969

The Avenger, Zorro poster
7.6

The young Flem Mascaslim it be a hindrance to Bill Warner and, like his father did, try to get rid of it to take over his ranch. Along with his manager devises a plan: will be arrested on suspicion of robbing a bank and present false witnesses to his sentence. But the Fox manages to free the boy, putting him safely home of a friend and her daughter.

The Avenger, Zorro

1969

Dead Are Countless poster
5.8

Johnny was mentally traumatised when he witnessed as a child the killing of his father (a deserter) by a group of soldiers. As an adult he randomly kills every soldier he gets hold of, so that the army sends out the brutish Lieutenant Garringo to stop Johnny.

Dead Are Countless

1969

Awkward Hands poster
5.9

The story of a young peaceful ranch hand who falls for the boss’ daughter. The couple’s romance is kept secret because the beautiful woman is desired and promised to a rich opponent. When Peter defends her honor he is severely beaten and left for dead in the desert. Nursed back to health by a mysterious gunman dressed in black and again later by a mysterious Chinese master, heathy and wiser Peter sets out for revenge.

Awkward Hands

1970

Witness to Murder poster
4.7

The director of a school is surprised by a student when murdering someone. He must kill the only eyewitness too, but his only clue is a number 32 shoeprint.

Witness to Murder

1974

Witness to Murder poster
4.7

The director of a school is surprised by a student when murdering someone. He must kill the only eyewitness too, but his only clue is a number 32 shoeprint.

Witness to Murder

1974

Viva Cangaceiro poster
6.8

Brazil, the 1920s. The sadistic colonel Minas massacres the hometown of a famous cangaceiro (a kind of revolutionary bandit). The only survivor is a young farmer called Espedito; he is nursed back to health by a hermit who thinks he has been sent by God and therefore baptizes him the Redeemer. Espedito/The Redeemer forms his own gang of cangaceiros but doesn’t really understand what he’s doing until he befriends the proverbial European intellectual, a Dutch Oil prospector, who introduces him to important people. Espedito is hired by the Dutchman and a corrupt local governor, but then the Dutchman changes sides …

Viva Cangaceiro

1969

Prey of Vultures poster
7.0

Thanks to his ability, Danny can draw each of the bandits who robbed the stage coach in which he was traveling with his father, who was killed. When he arrives to the next town he looks for a job helped by the sheriffs` daughter. In the bulletin board there are some posters of people and they offer a dollar reward for providing information about them. After many obstacles, each of the components of the band gradually disappears. Danny believes that only fits the sheriff, but he is in love with his daughter.

Prey of Vultures

1972