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

Judge 2

Al límite

Quintero

A solas contigo

Modu

La mies es mucha

Portes

Pesadilla para un rico

El traje de luces

La canción del penal

El indiano

Pepe

Cabaret

Juan Aguilar (as Ralph March)

La venganza del Zorro

La fiesta sigue

Esteban

Mare nostrum

Juan de Padilla Jr.

La Leona de Castilla

Tertuliano

Tiovivo c. 1950

Padre Antonio

La pecadora

El mensaje

Pedro

Los gamberros

Un indiano en Moratilla

Compadece al delincuente

(uncredited)

Yo no soy la Mata-Hari

Paco

Fulano y Mengano

Javier

Juzgado permanente

Alhucemas

Lacayo (Lackey) (uncredited)

Don Quijote de la Mancha

La espera

Flor de lago

Javier

Séptima página

Sor Angélica

Pedro

Paz