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

Abogado Núñez

Curro Jiménez

Matías

Don Quixote

Lacayo (Lackey) (uncredited)

To the Limit

Judge 2

La Leona de Castilla

Juan de Padilla Jr.

Merry-Go-Round c. 1950

Tertuliano

Yo no soy la Mata-Hari

(uncredited)

Alhucemas

Filmography

Year	Movie	Role
2004	Merry-Go-Round c. 1950	Tertuliano
1997	To the Limit	Judge 2
1996	Pesadilla para un rico	Portes
1990	Alone Together	Quintero
1962	Zorro the Avenger	Juan Aguilar (as Ralph March)
1960	Compadece al delincuente
1958	Un indiano en Moratilla
1957	Fulano y Mengano	Paco
1956	La pecadora	Padre Antonio
1956	La espera
1955	El indiano
1954	One Bullet Is Enough
1954	El mensaje
1954	Los gamberros	Pedro
1954	Sor Angélica
1953	Cabaret	Pepe
1953	Juzgado permanente	Javier
1951	La Leona de Castilla	Juan de Padilla Jr.
1951	The Seventh Page	Javier
1950	Yo no soy la Mata-Hari	(uncredited)
1950	Flor de lago
1949	Paz	Pedro
1948	La mies es mucha	Modu
1948	La fiesta sigue
1948	Mare nostrum	Esteban
1948	Alhucemas
1947	The Bullfighter's Suit
1947	Don Quixote	Lacayo (Lackey) (uncredited)

Year	TV Show	Role
2001	Cuéntame cómo pasó	Abogado Núñez
1976	Curro Jiménez	Matías