Rafael Romero Marchent Explained

Rafael Romero Marchent
Birth Date:1926 5, df=y
Birth Place:Madrid, Spain
Death Place:Madrid, Spain
Father:Joaquín Romero Marchent Gómez de Avellaneda (1899-1973)
Spouse:María Tamayo López (-1991)
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Occupation:Director

Rafael Romero Marchent (3 May 1926 – 13 February 2020) was a Spanish director, screenwriter and actor.

Life and career

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.[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]

Filmography

Director

Actor

Notes and References

  1. Book: Marco Giusti. Dizionario del western all'italiana. 2007 . Mondadori, 2007. 978-8804572770.
  2. News: Hombres del Oeste . Diego . Galán . 13 September 2015 . 9 August 2019 . . . es.
  3. Web site: Medallas del CEC a la producción española de 1949 . . 23 April 2016 . 1949 . es . 1 August 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200801234739/http://www.cinecec.com/EDITOR/premios/palmares/1949.htm . dead .
  4. News: Fallece Rafael Romero Marchent, pionero en rodar westerns en España . EFE . EFE . 13 February 2020 . 13 February 2020 . Heraldo de Aragón.
  5. News: Muere Rafael Romero Marchent, el cineasta español pionero en westerns . EFE . EFE . 13 February 2020 . 13 February 2020 . . es.