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Ricardo Merino

Ricardo Merino

Actor · Died September 12, 1994, aged 59 · Medina del Campo, Valladolid, Spain

Ricardo Merino was born in Medina del Campo, Valladolid, Castilla y León, Spain as Ricardo Merino Castanedo. In the sixties he acted in theater when he decided to take the step to television and shortly afterwards to the cinema where he managed to establish himself in the new films called Destape (1975-1989) mainly by director Mariano Ozores. He was an actor, known for The Bachelor of Don Quixote Riding Again (1973), Unusual Women (1977) and The War of Children (1980). He died on September 12, 1994 due to a brain accident in Madrid, Madrid, Spain.

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Born
January 1, 1935
Died
September 12, 1994 (aged 59)
From
Medina del Campo, Valladolid, Spain
Works as
Actor
Titles
6 on MovieCove · 66 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Down 17% in 30 days

What are Ricardo Merino's films like?

Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
34%
Self
26%
Morality
17%
Society
12%
Power
10%

What they feel like to watch

their average across 4 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 2 · Serious 0 · Dark 2

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 2 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 1

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 2 · Charged 1 · Intense 1

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 2 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 1

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 2

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 2 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 3 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

1 analyzed role

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Warm
2
Joyful
2
Melancholic
2
Tense
1
Contemplative
1
Other
1

How their films linger

Feel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Ricardo Merino's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 6 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Ricardo Merino's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

66 credits, 6 with a MovieCove page.

  • Habitación 503 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 39 episodes · Actor

  • El tío del saco y el inspector Lobatón (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Fernando

  • El último guateque II (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Don Gabriel

  • Hacienda somos casi todos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Actor

  • Ya no va más (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Juan

  • ¡No hija, no! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as Julio

  • Segunda Enseñanza (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Cuando Almanzor perdió el tambor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Fabrique

  • El violador violado (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Fernando

  • C'est facile et ça peut rapporter... 20 ans (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Henri

  • Padre no hay más que dos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Castañeda

  • Las locuras de Parchís (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Don Atilio

  • Todos al suelo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Comisario

  • Hooray for Divorce! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Mario

  • La tía de Carlos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Carlos Aguilar

  • Profesor eróticus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as Profesor Petrucelli

  • Los chulos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as Bernardo, el presidente

  • Queremos un hijo tuyo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as Carlos

  • Los pecados de mamá (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as Enrique

  • Consensus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as Carmelo

  • Los energéticos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as Alcalde / Estraperlista

  • Cariñosamente infiel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as Arturo

  • La boda del señor cura(1979)

    as Ernesto

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • El día del presidente (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Actor

  • Trauma (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as Eva's Boyfriend

  • Rings of Fear(1978)

    as Paola's Father

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Borrasca (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as Juan

  • Intimate Confessions of Stella (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as Pablo

  • Estimado Sr. juez... (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as Abogado

  • Inquisition (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Nicolas Rodier

  • The Transsexual (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Associate Producer

  • Esposa y amante (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Mario

  • Secretos de alcoba (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Cristóbal

  • The Apolitical Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Amigo de Enrique

  • Girls... The Hall (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Don Daniel

  • La nueva Marilyn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Roldán

  • Beyond Desire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Cristóbal

  • The Mistress (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Javier

  • The Other Bedroom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Eduardo

  • The Student of Salamanca (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Don Félix de Montemar

  • Solo ante el Streaking (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Santos

  • A Long Return (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Socio de David

  • A Dragonfly for Each Corpse(1975)

    as Edmundo

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Kilma, Queen of the Jungle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Albert

  • Vida íntima de un seductor cínico (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Actor

  • Five Pillows for One Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Diputado, amante #3

  • Jenaro, el de los 14 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Don Antonio

  • Onofre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Aniceto

  • Manolo by Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Don Antonio

  • Don Quijote cabalga de nuevo(1973)

    as Bachiller Sansón Carrasco

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Viva lo imposible (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Vicente

  • París bien vale una moza (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Michel le Mokó

  • Guapo heredero busca esposa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Marco

  • La casa de las Chivas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Mariano

  • El padre de la criatura (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Alfredo Miranda

  • Los días de Cabirio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as Caléndula

  • You Shall Not Covet Your Neighbor's Wife (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as Vecino amanerado

  • Cómo casarse en siete días (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as Esteban

  • La casa de los Martínez(1971)

    as Director del programa TV

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • More Dollars for the MacGregors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Production Manager

  • Crimen imperfecto (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as Tony

  • Dele color al difunto (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as Ramón

  • El abominable hombre de la Costa del Sol (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as Cirujano plástico

  • Los subdesarrollados (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    as Marido enfurecido

  • Macbeth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    as Lennox

  • El niño y la niebla(1953)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

Career shape

Star power in the 80th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 66 titles from 1953 to 1993; peak year 1972.

Highest rated

A Dragonfly for Each Corpse (1975)

Midcredits 35th

Film career

19531993

Peak 1972 · back in prominent film roles after a quiet stretch. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 1972Screen debut· El padre de la criatura

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting64 of 66: 64 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score30thProducing1 of 66: 1 only producing, 0 with another roleOther crew1 of 66: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1950s1 · acting1960s2 · acting1970s41 · 39 acting · 2 crew1980s20 · acting1990s2 · acting

Billing

usually 5th · top billed in 0% of 7 roles

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Ricardo Merino's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 30th percentile, the median of all 6; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 25th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

25thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

20thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

21stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Midcredits score across 6 titles, by percentile

  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

3 of their 6 titles are Mixed.

  • Crowd Pleaser1
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed3

Most divisive · actor

La boda del señor cura (1979)

72nd percentile spread · 54% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

El niño y la niebla (1953)

Midcredits 73rd · 61% liked

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Ricardo Merino work with?

People who share at least 2 of Ricardo Merino's MovieCove titles; Laly Soldevila shares the most, 2.