
Manuel Zarzo
Actor · Born April 26, 1932 (94) · Madrid, Spain
Manuel Zarzo was born on 26 April 1932 in Madrid, Spain. He was an actor and assistant director, known for The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1988), Nuevo en esta plaza (1966) and Los nuevos españoles (1974). He was married to María Luz Cañizares. He died on 16 June 2025 in Pozuelo de Alarcón, Madrid, Spain.
Read moreShow less
Biography from IMDb.
- April 26, 1932 (94)
- Madrid, Spain
- Actor
- 25 on MovieCove · 169 credits in all
What are Manuel Zarzo's films like?
Across their 16 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Survival.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 1 · Wry 2 · Earnest 11
A split, not a type: Light 5 · Serious 4 · Dark 7
Grounded 6 · Stylized 7 · Heightened 3
A split, not a type: Gentle 4 · Charged 5 · Intense 7
Steady 7 · Shifting 7 · Whiplash 2
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 9 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 4
Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 9 · Relentless 4
A split, not a type: Casual 8 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 4
A split, not a type: Easy watch 7 · Affecting 4 · Heavy 5
Resolved 12 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 1
Roles they play
Usually the Ally: 4 of 5 analyzed roles.
- Allyas Camborio in Sabían demasiado (1962)
- Allyas David MacGregor in Seven Guns for the MacGregors (1966)
- Shapeshifteras Sorrel in Suicide Commandos (1968)
- Allyas Will Scarlet in Long Live Robin Hood (1971)
- Allyas Brigadier Bozzi in My Dear Killer (1972)
Moods and endings
- Happy5
- Bittersweet7
- Tragic3
- Ambiguous1
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 Manuel Zarzo's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 12 of their 25 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (8).
- 7 uomini d'oro (1965) · actor · free
- My Dear Killer (1972) · actor · free
- The Ugly Ones (1966) · actor · free
- The Price of Power (1969) · actor · free
- Cry, Onion (1975) · actor · free
- The Legend of Frenchie King (1971) · actor · free
- Seven Guns for the MacGregors (1966) · actor · free
- When Heroes Die (1970) · actor · free
Subscription and free streaming for Manuel Zarzo'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
169 credits, 25 with a MovieCove page.

LAST SURVIVOR ON BOARD (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

Lina, La mujer espectacular (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

El nuevo barrio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

La fortaleza (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

The Fortress (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

Amalia en el otoño(2020)
Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Alimezher (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

Rebobinando (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

Blockbuster (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

23-F Story of a betrayal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

Wolf(2004)
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
Merry-Go-Round c. 1950 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

Aquí no hay quien viva (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

La verdad de Laura (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

El Coyote: Don César de Echagüe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

La vuelta del Coyote (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

La primera noche de mi vida (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

El Coyote: El tribunal del Coyote (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

The Color of the Clouds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

La noche de Lina (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

Curro Jiménez, the Return of a Legend (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

Wild Boys (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

The Devil's Breath (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

Night of the Executioner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

Juncal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
La diputada (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

El juego más divertido(1988)
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
Veredicto implacable (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
The Impeccable Sinner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)
Eulalia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

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

A la pálida luz de la luna (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
Jarabo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

Stico (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

The Secret Garden (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

My Friend the Vagabond (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

El cura ya tiene hijo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

The Holy Innocents (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

Epilogue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

Dark Habits(1983)
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films
Los desastres de la guerra (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

Heartbeat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

De camisa vieja a chaqueta nueva (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

The Beehive (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

Life, Love and Death (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

Las chicas del bingo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

La Máscara Negra (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

Ramon y Cajal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

Si las mujeres mandaran (o mandasen) (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

Adolescencia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

El soplagaitas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

Cervantes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

Vultures Over the City (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

Nightmare City(1980)
Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films
Speed Driver (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

El gran secreto (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

Unos granujas decentes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)
Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films
Encounters in the Deep (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

Réquiem por un empleado (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

Pasión inconfesable (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

Raulito Is Free (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

Mala Racha (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

Till Divorce Us Do Part (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

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

Climax (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

Ellas los prefieren... locas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)
Call girl: la vida privada de una señorita bien (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

Curro Jiménez (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

The Waitresses (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)
Prozeß Medusa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

Fulanita y sus menganos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

El señor está servido (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

Ambiciosa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

El chiste (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

El in... moral (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

Striptease (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

The Stash (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

Adulterio a la española (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

País S. A. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

Cry, Onion(1975)
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
Terapia al desnudo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

Order to Kill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

Madres solteras (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

Zorrita Martínez (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

Dick Turpin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

Los nuevos españoles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

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

I Hate My Body (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

Criminal Abortion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

Gott schützt die Liebenden (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

Lo verde empieza en los Pirineos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

Counselor at Crime(1973)
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
Ricco (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

El abuelo tiene un plan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

Little Funny Guy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

Holy God, Here Comes the Passatore! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

El vikingo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

The Two Faces of Fear (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

My Dear Killer(1972)
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
The Ibéricas Football Club (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

Graf Luckner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

Ivanhoe, the Norman Swordsman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

Long Live Robin Hood(1971)
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
When Heroes Die(1970)
Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films
The Pizza Triangle(1970)
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all filmsFray Dollar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

The Price of Power(1969)
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
Susana (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

Hell Commandos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

Prisionero en La Ciudad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

Will Our Heroes Be Able to Find Their Friend Who Has Mysteriously Disappeared in Africa? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

Suicide Commandos(1968)
Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films
It's Your Move (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

Volver a vivir (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

A Train for Durango (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

No le busques tres pies... (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

School of Nurses (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

Al ponerse el sol (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)
Los amores difíciles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

The Midshipmen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

The Ugly Ones(1966)
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
Hoy como ayer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

Nuevo en esta plaza (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

Los ojos perdidos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

Posición avanzada (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
Seven Golden Men Strike Again (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

Madamigella di Maupin(1966)
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
7 uomini d'oro(1965)
Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
Mission to Caracas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

The Sheriff Won't Shoot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

The 317th Platoon(1965)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films
Destino: Barajas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

Suspendido en sinvergüenza (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

Bullet in the Flesh (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

Weeping for a Bandit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

Llegar a más (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

Jaguar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

Escala en Hi-Fi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

Cupido contrabandista (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

El balcón de la Luna (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

Sabían demasiado(1962)
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
Learning to Die (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

Armas contra la ley (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

Margarita se llama mi amor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

¡Aquí están las vicetiples! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

At Five in the Afternoon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

La paz empieza nunca (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

¡Ahí va otro recluta! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

El hombre de la isla (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

The Delinquents (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

La fiel infanteria (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

Valentine's Day (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

The Redeemer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

Muchachas en vacaciones (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

Música de ayer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

Nightingale Song (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)
Polvorilla (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

El hombre que viajaba despacito (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

Cursed Mountains (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

Love in a Hot Climate (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

El pescador de coplas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

Día tras día (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)
Career shape
Star power in the 93rd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 169 titles from 1951 to 2026; peak year 1969.
Film career
Peak 1969 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 1 MovieCove title. 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.
- 1965Screen debut· The 317th Platoon
Billing
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; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.
How do Manuel Zarzo's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 49th percentile, the median of all 25; across their 16 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 55th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up4
- 50th to 74th8
- 25th to 49th8
- Below 25th5
Shape of the crowd
11 of their 25 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Panned3
- Cult Classic1
- Crowd Pleaser11
- Broadly Agreed3
- Mixed7
Reviewers score the acting 62/100 in their films, across 13 reviewed titles; fans 70, detractors 42. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.
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.
Is Manuel Zarzo's work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.
Who does Manuel Zarzo work with?
People who share at least 2 of Manuel Zarzo's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; José Gutiérrez Maesso shares the most, 3.
Writers
- José Gutiérrez MaessoShared titles: My Dear Killer (1972), Madamigella di Maupin (1966), The Ugly Ones (1966)See all 3 shared titles with José Gutiérrez Maesso
Actors
- Tomas MilianShared titles: Counselor at Crime (1973), Madamigella di Maupin (1966), The Ugly Ones (1966)See all 3 shared titles with Tomas Milian

- Saturnino GarcíaShared titles: Amalia en el otoño (2020), Wolf (2004)See all 2 shared titles with Saturnino García

- Francisco RabalShared titles: Nightmare City (1980), Counselor at Crime (1973)See all 2 shared titles with Francisco Rabal

- Nello PazzafiniShared titles: Counselor at Crime (1973), Long Live Robin Hood (1971)See all 2 shared titles with Nello Pazzafini

Composers and editors
- Stelvio CiprianiShared titles: Nightmare City (1980), The Ugly Ones (1966)See all 2 shared titles with Stelvio Cipriani

- Ennio MorriconeShared titles: My Dear Killer (1972), Seven Guns for the MacGregors (1966)See all 2 shared titles with Ennio Morricone

- Armando TrovajoliShared titles: The Pizza Triangle (1970), 7 uomini d'oro (1965)See all 2 shared titles with Armando Trovajoli

- José Antonio RojoShared titles: When Heroes Die (1970), The Ugly Ones (1966)See all 2 shared titles with José Antonio Rojo