Ramón Torrado
An image from María de la O, one of the productions that also features Ramón Torrado.

Ramón Torrado

April 5, 1905 — A Coruña, Galicia, Spain

Ramón Torrado (5 April 1905 – January 1990) was a Spanish film director and screenwriter. He directed 50 films between 1942 and 1978.

Along his brother Adolfo Torrado, they worked in Suevia Films, and he directed Botón de ancla (1948), with a good success and was adapted many times, El famoso Carballeira, Polizón a bordo (1941), Mar abierto (1946) and Sabela de Cambados (1948).

He met dancer Lola Flores and she appeared in Estrella de Sierra Morena (1952), and María de la O (1959), which was adapted from the 1936 version by Francisco Elías Riquelme and Carmen Amaya, Julio Peña, Antonio Moreno and Pastora Imperio were the main characters. He directed Mi canción es para ti (1965), starring Manolo Escobar, Ángel de Andrés, María Martín, Alejandra Nilo, María Isbert and Rafaela Aparicio. He directed others musical films with Manolo Escobar such as Un beso en el puerto, (1966) and El padre Manolo (1967).

He directed Spaghetti Western films such as Cavalry Charge (1964).

Mi canción es para ti

Mi canción es para ti

1965

Un beso en el puerto

Un beso en el puerto

1966

El padre Manolo

El padre Manolo

1967

María de la O

María de la O

1959

Fray Escoba

Fray Escoba

1961

La rueda de la vida

La rueda de la vida

1942

Black Angel of the Mississippi

Black Angel of the Mississippi

1964

Texas Jim

Texas Jim

1965