- Born
- Died
- Birth nameAmando de Ossorio Rodríguez
- Nickname
- Horseman of Horror
- He was born in 1918, although there isn't a consensus as some books date his birth in 1925. He was one of the main directors of the Spanish horror boom in the 70s, specially for his quartet of films about the living dead templars which started with Tombs of the Blind Dead (1972).- IMDb Mini Biography By: Miguel Ángel Díaz González
- Studied painting and photography. Moreover, he also made his living as a painter of creepy images of the Knights Templar in his later years.
- Began his film career by making short films and industrial documentaries.
- Also worked as a journalist and produced radio dramas.
- Began in films as a writer and assistant director after moving to Madrid, Spain in the 1940s.
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