[1] William J. Mann, Behind the Screen (2001), pp. 157-58. See also his interview by Boze Hadleigh in Hollywood Gays (1996), where he admits his homosexuality, and also reveals that he slept with Desi Arnaz.
Father: Cesar Julio Romero
Mother: María Mantilla (b. 28-Nov-1880, purportedly dau. of José Martí)
Sister: Maria Teresa
Sister: Graciela Eduardo
Slept with: Desi Arnaz (actor, per his interview with Boze Hadleigh)
Boyfriend: Tyrone Power
Hollywood Walk of Fame 1719 Vine St. (television)
Hollywood Walk of Fame 6615 Hollywood Blvd. (motion pictures)
Appendectomy (Apr-1950)
Cuban Ancestry
Risk Factors: Smoking
TELEVISION
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Alias Smith and Jones Armendariz (1971-72)
Julia Bunny (1970)
Batman The Joker (1966-68)
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Lust in the Dust (1-Mar-1985)
The Strongest Man in the World (6-Feb-1975)
Now You See Him, Now You Don't (23-Aug-1972)
The Proud and the Damned (1972)
Soul Soldier (16-Dec-1970)
The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes (31-Dec-1969)
Latitude Zero (26-Jul-1969)
Midas Run (7-May-1969)
Crooks & Coronets (2-Apr-1969)
A Talent for Loving (1969) · Don Jose
Target: Harry (1969)
Skidoo (2-Dec-1968)
Hot Millions (19-Sep-1968) · Customs Officer
Madigan's Millions (30-May-1968) · Madigan
Batman (30-Jul-1966) · The Joker
Marriage on the Rocks (16-Sep-1965) · Miguel Santos
Sergeant Deadhead (18-Aug-1965)
Two on a Guillotine (23-Jan-1965) · John Duquesne
A House Is Not a Home (1-Sep-1964)
Donovan's Reef (12-Jun-1963)
The Castilian (14-Apr-1963) · Jeronimo
If a Man Answers (10-Oct-1962)
Seven Women from Hell (Oct-1961)
Pepe (21-Dec-1960) · Himself
Ocean's Eleven (10-Aug-1960) · Duke Santos
The Story of Mankind (8-Nov-1957) · Spanish Envoy
Around the World in Eighty Days (17-Oct-1956) · Henchman
The Leather Saint (6-Jun-1956)
The Racers (4-Feb-1955)
The Americano (19-Jan-1955)
Vera Cruz (25-Dec-1954)
Prisoners of the Casbah (3-Nov-1953)
The Shadow Man (Apr-1953)
Scotland Yard Inspector (13-Oct-1952)
The Jungle (1-Aug-1952)
FBI Girl (4-Nov-1951)
Lost Continent (17-Aug-1951) · Maj. Joe Nolan
Happy Go Lovely (25-Jul-1951) · John Frost
Love That Brute (26-May-1950)
The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend (27-May-1949) · Blackie Jobero
That Lady in Ermine (24-Aug-1948) · Mario
Julia Misbehaves (8-Aug-1948) · Fred Ghenoccio
Deep Waters (22-Jul-1948)
Captain from Castile (25-Dec-1947) · Hernando Cortez
Carnival in Costa Rica (28-Mar-1947)
Wintertime (17-Sep-1943) · Brad Barton
Coney Island (16-Jun-1943) · Joe Rocco
Springtime in the Rockies (6-Nov-1942) · Victor Prince
Orchestra Wives (4-Sep-1942) · St. John Smith
Tales of Manhattan (5-Aug-1942)
A Gentleman at Heart (16-Jan-1942) · Tony Miller
Week-End in Havana (8-Oct-1941)
Dance Hall (18-Jul-1941)
The Great American Broadcast (9-May-1941)
Ride on Vaquero (18-Apr-1941)
Tall, Dark and Handsome (23-Jan-1941)
The Gay Caballero (4-Oct-1940) · The Cisco Kid
He Married His Wife (19-Jan-1940) · Freddie
The Cisco Kid and the Lady (24-Dec-1939)
Charlie Chan at Treasure Island (31-Aug-1939)
Frontier Marshal (28-Jul-1939)
Return of the Cisco Kid (28-Apr-1939)
The Little Princess (10-Mar-1939) · Ram Dass
Wife, Husband and Friend (25-Feb-1939) · Hugo
My Lucky Star (4-Dec-1938)
Always Goodbye (24-Jun-1938)
Happy Landing (23-Jan-1938)
Wee Willie Winkie (30-Jul-1937)
She's Dangerous! (24-Jan-1937)
Public Enemy's Wife (8-Jul-1936)
Love Before Breakfast (9-Mar-1936) · William Wadsworth
Rendezvous (23-Oct-1935) · Nieterstein
Metropolitan (17-Oct-1935)
Diamond Jim (2-Sep-1935)
Cardinal Richelieu (26-Mar-1935)
The Devil is a Woman (15-Mar-1935) · Antonio Galvan
The Good Fairy (31-Jan-1935) · Joe
Clive of India (7-Jan-1935)
British Agent (15-Sep-1934) · Del Val
The Thin Man (23-May-1934) · Chris