José Ramón Larraz Gil (1929 – 3 September 2013) was a Spanish director of exploitation and horror films such as the erotic and bloody Vampyres (1974).

Born in Barcelona, Larraz started his career as a comics writer for magazines like Pilote and Spirou. His most known creation was the action-comic series "Paul Foran", which he wrote under the name "Gil".

Larraz began making films in England, then in 1976 apparently relocated his operations back to Spain. He made many different types of films, but is best known for his horror films. His last few horror films were Spanish/ American co-productions. He apparently retired from filmmaking in 1992 at age 63. Larraz died, aged 84, in Málaga on 3 September 2013.

Biography

Dans le n° 75 des Cahiers de la bande dessinée (mai-juin 1987), le dessinateur Jordi Bernet déclare que Larraz « ne savait pas dessiner et se contentait de décalquer les dessins des autres ». Les scénarios de Paul Foran étaient tous de Miguel Cusso, dont le nom n'est jamais mentionné. Dans cet entretien de 1987, Bernet ajoute que lui-même a dessiné seul les six épisodes de Paul Foran signés « Gil et Jordi ».