Maurizio Lucidi was an Italian director, screenwriter, and editor, sometimes credited as Mark Lender. He started his career as a film editor in the early 1960s and served as an assistant director for Pier Paolo Pasolini on The Gospel According to St. Matthew in 1964. Lucidi made his directorial debut in 1966 with Hercules the Avenger and later directed several genre films, especially Spaghetti Westerns. His notable works include My Name Is Pecos (1966), Pecos Cleans Up (1967), and It Can Be Done Amigo (1971).