Juan Orol

Juan Orol (90)

1897-08-04 - 1988-05-26 | Lalín, Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain

Juan Rogelio García García, better known as Juan Orol, was a Mexican-Spanish actor, producer, screenwriter and film director. He was known as The King of the Mexican Film noir. He was also known as The Involuntary Surrealist. He was a pioneer of the Mexican cinema's first talkies and one of the main promoters of the Rumberas film in the Golden Age of Mexican cinema. His films have been described as cult films.

On Movies

  • El fantástico mundo de los hippies
  • Historia de un gángster
  • Organización criminal
  • Contrabandistas del Caribe
  • Under the Cover of Night
  • Plazos traicioneros
  • Secretaria peligrosa
  • El sindicato del crimen
  • Hombres sin alma
  • Perdición de mujeres
  • The Hell of the Poor
  • Cabaret Shanghai
  • El reino de los gángsters
  • El amor de mi bohío
  • Gangsters Versus Cowboys
  • Una mujer de Oriente
  • Siboney
  • Eterna mártir
  • El calvario de una esposa
  • Soulless Women

Series as Director

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