Juan Orol

Directing

Juan Orol

Born August 4, 1897Lalín, Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain52 credits

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.

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Filmography

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1968Historia de un gángster
as Tony FlorinoMovie
Madre querida
1951Madre querida
DirectorMovie
Wild Love
1950Wild Love
DirectorMovie
El amor de mi bohío
1947El amor de mi bohío
as Pablo MendizabalMovie
Gangsters Versus Cowboys
1947Gangsters Versus Cowboys
as Johnny CarmentaMovie
Cruel destino
1944Cruel destino
DirectorMovie
Siboney
1940Siboney
as Gastón de MonteroMovie
Eterna mártir
1937Eterna mártir
as NarratorMovie
Honrarás a tus padres
1937Honrarás a tus padres
as Juan de CalvacantiMovie
Beloved Mother
1935Beloved Mother
DirectorMovie
Soulless Women
1934Soulless Women
as Julián LanderosMovie