Juan Orol
Born
August 4, 1897
Died
May 26, 1988 (90 years old)
Known For
Directing
Place of Birth
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.
Known For
Olmedo: El rey de la risa
2019
Ni modo... así somos
1981
Adriana del Rio, actriz
1979
México de noche
1975
El fantástico mundo de los hippies
Larry
1972
Historia de un gángster
Tony Florino
1968
Organización criminal
1968
Contrabandistas del Caribe
1966
Antesala de la silla eléctrica
1966
Under the Cover of Night
Jack
1962
Plazos traicioneros
1958
Secretaria peligrosa
1958
Under the influence of fear
1956
El sindicato del crimen
1954
Hombres sin alma
1951
Perdición de mujeres
Rizo
1951
The Hell of the Poor
1951
Cabaret Shanghai
Tony
1950
El reino de los gángsters
1948
El amor de mi bohío
Pablo Mendizabal
1947
Gangsters Versus Cowboys
Johnny Carmenta
1947
Una mujer de Oriente
1946
Los misterios del hampa
1945
Siboney
Gastón de Montero
1940
Eterna mártir
Narrator
1937
El derecho y el deber
1937
Honrarás a tus padres
Juan de Calvacanti
1937
El calvario de una esposa
Pepe Luis
1936
Soulless Women
Julián Landeros
1934