Juan Orol

Juan Orol

Personal information

Known for
Directing
Known credits
54
Gender
Male
Born
August 4, 1897
Died
May 26, 1988
Place of birth
Lalín, Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain
Also known as
Juan Orol GarcíaJuan Rogelio GarcíaJuan Rogelio García García

Biography

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.

Popular

Gangsters Versus Cowboys
Movie
1947

Gangsters Versus Cowboys

Movie · 1947

Under the influence of fear
Movie
1956

Under the influence of fear

Movie · 1956

Zonga, el ángel diabólico
Movie
1957

Zonga, el ángel diabólico

Movie · 1957

Los misterios del hampa
Movie
1945

Los misterios del hampa

Movie · 1945

Perdición de mujeres
Movie
1951

Perdición de mujeres

Movie · 1951

The Goddess of Tahiti
Movie
1953

The Goddess of Tahiti

Movie · 1953

Filmography

Directing

49 titles

Production

43 titles

Writing

40 titles

Acting

29 titles

Editing

1 titles

Sound

1 titles