Juan Orol

Personal Info

Known For Director

Gender Male

Birthday 1897-08-04

Deathday 1988-05-26 (90 years old)

Place of Birth Lalín, Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain

Also Known As Juan Orol García, Juan Rogelio García, Juan Rogelio García García

Juan Orol

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.

Known For

Director

1979
1968
1968
1966
1965
1964
1963
1963
1962
1962
1958
1958
1958
1957
1954
1953
1951
1951
Madre querida

as Director

1951
Hombres sin alma

as Director

1951
1950
Cabaret Shanghai

as Director

1950
Wild Love

as Director

1949
1947
1947
1946
Embrujo antillano

as Assistant Director

1946
1946
1945
1944
Cruel destino

as Director

1940
Siboney

as Director

1937
1937
Eterna mártir

as Director

1937
1935
Beloved Mother

as Director

1927
El sendero gris

as Co-Director

Producer

1968
1968
1966
1965
1964
1963
1962
1958
1957
1957
1954
1953
1951
1951
Madre querida

as Producer

1951
Hombres sin alma

as Producer

1951
1950
Cabaret Shanghai

as Producer

1950
Wild Love

as Producer

1949
1947
1947
1946
1946
1946
Embrujo antillano

as Producer

1940
Siboney

as Producer

1937
Eterna mártir

as Producer

1937
1935
Beloved Mother

as Producer

1934
Soulless Women

as Producer

Writer

1966
1965
1963
1958
1953
1951
1951
Madre querida

as Writer

1951
1951
1950
1950
Wild Love

as Writer

1949
1947
1946
1946
1946
1940
Siboney

as Writer

1937
Eterna mártir

as Writer

1935
Beloved Mother

as Writer

1934
Soulless Women

as Writer

Editor

1937
Eterna mártir

as Editor