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Juan Orol

Personal Information

Known ForDirecting
GenderMale
Born / DiedAug 4, 1897 (Died at 91)
Zodiac Sign♌Leo
Place of BirthLalín, Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain
Career Span1927 – 1988
Known Credits46 Titles
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DirectingPopularity Score 1.6

Juan Orol

Also known as:Juan Orol GarcíaJuan Rogelio GarcíaJuan Rogelio García García
Total Works

46

46 movies • 0 shows

Avg Rating

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across rated releases

Box Office

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worldwide gross

Global Reach

#2

TMDB star index

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.

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Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 46 titles featuring Juan Orol

Gangsters Versus Cowboys
6.2

as Johnny Carmenta

Under the influence of fear
5.6

as Tony Carpio

Zonga, el ángel diabólico
5.4

Role: Director

Los misterios del hampa
6.3
Perdición de mujeres
5.7

as Rizo

The Goddess of Tahiti
6.1

Role: Director

El amor de mi bohío
5.5

as Pablo Mendizabal

Siboney
5.5
Siboney
1940•movie

as Gastón de Montero

Mexico De Noche
5.5
Mexico De Noche
1975•movie
El derecho y el deber
5.8
Una mujer de Oriente
6.3
Sangre en la barranca
5.3

Role: Director

El charro del arrabal
6.3

Role: Director

Wild Love
5.5
Wild Love
1950•movie

Role: Director

El tren de la muerte
6.7

Role: Director

Thaimí, la hija del pescador
6.2

Role: Director

Venganza suprema
3.8
Venganza suprema
1934•movie

as Julián Landeros

Under the Cover of Night
6.2

as Jack

El fantástico mundo de los hippies
5.6

as Larry

Pasiones infernales
5.4

Role: Director

Quiéreme con música
4.4

Role: Producer

Cabaret Shanghai
5.8
Cabaret Shanghai
1950•movie

as Tony

Ni modo... así somos
5.2
Eterna mártir
6.2
Eterna mártir
1937•movie

as Narrator

Hombres sin alma
6.2
Hombres sin alma
1951•movie
Secretaria peligrosa
6.2
The Hell of the Poor
6.8
Tania, the Beautiful Wild Girl
6.0

Role: Producer

Sandra, the Woman of Fire
6.5

Role: Producer

Pasiones tormentosas
6.5

Role: Writer

Beloved Mother
5.8
Beloved Mother
1935•movie

Role: Director

El farol de la ventana
6.5

Role: Director

El Reino de los Gángsters
6.3
El calvario de una esposa
6.0

as Pepe Luis

Honrarás a tus padres
6.3

as Juan de Calvacanti

El sindicato del crimen
6.7
Adriana del Rio, actriz
6.0
Mi Borinquen querido
6.0

Role: Director

La maldición de mi raza
6.0

Role: Writer

Cruel destino
6.0
Cruel destino
1944•movie

Role: Director

La mesera del café del puerto
5.7

Role: Director

Embrujo antillano
6.3
Embrujo antillano
1946•movie

Role: Assistant Director

Madre querida
6.7
Madre querida
1951•movie

Role: Director

Que idiotas son los hombres
6.3

Role: Director

El sendero gris
6.3
El sendero gris
1927•movie

Role: Co-Director

Olmedo: El rey de la risa
8.0