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
| Birth Location | Lalín, Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain |
|---|---|
| Born | 1897-08-04 |
| Died | 1988-05-26 |
Movies
1981
1975
El fantástico mundo de los hippies
as Larry
1972
Historia de un gángster
as Tony Florino
1968
Under the Cover of Night
as Jack
1962
1958
1958
1951
Perdición de mujeres
as Rizo
1951
1951
Cabaret Shanghai
as Tony
1950
El amor de mi bohío
as Pablo Mendizabal
1947
Gangsters Versus Cowboys
as Johnny Carmenta
1947
1946
Siboney
as Gastón de Montero
1940
Eterna mártir
as Narrator
1937
Honrarás a tus padres
as Juan de Calvacanti
1937
El calvario de una esposa
as Pepe Luis
1936
Soulless Women
as Julián Landeros
1934
Movies
El tren de la muerte
Director
1979
El fantástico mundo de los hippies
Producer
1972
1972
El fantástico mundo de los hippies
Director
1972
Organización criminal
Producer
1968
Organización criminal
Writer
1968
Historia de un gángster
Producer
1968
Historia de un gángster
Director
1968
Organización criminal
Director
1968
Historia de un gángster
Writer
1968
Contrabandistas del Caribe
Producer
1966
Contrabandistas del Caribe
Director
1966
Contrabandistas del Caribe
Writer
1966
Antesala de la silla eléctrica
Producer
1966
1966
Pasiones infernales
Producer
1966
Pasiones infernales
Writer
1966
Antesala de la silla eléctrica
Director
1966
Pasiones infernales
Director
1966
La virgen de la calle
Writer
1965
La virgen de la calle
Producer
1965
La virgen de la calle
Director
1965
La maldición de mi raza
Producer
1964
La maldición de mi raza
Writer
1964
La maldición de mi raza
Director
1964
Sangre en la barranca
Director
1963
Mi Borinquen querido
Producer
1963
Mi Borinquen querido
Writer
1963
Mi Borinquen querido
Director
1963
Under the Cover of Night
Writer
1962
Under the Cover of Night
Director
1962
La tórtola del Ajusco
Producer
1962
La tórtola del Ajusco
Writer
1962
La tórtola del Ajusco
Director
1962
Thaimí, la hija del pescador
Director
1960
Plazos traicioneros
Producer
1958
Plazos traicioneros
Writer
1958
Plazos traicioneros
Director
1958
Secretaria peligrosa
Director
1958
El farol de la ventana
Director
1958
Zonga, el ángel diabólico
Producer
1957
Zonga, el ángel diabólico
Writer
1957
Zonga, el ángel diabólico
Director
1957
Quiéreme con música
Producer
1957
Te odio y te quiero
Producer
1957
Te odio y te quiero
Director
1957
La mesera del café del puerto
Director
1957
Under the influence of fear
Director
1956
El sindicato del crimen
Producer
1954
El sindicato del crimen
Writer
1954
El sindicato del crimen
Director
1954
Sandra, the Woman of Fire
Producer
1954
Sandra, the Woman of Fire
Director
1954
Sandra, the Woman of Fire
Writer
1954
The Goddess of Tahiti
Producer
1953
The Goddess of Tahiti
Writer
1953
The Goddess of Tahiti
Director
1953
Hombres sin alma
Producer
1951
Hombres sin alma
Writer
1951
Hombres sin alma
Director
1951
Perdición de mujeres
Producer
1951
Perdición de mujeres
Writer
1951
Perdición de mujeres
Director
1951
The Hell of the Poor
Producer
1951
The Hell of the Poor
Writer
1951
The Hell of the Poor
Director
1951
Que idiotas son los hombres
Producer
1951
Que idiotas son los hombres
Director
1951
Madre querida
Producer
1951
Madre querida
Writer
1951
Madre querida
Director
1951
Cabaret Shanghai
Producer
1950
Cabaret Shanghai
Writer
1950
Cabaret Shanghai
Director
1950
Wild Love
Writer
1950
Wild Love
Producer
1950
Wild Love
Director
1950
El charro del arrabal
Producer
1949
El charro del arrabal
Writer
1949
El charro del arrabal
Director
1949
El reino de los gángsters
Producer
1948
El reino de los gángsters
Writer
1948
El reino de los gángsters
Director
1948
Tania, the Beautiful Wild Girl
Producer
1948
1948
Tania, the Beautiful Wild Girl
Director
1948
El amor de mi bohío
Producer
1947
El amor de mi bohío
Writer
1947
El amor de mi bohío
Director
1947
Gangsters Versus Cowboys
Producer
1947
Gangsters Versus Cowboys
Director
1947
Gangsters Versus Cowboys
Writer
1947
Pasiones tormentosas
Producer
1946
Pasiones tormentosas
Writer
1946
Pasiones tormentosas
Director
1946
Una mujer de Oriente
Producer
1946
Una mujer de Oriente
Writer
1946
Una mujer de Oriente
Director
1946
Embrujo antillano
Producer
1946
Embrujo antillano
Writer
1946
Embrujo antillano
Assistant Director
1946
Los misterios del hampa
Director
1945
Cruel destino
Director
1944
Siboney
Writer
1940
Siboney
Producer
1940
Siboney
Director
1940
Eterna mártir
Editor
1937
Eterna mártir
Producer
1937
Eterna mártir
Writer
1937
Eterna mártir
Director
1937
El derecho y el deber
Director
1937
Honrarás a tus padres
Producer
1937
Honrarás a tus padres
Director
1937
El calvario de una esposa
Producer
1936
El calvario de una esposa
Director
1936
El calvario de una esposa
Writer
1936
Beloved Mother
Producer
1935
Beloved Mother
Writer
1935
Beloved Mother
Director
1935
Soulless Women
Producer
1934
Soulless Women
Writer
1934
El sendero gris
Co-Director
1927