Juan Orol
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
- Directing
- Born
- 1897-08-04 · Lalín, Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain
- Died
- 1988-05-26
Known for
- Gangsters Versus Cowboys (1947) — Johnny Carmenta
- Under the influence of fear (1956) — Tony Carpio
- Zonga, el ángel diabólico (1957) — Director
- Los misterios del hampa (1945)
- Perdición de mujeres (1951) — Rizo
- The Goddess of Tahiti (1953) — Director
- El amor de mi bohío (1947) — Pablo Mendizabal
- Siboney (1940) — Gastón de Montero
- Mexico De Noche (1975)
- El derecho y el deber (1937)
- Una mujer de Oriente (1946)
- Sangre en la barranca (1963) — Director
- El charro del arrabal (1949) — Director
- Wild Love (1950) — Director
- El tren de la muerte (1979) — Director
- Thaimí, la hija del pescador (1960) — Director