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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1897-08-04 (127 years old)

Place of Birth

Lalín, Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain

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

Acting

2019

1981

1979

1975

1972

1968

Historia de un gángster as Tony Florino

1966

1962

1958

1956

1954

1951

1950

1948

1947

Gangsters Versus Cowboys as Johnny Carmenta
El amor de mi bohío as Pablo Mendizabal

1946

1945

1940

Siboney as Gastón de Montero

1937

Honrarás a tus padres as Juan de Calvacanti
Eterna mártir as Narrator

1936

1934

Soulless Women as Julián Landeros

Production

1965

1964

1963

1962

1958

1953

1950

Cabaret Shanghai as Producer
Wild Love as Producer

1949

1946

Embrujo antillano as Producer

1940

Siboney as Producer

1937

Eterna mártir as Producer

1935

Beloved Mother as Producer

1934

Soulless Women as Producer

Writing

1965

1963

1958

1953

1950

Wild Love as Writer

1949

1940

Siboney as Writer

1937

Eterna mártir as Writer

1935

Beloved Mother as Writer

1934

Soulless Women as Writer

Directing

1979

1965

1964

1963

1953

1950

Cabaret Shanghai as Director
Wild Love as Director

1949

1946

Embrujo antillano as Assistant Director

1945

1944

Cruel destino as Director

1940

Siboney as Director

1937

Eterna mártir as Director

1935

Beloved Mother as Director

1927

El sendero gris as Co-Director

Editing

1937

Eterna mártir as Editor