Juan Orol
Directing
- Born
- August 4, 1897 · Lalín, Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain
- Died
- May 26, 1988 (age 90)
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
Gangsters Versus Cowboys
January 2, 1947
Zonga, el ángel diabólico
September 24, 1957
Under the influence of fear
August 9, 1956
Los misterios del hampa
October 26, 1945
Perdición de mujeres
November 16, 1951
The Goddess of Tahiti
February 11, 1953
El amor de mi bohío
November 19, 1947
Sangre en la barranca
July 5, 1963
Siboney
October 19, 1940
Wild Love
April 6, 1950
El charro del arrabal
April 27, 1949
El tren de la muerte
March 28, 1979
Behind the camera50
- 1979El tren de la muerte Director
- 1972El fantástico mundo de los hippies Director, Writer, Producer
- 1968Organización criminal Director, Producer, Writer
- 1968Historia de un gángster Producer, Director, Writer
- 1966Contrabandistas del Caribe Writer, Director, Producer
- 1966Antesala de la silla eléctrica Director, Writer, Producer
- 1966Pasiones infernales Producer, Writer, Director
- 1965La virgen de la calle Director, Producer, Writer
- 1964La maldición de mi raza Director, Writer, Producer