Personal Info
Known For
Directing
Born
August 4, 1897
Died
May 26, 1988 (age 90)
Place of Birth
Lalín, Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain
Also Known As
Juan Orol García
Juan Rogelio García
Juan Rogelio García García
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
Film
Hombres sin alma
1951
Film
Organización criminal
1968
Film
Mexico De Noche
1975
Film
The Hell of the Poor
1951
Film
Adriana del Rio, actriz
1979
Film
El sindicato del crimen
1954
Film
Eterna mártir
Narrator
1937
Film
Cabaret Shanghai
Tony
1950
Film
Contrabandistas del Caribe
1966
Film
Plazos traicioneros
1958
Film
El fantástico mundo de los hippies
Larry
1972
Film
Honrarás a tus padres
Juan de Calvacanti
1937
Film
Ni modo... así somos
1981
Film
El calvario de una esposa
Pepe Luis
1936
Film
Una mujer de Oriente
1946
Film
Secretaria peligrosa
1958
Film
El Reino de los Gángsters
1948
Film
Perdición de mujeres
Rizo
1951
Film
El derecho y el deber
1937
Film
Los misterios del hampa
1945
Filmography
2019FilmOlmedo: El rey de la risa1981FilmNi modo... así somos1979FilmAdriana del Rio, actriz1975FilmMexico De Noche1972FilmEl fantástico mundo de los hippiesas Larry1968FilmHistoria de un gángsteras Tony Florino1968FilmOrganización criminal1966FilmContrabandistas del Caribe1966FilmAntesala de la silla eléctrica1962FilmUnder the Cover of Nightas Jack1958FilmPlazos traicioneros1958FilmSecretaria peligrosa1956FilmUnder the influence of fearas Tony Carpio1954FilmEl sindicato del crimen1951FilmHombres sin alma1951FilmPerdición de mujeresas Rizo1951FilmThe Hell of the Poor1950FilmCabaret Shanghaias Tony1948FilmEl Reino de los Gángsters1947FilmEl amor de mi bohíoas Pablo Mendizabal1947FilmGangsters Versus Cowboysas Johnny Carmenta1946FilmUna mujer de Oriente1945FilmLos misterios del hampa1940FilmSiboneyas Gastón de Montero1937FilmEterna mártiras Narrator1937FilmEl derecho y el deber1937FilmHonrarás a tus padresas Juan de Calvacanti1936FilmEl calvario de una esposaas Pepe Luis1934FilmSoulless Womenas Julián Landeros