Juan Orol
Birthday
1897/08/04
Day of death
1988/05/26 (90 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Lalín, Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain
Also know as
Juan Orol García, Juan Rogelio García, Juan Rogelio García García
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.
Acting
(1934) Soulless Women
as Julián Landeros
(1947) Gangsters Versus Cowboys
as Johnny Carmenta
(1947) El amor de mi bohío
as Pablo Mendizabal
(2019) Olmedo: El rey de la risa
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(1950) Cabaret Shanghai
as Tony
(1966) Antesala de la silla eléctrica
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(1968) Historia de un gángster
as Tony Florino
(1940) Siboney
as Gastón de Montero
(1966) Contrabandistas del Caribe
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(1968) Organización criminal
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(1945) Los misterios del hampa
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(1951) Perdición de mujeres
as Rizo
(1962) Under the Cover of Night
as Jack
(1975) México de noche
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(1948) El reino de los gángsters
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(1972) El fantástico mundo de los hippies
as Larry
(1956) Under the influence of fear
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(1937) El derecho y el deber
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(1981) Ni modo... así somos
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(1946) Una mujer de Oriente
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(1936) El calvario de una esposa
as Pepe Luis
(1937) Honrarás a tus padres
as Juan de Calvacanti
(1937) Eterna mártir
as Narrator
(1958) Plazos traicioneros
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(1951) Hombres sin alma
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(1958) Secretaria peligrosa
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(1951) The Hell of the Poor
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(1954) El sindicato del crimen
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(1979) Adriana del Rio, actriz
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