Juan Orol

Biography

From Wikipedia Juan Rogelio García García, better known as Juan Orol (August 4, 1897 in Lalín, Pontevedra, Spain – May 26, 1988 in Mexico City, Mexico) 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.

Most Famous Work

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The Hell of the Poor

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Quiéreme con música

(1957) Producer

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El reino de los gángsters

(1948) Writer

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Plazos traicioneros

(1958) Writer

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Una mujer de Oriente

(1946) Writer

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El sindicato del crimen

(1954) Writer

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La tórtola del Ajusco

(1962) Writer

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La virgen de la calle

(1965) Writer

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Acting

Year	Character	Movie/Tv
2019	N/A	Olmedo: El rey de la risa 2019-03-07 Movie
1981	N/A	Ni modo... así somos 1981-09-03 Movie
1979	N/A	Adriana del Rio, actriz 1979-10-04 Movie
1975	N/A	México de noche 1975-06-12 Movie
1972	Larry	El fantástico mundo de los hippies 1972-06-21 Movie
1968	Tony Florino	Historia de un gángster 1968-01-01 Movie
	N/A	Organización criminal 1968-01-01 Movie
1966	N/A	Contrabandistas del Caribe 1966-04-24 Movie
	N/A	Antesala de la silla eléctrica 1966-01-01 Movie
1962	Jack	Under the Cover of Night 1962-10-24 Movie
1958	N/A	Plazos traicioneros 1958-07-03 Movie
	N/A	Secretaria peligrosa 1958-06-11 Movie
1956	N/A	Under the influence of fear 1956-08-09 Movie
1954	N/A	El sindicato del crimen 1954-12-22 Movie
1951	N/A	Hombres sin alma 1951-12-07 Movie
	Rizo	Perdición de mujeres 1951-11-16 Movie
	N/A	The Hell of the Poor 1951-11-01 Movie
1950	Tony	Cabaret Shanghai 1950-08-31 Movie
1948	N/A	El reino de los gángsters 1948-08-05 Movie
1947	Pablo Mendizabal	El amor de mi bohío 1947-11-19 Movie
	Johnny Carmenta	Gángsters contra charros 1947-01-02 Movie
1946	N/A	Una mujer de Oriente 1946-05-04 Movie
1945	N/A	Los misterios del hampa 1945-10-26 Movie
1940	Gastón de Montero	Siboney 1940-10-19 Movie
1937	Narrator	Eterna mártir 1937-10-28 Movie
	N/A	El derecho y el deber 1937-05-07 Movie
	Juan de Calvacanti	Honrarás a tus padres 1937-02-05 Movie
1936	Pepe Luis	El calvario de una esposa 1936-09-05 Movie
1934	Julián Landeros	Soulless Women 1934-01-01 Movie
Year	Character	Movie/Tv

Directing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1979	Director	El tren de la muerte 1979-03-28 Movie
1972	Director	El fantástico mundo de los hippies 1972-06-21 Movie
1968	Director	Organización criminal 1968-01-01 Movie
	Director	Historia de un gángster 1968-01-01 Movie
1966	Director	Contrabandistas del Caribe 1966-04-24 Movie
	Director	Pasiones infernales 1966-01-01 Movie
	Director	Antesala de la silla eléctrica 1966-01-01 Movie
1965	Director	La virgen de la calle 1965-01-01 Movie
1964	Director	La maldición de mi raza 1964-01-01 Movie
1963	Director	Sangre en la barranca 1963-07-05 Movie
	Director	Mi Borinquen querido 1963-06-09 Movie
1962	Director	Under the Cover of Night 1962-10-24 Movie
	Director	La tórtola del Ajusco 1962-02-08 Movie
1960	Director	Thaimí, la hija del pescador 1960-07-20 Movie
1958	Director	Plazos traicioneros 1958-07-03 Movie
	Director	Secretaria peligrosa 1958-06-11 Movie
	Director	El farol de la ventana 1958-03-06 Movie
1957	Director	Zonga, el ángel diabólico 1957-09-24 Movie
	Director	Te odio y te quiero 1957-03-01 Movie
	Director	La mesera del café del puerto 1957-01-16 Movie
1956	Director	Under the influence of fear 1956-08-09 Movie
1954	Director	El sindicato del crimen 1954-12-22 Movie
	Director	Sandra, the Woman of Fire 1954-06-09 Movie
1953	Director	La diosa de Tahití 1953-02-11 Movie
1951	Director	Hombres sin alma 1951-12-07 Movie
	Director	Perdición de mujeres 1951-11-16 Movie
	Director	The Hell of the Poor 1951-11-01 Movie
	Director	Que idiotas son los hombres 1951-06-14 Movie
	Director	Madre querida 1951-02-14 Movie
1950	Director	Cabaret Shanghai 1950-08-31 Movie
	Director	Wild Love 1950-04-06 Movie
1949	Director	El charro del arrabal 1949-04-27 Movie
1948	Director	El reino de los gángsters 1948-08-05 Movie
	Director	Tania la bella salvaje 1948-06-04 Movie
1947	Director	El amor de mi bohío 1947-11-19 Movie
	Director	Gángsters contra charros 1947-01-02 Movie
1946	Director	Pasiones tormentosas 1946-09-25 Movie
	Director	Una mujer de Oriente 1946-05-04 Movie
	Assistant Director	Embrujo antillano 1946-04-16 Movie
1945	Director	Los misterios del hampa 1945-10-26 Movie
1944	Director	Cruel destino 1944-08-22 Movie
1940	Director	Siboney 1940-10-19 Movie
1937	Director	Eterna mártir 1937-10-28 Movie
	Director	El derecho y el deber 1937-05-07 Movie
	Director	Honrarás a tus padres 1937-02-05 Movie
1936	Director	El calvario de una esposa 1936-09-05 Movie
1935	Director	Beloved Mother 1935-05-10 Movie
1927	Co-Director	El sendero gris 1927-01-01 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Production

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1972	Producer	El fantástico mundo de los hippies 1972-06-21 Movie
1968	Producer	Historia de un gángster 1968-01-01 Movie
	Producer	Organización criminal 1968-01-01 Movie
1966	Producer	Contrabandistas del Caribe 1966-04-24 Movie
	Producer	Antesala de la silla eléctrica 1966-01-01 Movie
	Producer	Pasiones infernales 1966-01-01 Movie
1965	Producer	La virgen de la calle 1965-01-01 Movie
1964	Producer	La maldición de mi raza 1964-01-01 Movie
1963	Producer	Mi Borinquen querido 1963-06-09 Movie
1962	Producer	La tórtola del Ajusco 1962-02-08 Movie
1958	Producer	Plazos traicioneros 1958-07-03 Movie
1957	Producer	Zonga, el ángel diabólico 1957-09-24 Movie
	Producer	Quiéreme con música 1957-05-07 Movie
	Producer	Te odio y te quiero 1957-03-01 Movie
1954	Producer	El sindicato del crimen 1954-12-22 Movie
	Producer	Sandra, the Woman of Fire 1954-06-09 Movie
1953	Producer	La diosa de Tahití 1953-02-11 Movie
1951	Producer	Hombres sin alma 1951-12-07 Movie
	Producer	Perdición de mujeres 1951-11-16 Movie
	Producer	The Hell of the Poor 1951-11-01 Movie
	Producer	Que idiotas son los hombres 1951-06-14 Movie
	Producer	Madre querida 1951-02-14 Movie
1950	Producer	Cabaret Shanghai 1950-08-31 Movie
	Producer	Wild Love 1950-04-06 Movie
1949	Producer	El charro del arrabal 1949-04-27 Movie
1948	Producer	El reino de los gángsters 1948-08-05 Movie
1947	Producer	El amor de mi bohío 1947-11-19 Movie
	Producer	Gángsters contra charros 1947-01-02 Movie
1946	Producer	Pasiones tormentosas 1946-09-25 Movie
	Producer	Una mujer de Oriente 1946-05-04 Movie
	Producer	Embrujo antillano 1946-04-16 Movie
1940	Producer	Siboney 1940-10-19 Movie
1937	Producer	Eterna mártir 1937-10-28 Movie
	Producer	Honrarás a tus padres 1937-02-05 Movie
1936	Producer	El calvario de una esposa 1936-09-05 Movie
1935	Producer	Beloved Mother 1935-05-10 Movie
1934	Producer	Soulless Women 1934-01-01 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Writing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1972	Writer	El fantástico mundo de los hippies 1972-06-21 Movie
1968	Writer	Organización criminal 1968-01-01 Movie
	Writer	Historia de un gángster 1968-01-01 Movie
1966	Writer	Contrabandistas del Caribe 1966-04-24 Movie
	Writer	Antesala de la silla eléctrica 1966-01-01 Movie
	Writer	Pasiones infernales 1966-01-01 Movie
1965	Writer	La virgen de la calle 1965-01-01 Movie
1964	Writer	La maldición de mi raza 1964-01-01 Movie
1963	Writer	Mi Borinquen querido 1963-06-09 Movie
1962	Writer	Under the Cover of Night 1962-10-24 Movie
	Writer	La tórtola del Ajusco 1962-02-08 Movie
1958	Writer	Plazos traicioneros 1958-07-03 Movie
1957	Writer	Zonga, el ángel diabólico 1957-09-24 Movie
1954	Writer	El sindicato del crimen 1954-12-22 Movie
	Writer	Sandra, the Woman of Fire 1954-06-09 Movie
1953	Writer	La diosa de Tahití 1953-02-11 Movie
1951	Writer	Hombres sin alma 1951-12-07 Movie
	Writer	Perdición de mujeres 1951-11-16 Movie
	Writer	The Hell of the Poor 1951-11-01 Movie
	Writer	Madre querida 1951-02-14 Movie
1950	Writer	Cabaret Shanghai 1950-08-31 Movie
	Writer	Wild Love 1950-04-06 Movie
1949	Writer	El charro del arrabal 1949-04-27 Movie
1948	Writer	El reino de los gángsters 1948-08-05 Movie
	Story	Tania la bella salvaje 1948-06-04 Movie
1947	Writer	El amor de mi bohío 1947-11-19 Movie
	Writer	Gángsters contra charros 1947-01-02 Movie
1946	Writer	Pasiones tormentosas 1946-09-25 Movie
	Writer	Una mujer de Oriente 1946-05-04 Movie
	Writer	Embrujo antillano 1946-04-16 Movie
1940	Writer	Siboney 1940-10-19 Movie
1937	Writer	Eterna mártir 1937-10-28 Movie
1936	Writer	El calvario de una esposa 1936-09-05 Movie
1935	Writer	Beloved Mother 1935-05-10 Movie
1934	Writer	Soulless Women 1934-01-01 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Editing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1937	Editor	Eterna mártir 1937-10-28 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv