Juan Orol
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- August 4, 1897
- Died
- May 26, 1988
- Birthplace
- Lalín, Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain
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.
Filmography
Olmedo: El rey de la risa 2019
Actor
Ni modo... así somos 1981
Actor
Adriana del Rio, actriz 1979
Actor
El tren de la muerte 1979
Director, Screenplay
Mexico De Noche 1975
Actor
El fantástico mundo de los hippies 1972
as Larry, Director, Writer, Producer
- Organización criminal
Organización criminal 1968
Actor, Director, Producer, Writer
- Historia de un gángster
Historia de un gángster 1968
as Tony Florino, Producer, Director, Writer
- Contrabandistas del Caribe
Contrabandistas del Caribe 1966
Actor, Writer, Director, Producer
Pasiones infernales 1966
Producer, Writer, Director
- Antesala de la silla eléctrica
Antesala de la silla eléctrica 1966
Actor, Director, Writer, Producer
- La virgen de la calle
La virgen de la calle 1965
Director, Producer, Writer
La maldición de mi raza 1964
Director, Writer, Producer
Sangre en la barranca 1963
Director, Screenplay
Mi Borinquen querido 1963
Writer, Director, Producer
Under the Cover of Night 1962
as Jack, Director, Writer
- La tórtola del Ajusco
La tórtola del Ajusco 1962
Writer, Producer, Director
Thaimí, la hija del pescador 1960
Director, Writer, Producer
- Plazos traicioneros
Plazos traicioneros 1958
Actor, Writer, Producer, Director
Secretaria peligrosa 1958
Actor, Director
El farol de la ventana 1958
Director
Zonga, el ángel diabólico 1957
Director, Producer, Writer
Quiéreme con música 1957
Producer
- Te odio y te quiero
Te odio y te quiero 1957
Producer, Director, Screenplay
La mesera del café del puerto 1957
Director, Producer, Writer
Under the influence of fear 1956
as Tony Carpio, Director, Writer, Producer
El sindicato del crimen 1954
Actor, Director, Writer, Producer
Sandra, the Woman of Fire 1954
Director, Writer, Producer
The Goddess of Tahiti 1953
Director, Producer, Writer
Hombres sin alma 1951
Actor, Writer, Director, Producer
Perdición de mujeres 1951
as Rizo, Director, Writer, Producer
The Hell of the Poor 1951
Actor, Producer, Director, Writer
Que idiotas son los hombres 1951
Director, Producer
Madre querida 1951
Producer, Director, Writer
Cabaret Shanghai 1950
as Tony, Writer, Producer, Director
Wild Love 1950
Director, Producer, Writer
El charro del arrabal 1949
Director, Writer, Producer
El Reino de los Gángsters 1948
Actor, Director, Writer, Producer
Tania, the Beautiful Wild Girl 1948
Producer, Writer, Director
El amor de mi bohío 1947
as Pablo Mendizabal, Writer, Producer, Director
Gangsters Versus Cowboys 1947
as Johnny Carmenta, Producer, Director, Writer
Pasiones tormentosas 1946
Producer, Director, Writer
Una mujer de Oriente 1946
Actor, Director, Writer, Producer
Embrujo antillano 1946
Assistant Director, Producer, Writer, Director
Los misterios del hampa 1945
Actor, Director, Story, Adaptation, Producer, Songs
Cruel destino 1944
Director, Writer, Producer
Siboney 1940
as Gastón de Montero, Director, Producer, Writer
Eterna mártir 1937
as Narrator, Director, Editor, Writer, Producer
El derecho y el deber 1937
Actor, Director, Screenplay, Editor
Honrarás a tus padres 1937
as Juan de Calvacanti, Director, Producer
El calvario de una esposa 1936
as Pepe Luis, Producer, Writer, Director
Beloved Mother 1935
as (prologue), Director, Producer, Writer
Venganza suprema 1934
as Julián Landeros, Producer, Co-Director, Story, Adaptation
Sagrario 1933
as Carmelo
El sendero gris 1927
Co-Director, Director
Credits from TMDB.