Juan Orol
Date of birth: 1897-08-04
Place of birth: Lalín, Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain
Known for: Directing
Also known 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.
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Soulless Women
1934-01-01
Julian gets framed for stealing a company check by his superior Carlos who's courting his wife Olga
Gangsters Versus Cowboys
1947-01-02
Gangster Johnny Carmenta must confront the "Charro of the Slums" Pancho Domínguez, who has control o
El amor de mi bohío
1947-11-19
El Amor de M Bohio, which translates to "The Love of My Hut" (or shack ) and it comes from the lyric
Olmedo: El rey de la risa
2019-03-07
Aspects of the life of Alberto Olmedo, from his childhood in Rosario, his beginnings as an acrobat a
Cabaret Shanghai
1950-08-31
Nightclub-owner/gangster discovers that his dame and his second-in-command are cheating on him.
Antesala de la silla eléctrica
1966-01-01
A young man is sentenced to death on the electric chair. The lieutenant who captured him does all he
Historia de un gángster
1968-01-01
Sequel to Juan Orol's "Organización criminal". After 6 years in prison, gangster Tony Florino is rel
Siboney
1940-10-19
In 1868, while the Cuban War of Independence develops, Gaston de Montero, a noble Spanish knight, re
Contrabandistas del Caribe
1966-04-24
A crime organization that deals with drug trafficking discovers that more and more drugs keep disapp
Organización criminal
1968-01-01
A summit meeting of rival gangs, one predominantly Italian and the other a mix of Polish, Irish, and
Los misterios del hampa
1945-10-26
Man on death row narrates the story of his life from childhood up through the criminal activities he
Perdición de mujeres
1951-11-16
Small town girl moves to the big city. When she can't find a job, she starts hanging with a bad crow
El reino de los gángsters
1948-08-05
Johnny Carmenta is a gunman who heads a gang of gangsters. Carmenta secretly acts as a kind of El Zo
México de noche
1975-06-12
Two street gangs vie for primacy, which will give them control of drug smuggling and stolen jewelry.
Under the Cover of Night
1962-10-24
The vedette Miriam ignores her pretender Carlos because her daughter Margot, whom she passes as her
El fantástico mundo de los hippies
1972-06-21
The head of the FBI explains that hippies were good, but that they have degenerated due to psychedel
Under the influence of fear
1956-08-09
Gang leader sets one of his flunkies up to take the fall for a certain job; after he does his jail t
El derecho y el deber
1937-05-07
Officer comes home from the Revolution to discover that he's been declared dead and that his wife ha
Ni modo... así somos
1981-09-03
Sketch-comedy collection, heavy on the 'sketchy'.
Una mujer de Oriente
1946-05-04
A secret agent investigates the death of the scientist who created a deadly ray only to find out his
El calvario de una esposa
1936-09-05
Confederate Col. Lafe Harvey (Earl Ross) travels home after the Civil War, where he must tell his ni
Honrarás a tus padres
1937-02-05
Eterna mártir
1937-10-28
A dedicated wife and mother takes the blame for embezzling money that was actually stolen by her hus
Hombres sin alma
1951-12-07
Final installment in Juan Orol's Percal trilogy. In this film, Malena is freed from prison by a gang
The Hell of the Poor
1951-11-01
A young woman becomes pregnant but when his boyfriend leaves her she gets a job as a prostitute in o
Secretaria peligrosa
1958-06-11
A secretary plans to rob her boss with the help of her gangster boyfriend and his gang, but a specia
Plazos traicioneros
1958-07-03
A down in his luck film director falls in love with an attractive waitress and decides to launch her
El sindicato del crimen
1954-07-16
A hard-boiled crime story also known as "The Waiting-room of Death".
Adriana del Rio, actriz
1979-10-04