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Juan Orol

Director, Writer, Producer, Actor, Editor, Additional Credits
Born August 4, 1897Died May 26, 1988 (90 years)
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

  • Sandra, la mujer de fuego
  • El tren de la muerte
  • Los misterios del Hampa
  • Amor salvaje
  • Cabaret Shangai
  • Embrujo antillano
  • Secretaria peligrosa
  • Pasiones tormentosas
  • México de noche
  • Historia de un gangster
  • Thaimí, la hija del pescador

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