Actor

Juan Orol

Directing

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Movies: 46Series: 0Crew credits: 42

TMDB ID: 940940

IMDb ID: nm0650375

Known for: Directing

Born: August 4, 1897

Died: May 26, 1988

Age: 90

Place of birth: Lalín, Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1927 - 2019

Years active: 93

Wikidata: Q3330652

Also known as

Juan Orol García • Juan Rogelio García • Juan Rogelio García García

Other jobs

Director (34)Writer (5)Assistant Director (1)Co-Director (1)Producer (1)

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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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