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Juan Orol

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Mexican-Spanish actor and film director

Film & TV

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…

Known for

  • Olmedo: El rey de la risa2019
  • Ni modo... así somos1981
  • Adriana del Rio, actriz1979
  • Mexico De Noche1975
  • El fantástico mundo de los hippies — Larry1972
  • Historia de un gángster — Tony Florino1968
  • Organización criminal1968
  • Antesala de la silla eléctrica1966
  • Contrabandistas del Caribe1966
  • Under the Cover of Night — Jack1962

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Juan
Family name
García
Gender
male
Citizenship
Spain
Place of death
Mexico City
Occupation
screenwriter
Languages spoken
Spanish
Image
Juan Orol, circa 1950s.jpg
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date of birth
1897-08-04
date of death
1988-05-26
pseudonym
Juan Orol
birth name
Juan Rogelio García García
start of work period
1927-00-00
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