Personal Info
Known For
Directing
Known Credits
151
Gender
Male
Birthday
1897-08-04
Day of Death
1988-05-26 (91 years old)
Place of Birth
Lalín, Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain
Also Known As
Juan Orol García
Juan Rogelio García
Juan Rogelio García García
Juan Orol
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.
