Directed credits
36
Prolific
Very extensive directing filmography.
Director
Juan Orol
Directing
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Directed movies: 36Directed series: 0All crew 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
Frequent jobs
Director (34)Assistant Director (1)Co-Director (1)Writer (5)Producer (1)
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.
Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Juan Orol.
6.2
El tren de la muerte
Director
1979 Movie
5.0
El fantástico mundo de los hippies
Director
1972 Movie
5.0
Pasiones infernales
Director
1966 Movie
5.0
La maldición de mi raza
Director
1964 Movie
4.8
Sangre en la barranca
Director
1963 Movie
5.0
Mi Borinquen querido
Director
1963 Movie
5.3
Under the Cover of Night
Director
1962 Movie
5.4
Thaimí, la hija del pescador
Director
1960 Movie
5.0
Secretaria peligrosa
Director
1958 Movie
5.3
El farol de la ventana
Director
1958 Movie
5.1
Zonga, el ángel diabólico
Director
1957 Movie
5.0
La mesera del café del puerto
Director
1957 Movie
5.4
Under the influence of fear
Director
1956 Movie
5.0
El sindicato del crimen
Director
1954 Movie
5.7
Sandra, the Woman of Fire
Director
1954 Movie
5.7
The Goddess of Tahiti
Director
1953 Movie
5.7
Hombres sin alma
Director
1951 Movie
5.2
Perdición de mujeres
Director
1951 Movie
5.7
The Hell of the Poor
Director
1951 Movie
5.0
Que idiotas son los hombres
Director
1951 Movie
5.0
Madre querida
Director
1951 Movie
5.2
Wild Love
Director
1950 Movie
5.6
El charro del arrabal
Director
1949 Movie
5.0
El Reino de los Gángsters
Director
1948 Movie
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Juan Orol.
5.0
Madre querida
Director
1951 Movie
5.2
Wild Love
Director
1950 Movie
5.3
Cabaret Shanghai
Writer
1950 Movie
5.0
Secretaria peligrosa
Director
1958 Movie
5.3
Beloved Mother
Director
1935 Movie
5.0
El amor de mi bohío
Writer
1947 Movie
5.0
Pasiones infernales
Director
1966 Movie
5.7
The Hell of the Poor
Director
1951 Movie
6.0
Gangsters Versus Cowboys
Director
1947 Movie
5.7
The Goddess of Tahiti
Director
1953 Movie
4.7
Ni modo... así somos
1981 Movie
5.1
Zonga, el ángel diabólico
Director
1957 Movie
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Juan Orol.
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Juan Orol.
8.0
Olmedo: El rey de la risa
2019 Movie
4.7
Ni modo... así somos
1981 Movie
5.0
Adriana del Rio, actriz
1979 Movie
5.0
México de noche
1975 Movie
5.0
El fantástico mundo de los hippies
as Larry
1972 Movie
5.3
Under the Cover of Night
as Jack
1962 Movie
5.0
Secretaria peligrosa
1958 Movie
5.4
Under the influence of fear
as Tony Carpio
1956 Movie
5.0
El sindicato del crimen
1954 Movie
5.7
Hombres sin alma
1951 Movie
5.2
Perdición de mujeres
as Rizo
1951 Movie
5.7
The Hell of the Poor
1951 Movie