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Juan Orol

Aug 04, 1897 - May 26, 1988 (90 years old) in 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 as cult films.

Known For

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The Hell of the Poor
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Hombres sin alma
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El amor de mi bohío
Pablo Mendizabal
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El calvario de una esposa
Pepe Luis
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Eterna mártir
Narrator
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El sindicato del crimen
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El fantástico mundo de los hippies
Larry
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Under the influence of fear
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Ni modo... así somos
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Cabaret Shanghai
Tony

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