Juan Orol

Personal Info

Known For

Directing

Known Credits

1.457

Gender

Male

Birthday

04-Aug-1897

Age

(127 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.


Credits

Antesala de la silla eléctrica Antesala de la silla eléctrica (1966) Character: N/A
A young man is sentenced to death on the electric chair. The lieutenant who captured him does all he can to prevent it, because he is convinced of the man's innocence.
Los misterios del hampa Los misterios del hampa (1945) Character: N/A
Man on death row narrates the story of his life from childhood up through the criminal activities he's being executed for.
México de noche México de noche (1975) Character: N/A
Two street gangs vie for primacy, which will give them control of drug smuggling and stolen jewelry.
Bajo la influencia del miedo Bajo la influencia del miedo (1956) Character: N/A
Gang leader sets one of his flunkies up to take the fall for a certain job; after he does his jail time, the guy goes gunning for the people who set him up. Also some stuff about fixed boxing matches.
El derecho y el deber El derecho y el deber (1937) Character: N/A
Officer comes home from the Revolution to discover that he's been declared dead and that his wife has remarried and given his lands to another man.
Ni modo... así somos Ni modo... así somos (1981) Character: N/A
Sketch-comedy collection, heavy on the 'sketchy'.
Gángsters contra charros Gángsters contra charros (1947) Character: Johnny Carmenta
Gangster Johnny Carmenta must confront the "Charro of the Slums" Pancho Domínguez, who has control over the city, but their rivalry gets worse when rumba dancer Rosa befriends both men.
Siboney Siboney (1940) Character: Gastón de Montero
In 1868, while the Cuban War of Independence develops, Gaston de Montero, a noble Spanish knight, rescues a young girl named Siboney and he helps her to become a successful dancer. Over time, she discovers that she is the daughter of a prominent aristocrat.
El calvario de una esposa El calvario de una esposa (1936) Character: Pepe Luis
Confederate Col. Lafe Harvey (Earl Ross) travels home after the Civil War, where he must tell his niece, Betty (Frances Grant), that her father is presumed dead. Soon after he returns, scavengers destroy the family home and he and Betty escape westward. Meanwhile, Gen. John Harvey (William Welch), Betty's father, has been seriously injured but is not dead. He arrives at the deserted plantation with the help of Union soldier Tom (Bob Steele), who then pledges to help John find his family
Eterna mártir Eterna mártir (1937) Character: Narrator
A dedicated wife and mother takes the blame for embezzling money that was actually stolen by her husband in order to buy medicine and a doctor's care for the couple's seriously ill infant son. Consequently, the well-meaning woman is willingly sentenced to years in prison for a crime she did not commit-all because she believes her son will fare better if the bond between father and son remains intact. Upon her release, she soon discovers that no good deed goes unpunished. Her once loving husband has remarried a woman that her son calls Mother, After just a brief glimpse of her loved ones, she simply leaves without saying a word. Many years later, she becomes a patient at her son's busy medical practice just so that she can keep an eye on his progress in secret. In a cruel twist of fate, it is only after he diagnoses her as being terminally ill does does she reveal her true identity. The poor woman subsequently learns that her former father-in-law lied about her initial release from ...
Olmedo: El rey de la risa Olmedo: El rey de la risa (2019) Character: N/A
Aspects of the life of Alberto Olmedo, from his childhood in Rosario, his beginnings as an acrobat and comedian in that city and the continuation of his professional career in Buenos Aires.
El infierno de los pobres El infierno de los pobres (1951) Character: N/A
A young woman becomes pregnant but when his boyfriend leaves her she gets a job as a prostitute in order to provide for her child.
El amor de mi bohío El amor de mi bohío (1947) Character: Pablo Mendizabal
El Amor de M Bohio, which translates to "The Love of My Hut" (or shack ) and it comes from the lyrics o a popular love ballad of the same name. It is Director Juan Orol's tale of a violent love triangle where two farm hands out to prove who is the most macho, and thereby win the affections of a woman. This tragic love story takes place on a tropical plantation located just outside of Havana, where its workers are housed in small, thatched-roof "bohios". The two rival suitors are driven by passion for the girl they both love, and soon engage in a series of challenges designed to help this young woman choose the right guy in the end. These competitions start out to include simple and benign activities at first, like dancing, singing and dueling guitars, or betting on the winning bird at a cock-fight, However, they soon escalate to more violent activities, like public brawls, and saber dueling, which set life changing events into motion for everyone.
Organización criminal Organización criminal (1968) Character: N/A
A summit meeting of rival gangs, one predominantly Italian and the other a mix of Polish, Irish, and Italian mobsters, fails to resolve their differences, and gang war breaks out.
Bajo el manto de la noche Bajo el manto de la noche (1962) Character: Jack
The vedette Miriam ignores her pretender Carlos because her daughter Margot, whom she passes as her sister, is in love with him.
Una mujer de Oriente Una mujer de Oriente (1946) Character: N/A
A secret agent investigates the death of the scientist who created a deadly ray only to find out his own wife is involved.
El sindicato del crimen El sindicato del crimen (1954) Character: N/A
A hard-boiled crime story also known as "The Waiting-room of Death".
Hombres sin alma Hombres sin alma (1951) Character: N/A
Final installment in Juan Orol's Percal trilogy. In this film, Malena is freed from prison by a gangster but a rival mobster will make things impossible for them.
Secretaria peligrosa Secretaria peligrosa (1958) Character: N/A
A secretary plans to rob her boss with the help of her gangster boyfriend and his gang, but a special agent attempts to stop them in their tracks.
Plazos traicioneros Plazos traicioneros (1958) Character: N/A
A down in his luck film director falls in love with an attractive waitress and decides to launch her as a big singing star. Once the goal is reached, the girl runs away and becomes involved with a gangster who leads her into prostitution.
Historia de un gángster Historia de un gángster (1968) Character: Tony Florino
Sequel to Juan Orol's "Organización criminal". After 6 years in prison, gangster Tony Florino is released from custody. He repeatedly makes it clear he didn't snitch in exchange for a reduced sentence, but was given time off for good behavior.
Cabaret Shanghai Cabaret Shanghai (1950) Character: Tony
Nightclub-owner/gangster discovers that his dame and his second-in-command are cheating on him.
El fantástico mundo de los hippies El fantástico mundo de los hippies (1972) Character: Larry
The head of the FBI explains that hippies were good, but that they have degenerated due to psychedelic painting, drugs, and becoming addicted to free love. Secret Agent Frank investigates Sandy, whose daughter has disappeared, apparently because of hippies.
Contrabandistas del Caribe Contrabandistas del Caribe (1966) Character: N/A
A crime organization that deals with drug trafficking discovers that more and more drugs keep disappearing. Joe Luciana, a man who is respected for his good deeds, appears to be responsible.
Perdición de mujeres Perdición de mujeres (1951) Character: Rizo
Small town girl moves to the big city. When she can't find a job, she starts hanging with a bad crowd.
El reino de los gángsters El reino de los gángsters (1948) Character: N/A
Johnny Carmenta is a gunman who heads a gang of gangsters. Carmenta secretly acts as a kind of El Zorro, helping the unprotected.
Mujeres sin alma Mujeres sin alma (1934) Character: Julián Landeros
Julian gets framed for stealing a company check by his superior Carlos who's courting his wife Olga together trying to get him outa the way so they can be together, setting him up, the deed does the job and Julian lands in jail.



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