Juan Orol

Born: 1897-08-04

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.


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Under the influence of fear

as uncredited
Released: 1956-08-09

Gang leader sets one of his flunkies up to take the fall for a certain job; after he does his...

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The Hell of the Poor

as uncredited
Released: 1951-11-01

A young woman becomes pregnant but when his boyfriend leaves her she gets a job as a prostitute...

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Gangsters Versus Cowboys

as Johnny Carmenta
Released: 1947-01-02

Gangster Johnny Carmenta must confront the "Charro of the Slums" Pancho Domínguez, who has...

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El amor de mi bohío

as Pablo Mendizabal
Released: 1947-11-19

El Amor de M Bohio, which translates to "The Love of My Hut" (or shack ) and it comes from the...

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El sindicato del crimen

as uncredited
Released: 1954-07-16

A hard-boiled crime story also known as "The Waiting-room of Death".

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Ni modo... así somos

as uncredited
Released: 1981-09-03

Sketch-comedy collection, heavy on the 'sketchy'.

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Una mujer de Oriente

as uncredited
Released: 1946-05-04

A secret agent investigates the death of the scientist who created a deadly ray only to find out...

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El reino de los gángsters

as uncredited
Released: 1948-08-05

Johnny Carmenta is a gunman who heads a gang of gangsters. Carmenta secretly acts as a kind of...

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Eterna mártir

as Narrator
Released: 1937-10-28

A dedicated wife and mother takes the blame for embezzling money that was actually stolen by her...

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Cabaret Shanghai

as Tony
Released: 1950-08-31

Nightclub-owner/gangster discovers that his dame and his second-in-command are cheating on him.

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Adriana del Rio, actriz

as uncredited
Released: 1979-10-04

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El derecho y el deber

as uncredited
Released: 1937-05-07

Officer comes home from the Revolution to discover that he's been declared dead and that his...

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Olmedo: El rey de la risa

as uncredited
Released: 2019-03-07

Aspects of the life of Alberto Olmedo, from his childhood in Rosario, his beginnings as an...

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Soulless Women

as Julián Landeros
Released: 1934-01-01

Julian gets framed for stealing a company check by his superior Carlos who's courting his wife...

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México de noche

as uncredited
Released: 1975-06-12

Two street gangs vie for primacy, which will give them control of drug smuggling and stolen jewelry.

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Los misterios del hampa

as uncredited
Released: 1945-10-26

Man on death row narrates the story of his life from childhood up through the criminal...

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Perdición de mujeres

as Rizo
Released: 1951-11-16

Small town girl moves to the big city. When she can't find a job, she starts hanging with a bad...

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Siboney

as Gastón de Montero
Released: 1940-10-19

In 1868, while the Cuban War of Independence develops, Gaston de Montero, a noble Spanish...

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El fantástico mundo de los hippies

as Larry
Released: 1972-06-21

The head of the FBI explains that hippies were good, but that they have degenerated due to...

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Under the Cover of Night

as Jack
Released: 1962-10-24

The vedette Miriam ignores her pretender Carlos because her daughter Margot, whom she passes as...

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Hombres sin alma

as uncredited
Released: 1951-12-07

Final installment in Juan Orol's Percal trilogy. In this film, Malena is freed from prison by a...

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Secretaria peligrosa

as uncredited
Released: 1958-06-11

A secretary plans to rob her boss with the help of her gangster boyfriend and his gang, but a...

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