Juan Orol
Directing
August 4, 1897
Died at age 90
May 26, 1988
Date of Death
Lalín, Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain
29 Credits
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.
