Juan Orol
Details
Birth Date 4 Aug 1897
Place of Birth Lalín, Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain
Personal Name Juan Orol
Also known as
- Juan Orol García
- Juan Rogelio García
- Juan Rogelio García García
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.