Juan Orol (1897 - 1988)

Born:
August 4, 1897 in Lalín, Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain

Died:
May 26, 1988(age 90)

About:
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.