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Juan Orol

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Birth Date

August 4, 1897

Place of Birth

Lalín, Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain

Date of Death

May 26, 1988

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.

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