1935Nominee
Best Director
Beloved Mother
Juan Orol
Actor · Director · Producer · Writer
Lalín, Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain
August 4, 1897
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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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
1951Nominee
Best Director
Madre querida
1958Nominee
Best Performance
Secretaria peligrosa
Career Highlights
1957Highlight
Best Director
La mesera del café del puerto
1950Highlight
Best Performance
Cabaret Shanghai