Juan Orol
Know for: Directing
Born: 1897-08-04
Place of birth: Lalín, Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain
Also know as:
Soulless Women (1934)
Julian gets framed for stealing a company check by his superior Carlos who's courting his wife Olga together trying to get him outa the way so they...
Gangsters Versus Cowboys (1947)
Gangster Johnny Carmenta must confront the "Charro of the Slums" Pancho Domínguez, who has control over the city, but their rivalry gets worse...
El amor de mi bohío (1947)
El Amor de M Bohio, which translates to "The Love of My Hut" (or shack ) and it comes from the lyrics o a popular love ballad of the same name. It is...
Olmedo: El rey de la risa (2019)
Aspects of the life of Alberto Olmedo, from his childhood in Rosario, his beginnings as an acrobat and comedian in that city and the continuation of...
Cabaret Shanghai (1950)
Nightclub-owner/gangster discovers that his dame and his second-in-command are cheating on him.
Antesala de la silla eléctrica (1966)
A young man is sentenced to death on the electric chair. The lieutenant who captured him does all he can to prevent it, because he is convinced of...
Historia de un gángster (1968)
Sequel to Juan Orol's "Organización criminal". After 6 years in prison, gangster Tony Florino is released from custody. He repeatedly makes it...
Siboney (1940)
In 1868, while the Cuban War of Independence develops, Gaston de Montero, a noble Spanish knight, rescues a young girl named Siboney and he helps her...
Contrabandistas del Caribe (1966)
A crime organization that deals with drug trafficking discovers that more and more drugs keep disappearing. Joe Luciana, a man who is respected for...
Organización criminal (1968)
A summit meeting of rival gangs, one predominantly Italian and the other a mix of Polish, Irish, and Italian mobsters, fails to resolve their...
Los misterios del hampa (1945)
Man on death row narrates the story of his life from childhood up through the criminal activities he's being executed for.
Perdición de mujeres (1951)
Small town girl moves to the big city. When she can't find a job, she starts hanging with a bad crowd.
México de noche (1975)
Two street gangs vie for primacy, which will give them control of drug smuggling and stolen jewelry.
Under the Cover of Night (1962)
The vedette Miriam ignores her pretender Carlos because her daughter Margot, whom she passes as her sister, is in love with him.
El reino de los gángsters (1948)
Johnny Carmenta is a gunman who heads a gang of gangsters. Carmenta secretly acts as a kind of El Zorro, helping the unprotected.
El fantástico mundo de los hippies (1972)
The head of the FBI explains that hippies were good, but that they have degenerated due to psychedelic painting, drugs, and becoming addicted to free...
Under the influence of fear (1956)
Gang leader sets one of his flunkies up to take the fall for a certain job; after he does his jail time, the guy goes gunning for the people who set...
El derecho y el deber (1937)
Officer comes home from the Revolution to discover that he's been declared dead and that his wife has remarried and given his lands to another man.
Ni modo... así somos (1981)
Sketch-comedy collection, heavy on the 'sketchy'.
Una mujer de Oriente (1946)
A secret agent investigates the death of the scientist who created a deadly ray only to find out his own wife is involved.
El calvario de una esposa (1936)
Confederate Col. Lafe Harvey (Earl Ross) travels home after the Civil War, where he must tell his niece, Betty (Frances Grant), that her father is...
Eterna mártir (1937)
A dedicated wife and mother takes the blame for embezzling money that was actually stolen by her husband in order to buy medicine and a doctor's care...
Hombres sin alma (1951)
Final installment in Juan Orol's Percal trilogy. In this film, Malena is freed from prison by a gangster but a rival mobster will make things...
The Hell of the Poor (1951)
A young woman becomes pregnant but when his boyfriend leaves her she gets a job as a prostitute in order to provide for her child.
Secretaria peligrosa (1958)
A secretary plans to rob her boss with the help of her gangster boyfriend and his gang, but a special agent attempts to stop them in their tracks.
El sindicato del crimen (1954)
A hard-boiled crime story also known as "The Waiting-room of Death".
Plazos traicioneros (1958)
A down in his luck film director falls in love with an attractive waitress and decides to launch her as a big singing star. Once the goal is reached,...
Cabaret Shanghai (1950)
Nightclub-owner/gangster discovers that his dame and his second-in-command are cheating on him.
Cabaret Shanghai (1950)
Nightclub-owner/gangster discovers that his dame and his second-in-command are cheating on him.
El amor de mi bohío (1947)
El Amor de M Bohio, which translates to "The Love of My Hut" (or shack ) and it comes from the lyrics o a popular love ballad of the same name. It is...
El amor de mi bohío (1947)
El Amor de M Bohio, which translates to "The Love of My Hut" (or shack ) and it comes from the lyrics o a popular love ballad of the same name. It is...
Soulless Women (1934)
Julian gets framed for stealing a company check by his superior Carlos who's courting his wife Olga together trying to get him outa the way so they...
Soulless Women (1934)
Julian gets framed for stealing a company check by his superior Carlos who's courting his wife Olga together trying to get him outa the way so they...
Cabaret Shanghai (1950)
Nightclub-owner/gangster discovers that his dame and his second-in-command are cheating on him.
Sangre en la barranca (1963)
An innocent love withers when a terrible truth is uncovered.
Antesala de la silla eléctrica (1966)
A young man is sentenced to death on the electric chair. The lieutenant who captured him does all he can to prevent it, because he is convinced of...
Siboney (1940)
In 1868, while the Cuban War of Independence develops, Gaston de Montero, a noble Spanish knight, rescues a young girl named Siboney and he helps her...
Siboney (1940)
In 1868, while the Cuban War of Independence develops, Gaston de Montero, a noble Spanish knight, rescues a young girl named Siboney and he helps her...
Siboney (1940)
In 1868, while the Cuban War of Independence develops, Gaston de Montero, a noble Spanish knight, rescues a young girl named Siboney and he helps her...
Organización criminal (1968)
A summit meeting of rival gangs, one predominantly Italian and the other a mix of Polish, Irish, and Italian mobsters, fails to resolve their...
Historia de un gángster (1968)
Sequel to Juan Orol's "Organización criminal". After 6 years in prison, gangster Tony Florino is released from custody. He repeatedly makes it...
Historia de un gángster (1968)
Sequel to Juan Orol's "Organización criminal". After 6 years in prison, gangster Tony Florino is released from custody. He repeatedly makes it...
Historia de un gángster (1968)
Sequel to Juan Orol's "Organización criminal". After 6 years in prison, gangster Tony Florino is released from custody. He repeatedly makes it...
Mi Borinquen querido (1963)
Rosita is a young Puerto Rican woman, beautiful but for her scarred face, which she views as a curse. She ignores the men who serenade her nightly...
Mi Borinquen querido (1963)
Rosita is a young Puerto Rican woman, beautiful but for her scarred face, which she views as a curse. She ignores the men who serenade her nightly...
Mi Borinquen querido (1963)
Rosita is a young Puerto Rican woman, beautiful but for her scarred face, which she views as a curse. She ignores the men who serenade her nightly...
Antesala de la silla eléctrica (1966)
A young man is sentenced to death on the electric chair. The lieutenant who captured him does all he can to prevent it, because he is convinced of...
La maldición de mi raza (1964)
A young woman gets in trouble for wanting to deny her ethnic ancestry.
La maldición de mi raza (1964)
A young woman gets in trouble for wanting to deny her ethnic ancestry.
La maldición de mi raza (1964)
A young woman gets in trouble for wanting to deny her ethnic ancestry.
La virgen de la calle (1965)
A young woman has to move forward after the death of her mother and the abuse of her stepfather. She decides to be the mistress of a number of rich...
La virgen de la calle (1965)
A young woman has to move forward after the death of her mother and the abuse of her stepfather. She decides to be the mistress of a number of rich...
La virgen de la calle (1965)
A young woman has to move forward after the death of her mother and the abuse of her stepfather. She decides to be the mistress of a number of rich...
Contrabandistas del Caribe (1966)
A crime organization that deals with drug trafficking discovers that more and more drugs keep disappearing. Joe Luciana, a man who is respected for...
Contrabandistas del Caribe (1966)
A crime organization that deals with drug trafficking discovers that more and more drugs keep disappearing. Joe Luciana, a man who is respected for...
Pasiones infernales (1966)
The daughters of the sun are women who meet the erotic needs of pearl fishermen on the island of Samoa. Marcia is the only one of these women who...
Pasiones infernales (1966)
The daughters of the sun are women who meet the erotic needs of pearl fishermen on the island of Samoa. Marcia is the only one of these women who...
Pasiones infernales (1966)
The daughters of the sun are women who meet the erotic needs of pearl fishermen on the island of Samoa. Marcia is the only one of these women who...
Los misterios del hampa (1945)
Man on death row narrates the story of his life from childhood up through the criminal activities he's being executed for.
Gangsters Versus Cowboys (1947)
Gangster Johnny Carmenta must confront the "Charro of the Slums" Pancho Domínguez, who has control over the city, but their rivalry gets worse...
Gangsters Versus Cowboys (1947)
Gangster Johnny Carmenta must confront the "Charro of the Slums" Pancho Domínguez, who has control over the city, but their rivalry gets worse...
Gangsters Versus Cowboys (1947)
Gangster Johnny Carmenta must confront the "Charro of the Slums" Pancho Domínguez, who has control over the city, but their rivalry gets worse...
Perdición de mujeres (1951)
Small town girl moves to the big city. When she can't find a job, she starts hanging with a bad crowd.
El fantástico mundo de los hippies (1972)
The head of the FBI explains that hippies were good, but that they have degenerated due to psychedelic painting, drugs, and becoming addicted to free...
El fantástico mundo de los hippies (1972)
The head of the FBI explains that hippies were good, but that they have degenerated due to psychedelic painting, drugs, and becoming addicted to free...
Wild Love (1950)
Alma leaves Panama to go live with her aunt Antonia and with Manuel, her husband. There she meets Julio, who tries to woo her.
Under the Cover of Night (1962)
The vedette Miriam ignores her pretender Carlos because her daughter Margot, whom she passes as her sister, is in love with him.
Cruel destino (1944)
Two children grow up together and when the girl gets married, the young man realizes that he has always been in love with her.
El reino de los gángsters (1948)
Johnny Carmenta is a gunman who heads a gang of gangsters. Carmenta secretly acts as a kind of El Zorro, helping the unprotected.
La mesera del café del puerto (1957)
A waitress helps a ruined composer.
El fantástico mundo de los hippies (1972)
The head of the FBI explains that hippies were good, but that they have degenerated due to psychedelic painting, drugs, and becoming addicted to free...
Tania, the Beautiful Wild Girl (1948)
Rolando, a millionare, travels to a remote island and meets the young and tough Tania, a local woman with great dancing skills. He falls in love with...
Tania, the Beautiful Wild Girl (1948)
Rolando, a millionare, travels to a remote island and meets the young and tough Tania, a local woman with great dancing skills. He falls in love with...
Zonga, el ángel diabólico (1957)
Visiting Medical Researcher gets involved with a cult Priestess somewhere deep in the jungle.
Organización criminal (1968)
A summit meeting of rival gangs, one predominantly Italian and the other a mix of Polish, Irish, and Italian mobsters, fails to resolve their...
Organización criminal (1968)
A summit meeting of rival gangs, one predominantly Italian and the other a mix of Polish, Irish, and Italian mobsters, fails to resolve their...
Antesala de la silla eléctrica (1966)
A young man is sentenced to death on the electric chair. The lieutenant who captured him does all he can to prevent it, because he is convinced of...
Contrabandistas del Caribe (1966)
A crime organization that deals with drug trafficking discovers that more and more drugs keep disappearing. Joe Luciana, a man who is respected for...
Embrujo antillano (1946)
Power struggles among the owners of a cigar factory;meanwhile, a society babe and a factory girl compete over the youngest of the executives.
El tren de la muerte (1979)
A stranger arrives in a small western town and starts gunning for people.
Under the influence of fear (1956)
Gang leader sets one of his flunkies up to take the fall for a certain job; after he does his jail time, the guy goes gunning for the people who set...
Perdición de mujeres (1951)
Small town girl moves to the big city. When she can't find a job, she starts hanging with a bad crowd.
Perdición de mujeres (1951)
Small town girl moves to the big city. When she can't find a job, she starts hanging with a bad crowd.
Wild Love (1950)
Alma leaves Panama to go live with her aunt Antonia and with Manuel, her husband. There she meets Julio, who tries to woo her.
Wild Love (1950)
Alma leaves Panama to go live with her aunt Antonia and with Manuel, her husband. There she meets Julio, who tries to woo her.
El reino de los gángsters (1948)
Johnny Carmenta is a gunman who heads a gang of gangsters. Carmenta secretly acts as a kind of El Zorro, helping the unprotected.
El reino de los gángsters (1948)
Johnny Carmenta is a gunman who heads a gang of gangsters. Carmenta secretly acts as a kind of El Zorro, helping the unprotected.
El derecho y el deber (1937)
Officer comes home from the Revolution to discover that he's been declared dead and that his wife has remarried and given his lands to another man.
The Goddess of Tahiti (1953)
A fugitive hides from justice among smugglers in the deep jungle of an exotic island, but things become complicated when he falls in love with a...
Una mujer de Oriente (1946)
A secret agent investigates the death of the scientist who created a deadly ray only to find out his own wife is involved.
Sandra, the Woman of Fire (1954)
An exuberant dancer decides to change her lifestyle after meeting a millionaire.
Sandra, the Woman of Fire (1954)
An exuberant dancer decides to change her lifestyle after meeting a millionaire.
Sandra, the Woman of Fire (1954)
An exuberant dancer decides to change her lifestyle after meeting a millionaire.
Una mujer de Oriente (1946)
A secret agent investigates the death of the scientist who created a deadly ray only to find out his own wife is involved.
Una mujer de Oriente (1946)
A secret agent investigates the death of the scientist who created a deadly ray only to find out his own wife is involved.
Tania, the Beautiful Wild Girl (1948)
Rolando, a millionare, travels to a remote island and meets the young and tough Tania, a local woman with great dancing skills. He falls in love with...
Thaimí, la hija del pescador (1960)
Thaimí, a beautiful and talented fisherman's daughter, becomes a celebrated night club singer as she is torn by the love of two men who happen...
El amor de mi bohío (1947)
El Amor de M Bohio, which translates to "The Love of My Hut" (or shack ) and it comes from the lyrics o a popular love ballad of the same name. It is...
El calvario de una esposa (1936)
Confederate Col. Lafe Harvey (Earl Ross) travels home after the Civil War, where he must tell his niece, Betty (Frances Grant), that her father is...
El calvario de una esposa (1936)
Confederate Col. Lafe Harvey (Earl Ross) travels home after the Civil War, where he must tell his niece, Betty (Frances Grant), that her father is...
El calvario de una esposa (1936)
Confederate Col. Lafe Harvey (Earl Ross) travels home after the Civil War, where he must tell his niece, Betty (Frances Grant), that her father is...
Eterna mártir (1937)
A dedicated wife and mother takes the blame for embezzling money that was actually stolen by her husband in order to buy medicine and a doctor's care...
Eterna mártir (1937)
A dedicated wife and mother takes the blame for embezzling money that was actually stolen by her husband in order to buy medicine and a doctor's care...
Eterna mártir (1937)
A dedicated wife and mother takes the blame for embezzling money that was actually stolen by her husband in order to buy medicine and a doctor's care...
Eterna mártir (1937)
A dedicated wife and mother takes the blame for embezzling money that was actually stolen by her husband in order to buy medicine and a doctor's care...
Pasiones tormentosas (1946)
In a small tropical town, two sisters fight over the love of a young man named José. Fabiola is a noble woman but Sandra will do anything to...
Pasiones tormentosas (1946)
In a small tropical town, two sisters fight over the love of a young man named José. Fabiola is a noble woman but Sandra will do anything to...
Pasiones tormentosas (1946)
In a small tropical town, two sisters fight over the love of a young man named José. Fabiola is a noble woman but Sandra will do anything to...
Hombres sin alma (1951)
Final installment in Juan Orol's Percal trilogy. In this film, Malena is freed from prison by a gangster but a rival mobster will make things...
Hombres sin alma (1951)
Final installment in Juan Orol's Percal trilogy. In this film, Malena is freed from prison by a gangster but a rival mobster will make things...
Hombres sin alma (1951)
Final installment in Juan Orol's Percal trilogy. In this film, Malena is freed from prison by a gangster but a rival mobster will make things...
Embrujo antillano (1946)
Power struggles among the owners of a cigar factory;meanwhile, a society babe and a factory girl compete over the youngest of the executives.
Embrujo antillano (1946)
Power struggles among the owners of a cigar factory;meanwhile, a society babe and a factory girl compete over the youngest of the executives.
Que idiotas son los hombres (1951)
After divorcing her cheating husband, a newly single still and beautiful woman, (played by Actress Rosa Carmina), travels to Acapulco. She soon...
Que idiotas son los hombres (1951)
After divorcing her cheating husband, a newly single still and beautiful woman, (played by Actress Rosa Carmina), travels to Acapulco. She soon...
The Hell of the Poor (1951)
A young woman becomes pregnant but when his boyfriend leaves her she gets a job as a prostitute in order to provide for her child.
The Hell of the Poor (1951)
A young woman becomes pregnant but when his boyfriend leaves her she gets a job as a prostitute in order to provide for her child.
The Hell of the Poor (1951)
A young woman becomes pregnant but when his boyfriend leaves her she gets a job as a prostitute in order to provide for her child.
Secretaria peligrosa (1958)
A secretary plans to rob her boss with the help of her gangster boyfriend and his gang, but a special agent attempts to stop them in their tracks.
El sindicato del crimen (1954)
A hard-boiled crime story also known as "The Waiting-room of Death".
El sindicato del crimen (1954)
A hard-boiled crime story also known as "The Waiting-room of Death".
El sindicato del crimen (1954)
A hard-boiled crime story also known as "The Waiting-room of Death".
Plazos traicioneros (1958)
A down in his luck film director falls in love with an attractive waitress and decides to launch her as a big singing star. Once the goal is reached,...
Plazos traicioneros (1958)
A down in his luck film director falls in love with an attractive waitress and decides to launch her as a big singing star. Once the goal is reached,...
Plazos traicioneros (1958)
A down in his luck film director falls in love with an attractive waitress and decides to launch her as a big singing star. Once the goal is reached,...
Zonga, el ángel diabólico (1957)
Visiting Medical Researcher gets involved with a cult Priestess somewhere deep in the jungle.
Zonga, el ángel diabólico (1957)
Visiting Medical Researcher gets involved with a cult Priestess somewhere deep in the jungle.
The Goddess of Tahiti (1953)
A fugitive hides from justice among smugglers in the deep jungle of an exotic island, but things become complicated when he falls in love with a...
The Goddess of Tahiti (1953)
A fugitive hides from justice among smugglers in the deep jungle of an exotic island, but things become complicated when he falls in love with a...
Under the Cover of Night (1962)
The vedette Miriam ignores her pretender Carlos because her daughter Margot, whom she passes as her sister, is in love with him.