The Fantastic World of Juan Orol
El fantástico mundo de Juan Orol
Release: 2012-09-14
·Runtime: 94m
·★ 6.5
Comedy
Mexico’s half-forgotten B-movie master, “involuntary surrealist” Juan Orol (1897–1988), receives a pitch-perfect tribute in this deft, irresistible love letter to a self-made man of showbiz whose career spanned half a century and nearly 60 films. Abetted by an all-pro cast, del Amo’s brilliant interpretation of Orol’s life exudes a droll underdog charm, and almost every frame is an infectious homage to the golden age of cinema, the wiles of memory, and the art of fantasy.
Production Countries
Mexico
Cast
Gabriela de la Garza
as Mary Esquivel
Jesús Ochoa
as General Cruz
Alfonso Borbolla
as Quirico Michelena
Plutarco Haza
Juan Manuel Bernal
as Vendedor Kodak
Yolanda Montes 'Tongolele'
as Tongolele
Roberto Sosa
as Juan Orol
Fernanda Romero
as Dinora
Roger Cudney
as Don Guillermo
Ximena Rubio
as Rosa
Julio Bracho
as Policía
Rodrigo Corea
as Acomodador
