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El fantástico mundo de Juan Orol

  • 2012
  • 1h 34m
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
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El fantástico mundo de Juan Orol (2012)
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Juan Orol was born in Galicia, Spain at the end of the 19th century. As a child, his mother sent him away to Cuba, looking for a relative he never found. He grew up wildly and encroached in ... Read allJuan Orol was born in Galicia, Spain at the end of the 19th century. As a child, his mother sent him away to Cuba, looking for a relative he never found. He grew up wildly and encroached in many disciplines such as baseball, boxing, race cars ,and bull fighting; this last career ... Read allJuan Orol was born in Galicia, Spain at the end of the 19th century. As a child, his mother sent him away to Cuba, looking for a relative he never found. He grew up wildly and encroached in many disciplines such as baseball, boxing, race cars ,and bull fighting; this last career effort moved him to Mexico, where he got married and started a new life as a cop. After th... Read all

  • Director
    • Sebastian del Amo
  • Writers
    • Raul Espinosa Fernández
    • Rabdul Fez
    • Sebastian del Amo
  • Stars
    • Roberto Sosa
    • Juan Manuel Bernal
    • Juan Carlos Bonet
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.8/10
    216
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Sebastian del Amo
    • Writers
      • Raul Espinosa Fernández
      • Rabdul Fez
      • Sebastian del Amo
    • Stars
      • Roberto Sosa
      • Juan Manuel Bernal
      • Juan Carlos Bonet
    • 2User reviews
    • 4Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 27 wins & 6 nominations total

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    Roberto Sosa
    Roberto Sosa
    • Juan Orol
    Juan Manuel Bernal
    Juan Manuel Bernal
    • Vendedor de Kodak
    Juan Carlos Bonet
    Juan Carlos Bonet
    • Amigo Orol
    Alfonso Borbolla
    Alfonso Borbolla
    • Quirico Michelena
    Julio Bracho
    Julio Bracho
    • Policia
    Karin Burnett
    • Maria Antonieta
    Rodrigo Cachero
    • Memo Alcaine
    Rodrigo Corea
    Rodrigo Corea
    • Acomodador
    Roger Cudney
    Roger Cudney
    • Don Guillermo
    Gabriela de la Garza
    Gabriela de la Garza
    • Mary Esquivel
    Sebastian del Amo
    Sebastian del Amo
    • Jefe del Pelotón de Fusilamiento
    Jean Duverger
    • Beisbolista Negro
    Alberto Estrella
    Alberto Estrella
    • El indio Fernández
    Faisy
    Faisy
    • Catcher
    Mauricio Galaz
    • Arnoldo Orol
    Ximena Gonzalez-Rubio
    Ximena Gonzalez-Rubio
    • Rosa
    Ariadna Perez Mijares
    • Ninon
    Octavio Ocaña
    • Juan Orol (niño)
    • Director
      • Sebastian del Amo
    • Writers
      • Raul Espinosa Fernández
      • Rabdul Fez
      • Sebastian del Amo
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    jimnycla

    Brilliant Comedy from Mexico

    I had the great pleasure of seeing this film which was shown only twice at MoMA in NYC as part of their Global Lens 2013 film series. In this film, Mexico's half-forgotten B-movie master, "involuntary surrealist" Juan Orol (1897-1988) , receives a pitch-perfect tribute which is a love letter to a self-made man of showbiz, whose career spanned nearly sixty films (1935-1968) . In a black and white flashback mingling movie-tainted memories of his Galician childhood, forced exile to Cuba and arrival in Mexico, intrepid "Juanito" pursues failed careers as baseball player, boxer, bullfighter and gangster before landing in the movies ---where failure kind of works for him. As Orol (and his alter ego), Roberto Sosa, who is a combination of Cantinflas, Fernandel and Chaplin, brilliantly exudes droll underdog charm, anchoring a fast-moving comedy where every frame is an infectious homage to a golden age of cinema, the wiles of memory and the art of fantasy. Director Sebastian de Amo has made a classic film which introduces the amazingly imaginative Orol to film-goers all over the world. This is a must see for anyone who loves the movies.

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    • Release date
      • September 14, 2012 (Mexico)
    • Country of origin
      • Mexico
    • Official site
      • Official site (Mexico)
    • Language
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • The Fantastic World of Juan Orol
    • Filming locations
      • Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico(Cuba / Mexico)
    • Production company
      • Celuloide Films
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      • $2,000,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 34 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
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    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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