Movies by Juan Orol
Gangsters Versus Cowboys
Gangster Johnny Carmenta must confront the "Charro of the Slums" Pancho Domínguez, who has control over the city, but their rivalry gets worse when rumba dancer Rosa befriends both men.
Una mujer de Oriente
A secret agent investigates the death of the scientist who created a deadly ray only to find out his own wife is involved.
Eterna mártir
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 for the couple's seriously ill infant son. Consequently, the well-meaning woman is willingly sentenced to years in prison for a crime she did not commit-all because she believes her son will fare better if the bond between father and son remains intact. Upon her release, she soon discovers that no good deed goes unpunished. Her once loving husband has remarried a woman that her son calls Mother...
Beloved Mother
Pasiones tormentosas
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 get him, including witchcraft.
El amor de mi bohío
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 Director Juan Orol's tale of a violent love triangle where two farm hands out to prove who is the most macho, and thereby win the affections of a woman. This tragic love story takes place on a tropical plantation located just outside of Havana, where its workers are housed in small, thatched-roof "bohios". The two rival suitors are driven by passion for the girl they both love, and soon engage ...
El calvario de una esposa
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 presumed dead. Soon after he returns, scavengers destroy the family home and he and Betty escape westward. Meanwhile, Gen. John Harvey (William Welch), Betty's father, has been seriously injured but is not dead. He arrives at the deserted plantation with the help of Union soldier Tom (Bob Steele), who then pledges to help John find his family
The Goddess of Tahiti
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 local cabaret dancer.
Madre querida
The Hell of the Poor
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.
Plazos traicioneros
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, the girl runs away and becomes involved with a gangster who leads her into prostitution.
Hombres sin alma
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 impossible for them.
Contrabandistas del Caribe
A crime organization that deals with drug trafficking discovers that more and more drugs keep disappearing. Joe Luciana, a man who is respected for his good deeds, appears to be responsible.
La maldición de mi raza
A young woman gets in trouble for wanting to deny her ethnic ancestry.
La virgen de la calle
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 men. If she were to fall in love, she would keep quiet about her past. But the father of the man she falls for was one of her former lovers.
Zonga, el ángel diabólico
Visiting Medical Researcher gets involved with a cult Priestess somewhere deep in the jungle.
El sindicato del crimen
A hard-boiled crime story also known as "The Waiting-room of Death".
Sandra, the Woman of Fire
An exuberant dancer decides to change her lifestyle after meeting a millionaire.
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