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OROL, THE KING OF B´S (EL FANTASTICO MUNDO DE JUAN OROL) (Past Film)
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Completed - SPANISH - Black comedy, Biography - 90 minutes

Log Line

Mexican director Juan Orol was nicknamed the ‘Involuntary Surrealist' because he made films that were so bad that they were good; shoddy, improvised, vulgar… but fun!

Previous markets

  • Cannes 2012 (Premiere)
  • AFM 2012 (Line up)
  • Ventana Sur 2012 (Screening)
Full history

Year of production : 2012

Director(s) : Sebastián DEL AMO
Writer(s) : Raul FERNÁNDEZ ESPINOSA, Sebastián DEL AMO
Cast : Fernando ROMERO, Gabriela DE LA GARZA, Karin BURNETT, Marisa SAAVEDRA, Roberto SOSA, Ximena GONZÁLEZ RUBIO

Producer(s) : Alejandro BLÁZQUEZ, Carmen ORTEGA CASANOVAS

Synopsis

Mexican director Juan Orol was nicknamed the ‘Involuntary Surrealist' because he made films that were so bad that they were good; shoddy, improvised, vulgar… but fun! In fact, they were so entertaining that they became box-office hits, making Orol the king of the B movie during Mexico's golden age of national cinema. This film pays homage to the stereotypes of cinema via the life of the director who best embodied it, Juan Orol. Ed Wood would be jealous.

Production

Country(ies) : MEXICO

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