The Fantastic World of Juan Orol (2012)

Emerging in the twilight of the 19th Century, Juan Orol's life unfurls like a wildly painted tapestry of adventures. Born in Galicia, Spain, he is dispatched to Cuba as a child by his mother in search of a mysterious relative he never finds. Yet, destiny has other plans for the young Juan, who grows up untamed, dabbling in diverse pursuits such as baseball, boxing, race cars, and bullfighting. This last pursuit leads him to the vibrant landscapes of Mexico, where he plunges into a new life as a cop, gets married, and ultimately becomes a widower after the tumultuous Cristiada War. Drawn to the glittering lure of the silver screen, Orol stumbles upon an unexpected opportunity in the Mexican cinema, striking gold with his very first feature. He swiftly rises as the cornerstone of the B Side genre during the Golden Age of the 20th Century's Mexican movie industry. But fame and success don't come without their trials. His life story is a cascade of adventures, a relentless quest for triumph that leads him to the heart of the movie-making industry. He generates extraordinary box office revenues, but continually faces the harsh sting of critics and frictions with his colleagues. Married five times, Orol deftly weaves his loves into his cinematic tapestry, catapulting them to the pinnacle of fame and fortune as the divas of his newly minted genre. A pioneering voice in tropical gangsters, rumberas, and hippie cinema, he garners titles as eccentric as his films: "The Involuntary Surrealist" and the "King of Soap". Juan Orol's life is a cinematic odyssey, as fantastical and captivating as the films he crafts, a testament to a man who dared to dream beyond the confines of his reality.

The Fantastic World of Juan Orol is a comedy movie featuring Roberto Sosa and directed by Sebastián del Amo.

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