Nacido en La Coruña, España. A los siete años es enviado solo a Cuba, aunque sigue su viaje a Veracruz, donde permanece seis años. Más tarde regresa a Cuba y su creciente interés por el cine lo lleva a visitar Hollywood. A inicios de la década de 1930, funda en México la Aspa Films, empresa con la que produce Sagrario (1933), de Ramón Peón. Al año siguiente comienza su carrera como realizador, codirigiendo con Peón Mujeres sin alma / Venganza suprema. Madre querida (1935) obtiene una buena acogida en taquilla. Su primera musa, Consuelo Moreno, quien fuera su esposa, lo lleva a iniciar el drama materno. Entre 1938 y 1945 trabaja el género de cabaret y gánsters, y luce a su segunda musa, María Antonieta Pons. De 1946 a 1955 sus películas muestran la presencia ingenua y maliciosa de Rosa Carmina, la tercera musa. Dirige importantes títulos en Cuba, como Siboney (1938), El amor de mi bohío (1946), Sandra, la mujer de fuego (1952) y La mesera del café del puerto (1954), así como otras producciones en España y Puerto Rico. La etapa de Mary Esquivel se extiende entre 1955 y 1963. Entre 1964 y 1978 retoma los temas gansteriles y ofrece su peculiar versión del movimiento hippie y del chillie western. Es la época de su última musa, Dinorah Judith.
Juan Orol (1897-1988) was born in A Coruña, Spain. At the age of seven, he was sent alone to Cuba, although he continued his trip to Veracruz, Mexico, where he remained for six years. Later he returned to Cuba and their growing interest for the cinema led him to visit Hollywood. At the beginnings of the decade of 1930, hes founded in Mexico the Aspa Films, company with which he produced Sagrario (1933) by Ramón Peon. The following year, he began his career as film director, co-directing with Peon Mujeres sin alma / Venganza suprema. Madre querida (1935) had a good reception at the box office. His first muse, Consuelo Moreno, who was his wife, moved him to begin the maternal drama. Between 1938 and 1945, he worked the cabaret and gangsters genre, and exhibited his second muse, María Antonieta Pons. From 1946 at 1955, his films showed the frank and malicious presence of Rosa Carmina, the third muse of his films. He directed important titles in Cuba, such as Siboney (1938), El amor de mi bohío (1946), Sandra, la mujer de fuego (1952) y La mesera del café del puerto (1954), as well as other productions in Spain and Puerto Rico. The period of Mary Esquivel extended from 1955 to 1963. Between 1964 and 1978, he recaptured the gangster topics and offered his peculiar version of the movement hippie and of the chili western, this was the period of his last muse, Dinorah Judith.