Rosa Carmina Riverón Jiménez is a Cuban-Mexican actress and dancer.
Juan Rogelio García García, better known as Juan Orol, was a Spanish-born Mexican actor, film producer, director and screenwriter. Orol was a pioneer of the Mexican cinema's first talkies and one of the main promoters of the Rumberas film in the Golden Age of Mexican cinema. His films have been described as cult films.
The Rumberas film was a film genre that flourished in Mexico's Golden Age of Mexican cinema in the 1940s and 1950s. Its major stars were the so-called rumberas, dancers of Afro-Caribbean musical rhythms. The genre is a film curiosity, one of the most fascinating hybrids of the international cinema.
To the Sound of the Mambo is a 1950 Mexican musical film directed by Chano Urueta and starring Amalia Aguilar, Adalberto Martínez and Rita Montaner. The film's sets were designed by the art director Ramón Rodríguez Granada. It was shot at the Churubusco Studios in Mexico City and on location in Havana. It was produced as a Rumberas film, a genre popular during the Golden Age of Mexican Cinema.
Gangsters Versus Cowboys is a 1948 Mexican gangster film written, directed by, and starring Juan Orol, and featuring Rosa Carmina and José Pulído. It was made as a sequel to Orol's Gangster's Kingdom. However, it has become a cult film due to its low-budget production values and idiosyncratic style.
La diosa de Tahití also known as Los chacales de la Isla Verde, is a Mexican drama film directed by Juan Orol. It was released in 1953 and starring Rosa Carmina and Arturo Martínez.
Sandra, la mujer de fuego is a Mexican-Cuban drama film directed by Juan Orol. It was released in 1954 and starring Rosa Carmina and Arturo Martínez.
The Unknown Policeman is a 1941 Mexican comedy film directed and co-written by Miguel M. Delgado and starring Cantinflas, Mapy Cortés, Daniel "Chino" Herrera and Gloria Marín. It was shot at the Clasa Studios in Mexico City. The film's sets were designed by the art director Jorge Fernández.
Gangster's Kingdom is a 1948 Mexican crime film written and directed by Juan Orol who also starred in the film. Like Orol's other films it was an attempt to copy the style of Hollywood films of the era.
Tania, the Beautiful Wild Girl is a Mexican drama film written, directed and produced by Juan Orol. It was released in 1948 and starring Rosa Carmina and Manuel Arvide.
Road of Hell is a 1951 Mexican thriller film directed by Miguel Morayta and starring Pedro Armendáriz, Leticia Palma and Wolf Ruvinskis.
Cinnamon Skin is a 1953 Mexican drama film directed by Juan José Ortega and starring Sara Montiel, Manolo Fábregas and Ramón Gay. It was set and partly filmed in Cuba.
A Tailored Gentleman is a 1954 Mexican comedy film, directed by Miguel M. Delgado and starring Cantinflas, Martha Valdés and Ángel Garasa. The film's art direction was by Gunther Gerszo.
Dos hijos desobedientes is a 1960 Mexican Western musical comedy film directed by Jaime Salvador and starring Pedro Armendáriz, Antonio Aguilar, Elvira Quintana and María Duval.
The Fantastic World of Juan Orol is a 2012 Mexican black-and-white biographical comedy-drama film directed by Sebastián del Amo and written by Del Amo & Raúl Fernández Espinosa. Starring Roberto Sosa. It was named on the shortlist for Mexico's entry for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 85th Academy Awards, but it was not selected.
What Idiots Men Are is a 1951 Mexican drama film directed by Juan Orol and starring Rosa Carmina, Víctor Junco and Aurora Segura. The film's sets were designed by the art director Ramón Rodríguez Granada.
It's a Sin to Be Poor is a 1950 Mexican crime drama film directed by Fernando A. Rivero and starring Ramón Armengod, Guillermina Grin and Tito Junco. It was shot at the Churubusco Studios in Mexico City. The film's sets were designed by the art director Manuel Fontanals.
Strange Appointment is a 1947 Mexican mystery thriller film directed by Gilberto Martínez Solares and starring Esther Fernández, Luis Aldás and Jorge Reyes. The film's sets were designed by the art director Manuel Fontanals.
Beau Ideal is a 1948 Mexican adventure film directed by Alejandro Galindo and starring Conchita Martínez, Rodolfo Landa and Alejandro Ciangherotti. It is an adaptation of the 1927 novel Beau Ideal by P.C. Wren, previously made into a 1931 American film of the same title. It was shot at the Churubusco Studios in Mexico City. The film's sets were designed by the art director Gunther Gerszo.
Treacherous is a 1950 Mexican drama film directed by Ernesto Cortázar and starring Rosa Carmina, Fernando Fernández and Dagoberto Rodríguez. It is part of the wave of Rumberas films made during the Golden Age of Mexican Cinema. It was shot at the Azteca Studios in Mexico City. The film's sets were designed by the art director Jorge Fernández.
