The Fantastic World of Juan Orol (Spanish: El fantástico mundo de Juan Orol) is a 2012 Mexican black-and-white biographical comedy-drama film directed by Sebastián del Amo (in his directorial debut) 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.
The film is based on the life of Juan Orol, a man of Galician origin who, after various adventures, arrives in Mexico to become a creator in different film genres, including gangster films and rumberas films, some being successes at the box office despite very negative reviews. He has been called the great involuntary Surrealist.
The actors participating in this film are:
The Fantastic World of Juan Orol had its world premiere on March 5, 2012, at the Guadalajara International Film Festival, then participated at the end of June of the same year at the Guanajuato International Film Festival as part of the official selection. It had its commercial premiere on September 14, 2012, in Mexican theaters.