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.

[2] It was named on the shortlist for Mexico's entry for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 85th Academy Awards,[3] but it was not selected.

[4] 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.

[5] The actors participating in this film are:[6][7] The Fantastic World of Juan Orol had its world premiere on March 5, 2012, at the Guadalajara International Film Festival,[8][9] then participated at the end of June of the same year at the Guanajuato International Film Festival as part of the official selection.

[10] It had its commercial premiere on September 14, 2012, in Mexican theaters.