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Gabriel Figueroa

Photographer / Cinematographer / Film Director / Camera Operator | * 04/24/1907 († 90, 04/27/1997) | Mexico City, Distrito Federal (Mexico)
Gabriel Figueroa Mateos (April 24, 1907 – April 27, 1997) was a Mexican cinematographer who is regarded as one of the greatest cinematographers of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema. He has worked in over 200 films, which cover a broad range of genres, and is best known for his technical dominance, his careful handling of framing and chiaroscuro, and affinity for the aesthetics of artists. ()

Gabriel Figueroa Mateos(April 24, 1907 – April 27, 1997) was aMexicancinematographerwho worked both inMexican cinemaandHollywood. His mother died after giving birth to him. His father, unable to cope with the loss of his wife, left Gabriel and his brother Roberto to be cared for by their aunts. He studiedpaintingat theAcademia de San Carlos, and at the age of 16 he became interested inphotographythanks to José Guadalupe Velasco. He later befriended other photographers, such as Gilberto Martínez Solares and Raúl Martínez Solares, and these three would then move on tocinematography. Figueroa made his entry in themovie industryin 1932 as a photographer of stills for the filmRevoluciónof Miguel Contreras Torres. He was later one of the 20 cinematographers hired for theHoward HawksfilmViva Villa!. After a few jobs he obtained a scholarship to study in theUnited Stateswhere the established director of photographyGregg Tolandtaught Figueroa. Back in Mexico, his first film wasFernando de Fuentes'sAllá en el Rancho Grande(1936) which would become one of the most popular films in Mexico andLatin America, and gave him his first award at theVenice Film Festival. He filmed 235 movies over 50 years, includingLos OlvidadosbyLuis Buñuel,The Night of the IguanabyJohn Huston,The FugitivebyJohn Ford, andRío EscondidobyEmilio Fernández. One of his main collaborators was Fernández, with whom he shot twenty films, some of which won prizes at theVenice Film Festival, theCannes Film Festival, and theBerlin Film Festival. After collaborating with Fernández and Buñuel on their films with such actors asDolores del Río,Pedro Armendáriz,María Félix,Jorge Negrete,Columba Domínguez, andSilvia Pinal, Figueroa has come to be regarded one of the most influential cinematographers active in México.

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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Romance / Love

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Awards & Nominations for Gabriel Figueroa

National Prize for Arts and Sciences (Mexico) Golden Ariel Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Black-And-White
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Movies with Gabriel Figueroa as Actor(4)

Movies with Gabriel Figueroa as Crew(152)

Camera/Director of Photography1984 Under the Volcano
Camera/Director of Photography1984 The Heart of the Night
Crew/Cinematography1983 Mexico 2000
Crew/Cinematography1983 Mundo mágico
Camera/Director of Photography1981 D.F./Distrito Federal
Crew/Cinematography1981 El héroe desconocido
Camera/Director of Photography1980 At a Lame Pace
Crew/Cinematography1978 Cananea
Camera/Director of Photography1978 The Children of Sanchez
Crew/Cinematography1978 The House of the Pelican
Camera/Director of Photography1978 Divinas palabras
Crew/Cinematography1977 Maten al León
Camera/Director of Photography1977 Balún Canán
Camera/Director of Photography1976 Coronation
Crew/Cinematography1976 La vida cambia
Crew/Cinematography1975 Cry of the Turtle
Crew/Cinematography1975 Omen
Camera/Director of Photography1974 The Master of Ballantrae
Camera/Director of Photography1974 Los perros de Dios
Crew/Cinematography1973 El monasterio de los buitres
Camera/Director of Photography1973 El amor tiene cara de mujer
Crew/Cinematography1972 The She Wolf’s Orgy
Camera/Director of Photography1971 El profe
Camera/Director of Photography1971 La Generala
Camera/Director of Photography1971 El cielo y tú
Camera/Director of Photography1970 Kelly's Heroes
Camera/Director of Photography1970 The Phantom Gunslinger
Camera/Director of Photography1970 Two Mules for Sister Sara
Camera/Director of Photography1970 Narda o el verano
Camera/Director of Photography1969 The Door and The Butcher's Wife
Camera/Director of Photography1969 The Big Cube
Camera/Director of Photography1968 The Chinese Room
Camera/Director of Photography1968 The Scapular
Camera/Director of Photography1968 Mariana
Camera/Director of Photography1968 Pax?
Camera/Director of Photography1967 Savage Sunday
Crew/Cinematography1967 Savage Sunday
Camera/Director of Photography1967 Pedro Paramo
Camera/Director of Photography1967 Your Excellency
Camera/Director of Photography1967 El asesino se embarca
Crew/Cinematography1966 The Four Juanes
Camera/Director of Photography1966 Cargamento prohibido
Camera/Director of Photography1966 ¡Viva Benito Canales!
Camera/Director of Photography1965 Love Love Love
Camera/Director of Photography1965 Escuela para solteras
Camera/Director of Photography1965 Simon of the Desert
Camera/Director of Photography1964 The Night of the Iguana
Crew/Cinematography1964 The Golden Cockerel
Camera/Director of Photography1963 La Bandida
Camera/Director of Photography1963 Entrega Inmediata
Camera/Director of Photography1963 The Paper Man
Camera/Director of Photography1963 Autumn Days
Camera/Director of Photography1962 El tejedor de milagros
Camera/Director of Photography1962 The Exterminating Angel
Camera/Director of Photography1961 Juana Gallo
Camera/Director of Photography1961 The Important Man
Camera/Director of Photography1961 The White Rose
Camera/Director of Photography1960 Impaciencia del corazón
Crew/Cinematography1960 La estrella vacía
Camera/Director of Photography1960 The Young One
Camera/Director of Photography1960 Macario
Camera/Director of Photography1959 Beyond All Limits
Camera/Director of Photography1959 La Cucaracha
Camera/Director of Photography1959 Fever Mounts at El Pao
Camera/Director of Photography1959 Nazarin
Camera/Director of Photography1959 Sonatas
Camera/Camera Operator1959 Sonatas
Crew/Photoscience Manager1958 The Smile of the Virgin
Camera/Director of Photography1958 30-30 Carbine
Camera/Director of Photography1958 Sueños de oro
Camera/Director of Photography1958 Una cita de amor
Camera/Director of Photography1957 El bolero de Raquel
Camera/Director of Photography1956 Basket of Mexican Tales
Crew/Cinematography1956 The Hidden One
Crew/Cinematography1956 Pueblo, canto y esperanza
Camera/Director of Photography1955 Estafa de amor
Camera/Director of Photography1955 The Monster of the Shadow
Crew/Cinematography1955 La mujer X
Crew/Cinematography1955 La Tierra del Fuego se apaga
Camera/Director of Photography1954 Take Me in Your Arms
Camera/Director of Photography1954 Camelia
Crew/Cinematography1954 La rosa blanca
Camera/Director of Photography1954 Rebellion of the Hanged
Camera/Director of Photography1953 Él
Camera/Director of Photography1953 El señor fotógrafo
Crew/Cinematography1953 The Boy and the Fog
Camera/Director of Photography1952 El enamorado
Crew/Cinematography1952 El mar y tu
Camera/Director of Photography1952 Cuando levanta la niebla
Camera/Director of Photography1952 Siempre tuya
Camera/Director of Photography1952 Here Comes Martin Corona
Camera/Director of Photography1952 Soledad's Shawl
Camera/Director of Photography1951 Víctimas del pecado
Crew/Cinematography1951 Pecado
Camera/Director of Photography1951 La bienamada
Camera/Director of Photography1951 Las Islas Marias
Camera/Director of Photography1950 Duelo en las montañas
Camera/Director of Photography1950 The Torch
Camera/Director of Photography1950 The Young and the Damned
Camera/Director of Photography1950 One Day of Life
Camera/Director of Photography1949 Salon Mexico
Crew/Cinematography1949 Prisión de sueños
Camera/Director of Photography1949 El embajador
Crew/Cinematography1949 Opio
Camera/Director of Photography1949 Pueblerina
Camera/Director of Photography1949 Midnight
Camera/Director of Photography1949 La malquerida
Camera/Director of Photography1948 Maclovia
Camera/Director of Photography1948 Río Escondido
Camera/Director of Photography1947 The Fugitive
Camera/Director of Photography1947 The Pearl
Camera/Director of Photography1946 The Last Adventure
Camera/Director of Photography1946 Cantaclaro
Camera/Director of Photography1946 Enamorada
Camera/Director of Photography1945 One Day with the Devil
Camera/Director of Photography1945 Bugambilia
Camera/Director of Photography1945 Amor Prohibido
Crew/Cinematography1944 La mujer sin cabeza
Crew/Cinematography1944 El as negro
Camera/Director of Photography1944 Maria Candelaria
Camera/Director of Photography1944 El corsario negro
Camera/Director of Photography1943 Wild Flower
Camera/Director of Photography1943 Another Dawn
Camera/Director of Photography1943 El Circo
Camera/Director of Photography1942 Mi viuda alegre
Crew/Cinematography1942 Story of a Great Love
Camera/Director of Photography1942 The Three Musketeers
Camera/Director of Photography1942 The Virgin who Forged a Fatherland
Camera/Director of Photography1941 El rápido de las 9.15
Camera/Director of Photography1941 Those Were The Days, Senor Don Simon!
Camera/Director of Photography1941 La casa del rencor
Camera/Director of Photography1941 La gallina clueca
Camera/Director of Photography1941 El gendarme desconocido
Camera/Director of Photography1941 Ni sangre ni arena
Camera/Director of Photography1941 Creo en Dios
Camera/Director of Photography1940 El monje loco
Camera/Director of Photography1940 ¡Que viene mi marido!
Camera/Director of Photography1940 The Underdogs
Camera/Director of Photography1940 The Miracle Song
Camera/Director of Photography1940 El jefe máximo
Camera/Director of Photography1940 Allá en el Trópico
Camera/Director of Photography1940 Con su amable permiso
Camera/Director of Photography1939 La casa del ogro
Camera/Director of Photography1939 The Night of the Mayans
Camera/Director of Photography1939 La bestia negra
Camera/Director of Photography1938 Refugiados en Madrid
Camera/Director of Photography1938 Mientras México duerme
Camera/Director of Photography1937 La Adelita
Camera/Director of Photography1936 Allá en el Rancho Grande
Camera/Camera Operator1936 Let's Go with Pancho Villa!
Camera/Director of Photography1936 Cielito lindo
Camera/Still Photographer1934 Enemigos

Full Name: Gabriel Figueroa
Citizenship: Mexico
Born: Wednesday, 04/24 1907 (April) in Mexico City, Distrito Federal (Mexico)
Died: Sunday, 04/27 1997 (April) in Mexico City (aged: 90)
Zodiac sign: Taurus (Chinese zodiac sign: Goat)
Languages: Spanish (ES)
Educated at: Academy of San Carlos, National Conservatory of Music of Mexico
Related to: Adolfo López Mateos
Student of: Gregg Toland
Other names for Gabriel Figueroa (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Gabriel Figueroa Mateos"
"G. Figueroa"
"Gabriel Figuroa"
"Gabriel Figueroa M."
"Gabriel Figueroa (Kameramann)"
Gabriel Figueroa frequently works together with these people:
Emilio Fernández (54x, Crew)
Jorge Fernández (32x, Crew)
Gloria Schoemann (31x, Crew)
Manuel Fontanals (31x, Crew)
Miguel M. Delgado (28x, Crew)
Manuel Dondé (23x, Actor)
Pedro Armendáriz (22x, Actor)
Jorge Busto (22x, Crew)
Raúl Lavista (21x, Crew)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:269189, Added: 08/09/2018, Last updated: 03/23/2024