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Gabriel Figueroa

Gabriel Figueroa

Gabriel Figueroa Mateos (April 24, 1907 – April 27, 1997) was a Mexican cinematographer who worked both in Mexican cinema and Hollywood. 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 studied painting at the Academia de San Carlos, and at the age of 16 he became interested in photography thanks 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 to cinematography. Figueroa made his entry in the movie industry in 1932 as a photographer of stills for the film Revolución of Miguel Contreras Torres. He was later one of the 20 cinematographers hired for the Howard Hawks film Viva Villa!. After a few jobs he obtained a scholarship to study in the United States where the established director of photography Gregg Toland taught Figueroa. Back in Mexico, his first film was Fernando de Fuentes's Allá en el Rancho Grande (1936) which would become one of the most popular films in Mexico and Latin America, and gave him his first award at the Venice Film Festival. He filmed 235 movies over 50 years, including Los Olvidados by Luis Buñuel, The Night of the Iguana by John Huston, The Fugitive by John Ford, and Río Escondido by Emilio Fernández. One of his main collaborators was Fernández, with whom he shot twenty films, some of which won prizes at the Venice Film Festival, the Cannes Film Festival, and the Berlin Film Festival. After collaborating with Fernández and Buñuel on their films with such actors as Dolores del Río, Pedro Armendáriz, María Félix, Jorge Negrete, Columba Domínguez, and Silvia Pinal, Figueroa has come to be regarded one of the most influential cinematographers active in México.

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  • The Golden Cockerel

    The Golden Cockerel

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    Job Cinematography

    Average Rating
    7.0
    22 votes
    Release Date
    Dec 18, 1964
    62 years ago
  • The Four Juanes

    The Four Juanes

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    Job Cinematography

    Average Rating
    7.0
    17 votes
    Release Date
    Jul 07, 1966
    60 years ago
  • Mexico 2000

    Mexico 2000

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    Job Cinematography

    Average Rating
    6.0
    16 votes
    Release Date
    Feb 03, 1983
    43 years ago
  • María

    María

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    Job Cinematography

    Average Rating
    6.8
    16 votes
    Release Date
    Aug 24, 1972
    54 years ago
  • The Boy and the Fog

    The Boy and the Fog

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    Job Cinematography

    Average Rating
    6.5
    13 votes
    Release Date
    Dec 24, 1953
    73 years ago
  • Cry of the Turtle

    Cry of the Turtle

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    Job Cinematography

    Average Rating
    5.4
    12 votes
    Release Date
    Jan 30, 1975
    51 years ago
  • The Abandoned

    The Abandoned

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    Job Cinematography

    Average Rating
    5.4
    12 votes
    Release Date
    May 18, 1945
    82 years ago
  • Omen

    Omen

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    Average Rating
    4.8
    11 votes
    Release Date
    Feb 13, 1975
    51 years ago
  • The Smile of the Virgin

    The Smile of the Virgin

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    Job Photoscience Manager

    Average Rating
    5.5
    10 votes
    Release Date
    Dec 04, 1958
    68 years ago
  • The Hidden One

    The Hidden One

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    Job Cinematography

    Average Rating
    5.2
    9 votes
    Release Date
    Jun 09, 1956
    70 years ago
  • Maten al León

    Maten al León

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    Job Cinematography

    Average Rating
    6.3
    8 votes
    Release Date
    Jan 27, 1977
    49 years ago
  • The Headless Woman

    The Headless Woman

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    Job Cinematography

    Average Rating
    5.2
    6 votes
    Release Date
    Mar 30, 1944
    83 years ago
  • The Beloved Ones

    The Beloved Ones

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    Job Cinematography

    Average Rating
    6.3
    6 votes
    Release Date
    Sep 02, 1965
    61 years ago
  • Savage Sunday

    Savage Sunday

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    Job Cinematography

    Average Rating
    4.3
    6 votes
    Release Date
    Jun 01, 1967
    59 years ago
  • Cananea

    Cananea

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    Average Rating
    5.8
    6 votes
    Release Date
    Aug 17, 1978
    48 years ago
  • Pueblo Canto y Esperanza

    Pueblo Canto y Esperanza

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    Job Cinematography

    Average Rating
    6.3
    6 votes
    Release Date
    May 17, 1956
    70 years ago
  • Story of a Great Love

    Story of a Great Love

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    Job Cinematography

    Average Rating
    6.7
    6 votes
    Release Date
    Sep 20, 1942
    84 years ago
  • El festín de la loba

    El festín de la loba

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    Job Cinematography

    Average Rating
    3.8
    5 votes
    Release Date
    Nov 01, 1972
    54 years ago
  • Life Changes

    Life Changes

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    Average Rating
    5.6
    5 votes
    Release Date
    Sep 30, 1976
    50 years ago
  • La Tierra del Fuego se apaga

    La Tierra del Fuego se apaga

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    Average Rating
    6.4
    5 votes
    Release Date
    Aug 31, 1955
    71 years ago
  • Una golfa

    Una golfa

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    Average Rating
    5.6
    5 votes
    Release Date
    Sep 25, 1958
    68 years ago
  • The House of the Pelican

    The House of the Pelican

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    Job Cinematography

    Average Rating
    5.5
    4 votes
    Release Date
    Nov 23, 1978
    48 years ago
  • Mundo mágico

    Mundo mágico

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    Job Cinematography

    Average Rating
    4.8
    4 votes
    Release Date
    Dec 29, 1983
    42 years ago
  • El mar y tu

    El mar y tu

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    Job Cinematography

    Average Rating
    5.5
    4 votes
    Release Date
    Mar 07, 1952
    75 years ago
  • La rosa blanca

    La rosa blanca

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    Job Cinematography

    Average Rating
    5.5
    4 votes
    Release Date
    Aug 11, 1954
    72 years ago
  • El héroe desconocido

    El héroe desconocido

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    Job Cinematography

    Average Rating
    5.5
    4 votes
    Release Date
    Jan 01, 1981
    45 years ago
  • El monasterio de los buitres

    El monasterio de los buitres

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    Job Cinematography

    Average Rating
    5.5
    4 votes
    Release Date
    Oct 11, 1973
    53 years ago
  • La estrella vacía

    La estrella vacía

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    Job Cinematography

    Average Rating
    5.8
    4 votes
    Release Date
    May 05, 1960
    66 years ago
  • The Black Ace

    The Black Ace

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    Job Cinematography

    Average Rating
    5.3
    3 votes
    Release Date
    Jun 10, 1944
    83 years ago
  • Opio

    Opio

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    Job Cinematography

    Average Rating
    5.3
    3 votes
    Release Date
    Jun 04, 1949
    77 years ago
  • The Children of Satan

    The Children of Satan

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    Job Cinematography

    Average Rating
    5.0
    3 votes
    Release Date
    Oct 12, 1972
    54 years ago
  • A Pure Soul

    A Pure Soul

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    Job Cinematography

    Average Rating
    5.0
    3 votes
    Release Date
    Sep 02, 1965
    61 years ago
  • Pecado

    Pecado

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    Average Rating
    5.0
    2 votes
    Release Date
    Mar 01, 1951
    76 years ago
  • Prisión de sueños

    Prisión de sueños

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    Job Cinematography

    Average Rating
    5.0
    2 votes
    Release Date
    Oct 12, 1949
    77 years ago
  • La mujer X

    La mujer X

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    Job Cinematography

    Average Rating
    5.0
    2 votes
    Release Date
    Apr 06, 1955
    72 years ago
  • Lola of My Life

    Lola of My Life

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    Job Cinematography

    Average Rating
    5.0
    2 votes
    Release Date
    Nov 04, 1965
    61 years ago
  • The Two Elenas

    The Two Elenas

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    Job Cinematography

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    Nov 04, 1965
    61 years ago
  • The Door

    The Door

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    Job Cinematography

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    Sep 25, 1969
    57 years ago
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