Gabriel Figueroa
Camera·24 de abril de 1907·† 27 de abril de 1997 — 90 años·Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
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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1986El maleficio 2: Los enviados del infiernoDirector of Photography1984Notes from Under the VolcanoSelf1984Observations Under the VolcanoSelf1984Bajo el volcánDirector of Photography1984El Corazón De La NocheDirector of Photography1983Mundo mágicoDirector of Photography1983El héroe desconocidoDirector of Photography1983México 2000Director of Photography1981D.F./Distrito FederalDirector of Photography1980Policía de fronteraDirector of Photography1980A paso de cojoDirector of Photography1979México de mis amores1979Te quieroDirector of Photography1978La casa del pelícanoDirector of Photography1978Los hijos de SanchezCinematography1978CananeaDirector of Photography1978The Children of SanchezDirector of Photography1978Divinas palabrasDirector of Photography1977Balún CanánDirector of Photography1977Maten al LeónDirector of Photography1976La vida cambiaDirector of Photography1976CoronaciónDirector of Photography1975El llanto de la tortugaDirector of Photography1974Los perros de DiosDirector of Photography1974PresagioDirector of Photography1974Once Upon a ScoundrelDirector of Photography1974El señor de OsantoDirector of Photography1973El amor tiene cara de mujerDirector of Photography1973El monasterio de los buitresDirector of Photography1973IntervalDirector of Photography1972El Festín de la LobaDirector of Photography1972Los Hijos de SatanásDirector of Photography1972MaríaDirector of Photography1971El cielo y túDirector of Photography1971El profeDirector of Photography1971La GeneralaDirector of Photography1970Los violentos de KellyDirector of Photography1970The Phantom GunslingerDirector of Photography1970Narda o el veranoDirector of Photography1970Dos mulas y una mujerDirector of Photography1969La puerta y la mujer del carniceroDirector of Photography1969El terrón de azúcarDirector of Photography1968¿Pax?Director of Photography1968El cuarto chinoDirector of Photography1968Corazón salvajeDirector of Photography1968MarianaDirector of Photography1968El escapularioDirector of Photography1968Los ángeles de PueblaDirector of Photography1967El asesino se embarcaDirector of Photography1967Domingo salvajeDirector of Photography1967Su excelenciaDirector of Photography1967Pedro PáramoDirector of Photography1966Cargamento prohibidoDirector of Photography1966¡Viva Benito Canales!Director of Photography1966Los Cuatro JuanesDirector of Photography1965Amor amor amorDirector of Photography1965Lola of My LifeDirector of Photography1965Las dos ElenasDirector of Photography1965Un alma puraDirector of Photography1965Una Pirámide de Secretos AnhelosDirector of Photography1965Simón del desiertoDirector of Photography1965Los tres calaverasDirector of Photography1965Escuela para solterasDirector of Photography1964El gallo de OroDirector of Photography1964La noche de la iguanaDirector of Photography1964On the Trail of the IguanaSelf1964Los Honores Póstumos a los Preclaros AutoresDirector of Photography1964En la mitad del mundoDirector of Photography1963Entrega InmediataDirector of Photography1963Días de otoñoDirector of Photography1963El hombre de papelDirector of Photography1963La BandidaDirector of Photography1962El tejedor de milagrosDirector of Photography1962El ángel exterminadorDirector of Photography1961Ánimas Trujano (El hombre importante)Director of Photography1961Rosa blancaDirector of Photography1961Juana GalloDirector of Photography1960La jovenDirector of Photography1960Impaciencia del corazónDirector of Photography1960MacarioDirector of Photography1960La estrella vacíaDirector of Photography1959Los ambiciososDirector of Photography1959La cucarachaDirector of Photography1959Sonatas (Las aventuras del marqués de Bradomin)Camera Operator · Director of Photography1959Isla para dosDirector of Photography1959Flor de mayoDirector of Photography1959NazarínDirector of Photography1958Carabina 30-30Director of Photography1958La sonrisa de la VirgenDirector of Photography1958Amor de CabareteraDirector of Photography1958El cine mexicano de fiestaSelf1958La rebelión de la sierra: El Fin de Heraclio BernalDirector of Photography1958El rayo de Sinaloa: La venganza de Heraclio BernalDirector of Photography1958Una cita de amorDirector of Photography1958Aquí está Heraclio BernalDirector of Photography1958MaricruzDirector of Photography1957El bolero de RaquelDirector of Photography1956La escondidaDirector of Photography1956Canasta de Cuentos MexicanosDirector of Photography1956Pueblo, canto y esperanzaDirector of Photography1956Historia de un amorDirector of Photography1956La doncella de piedraDirector of Photography1955La Tierra del Fuego se apagaDirector of Photography1955Estafa de amorDirector of Photography1955La mujer XDirector of Photography1955El monstruo en la sombraDirector of Photography1954La rosa blancaDirector of Photography1954Llévame en tus brazosDirector of Photography1954CameliaDirector of Photography1954La rebelión de los colgadosDirector of Photography1953El niño y la nieblaDirector of Photography1953AnsiedadDirector of Photography1953El señor fotógrafoDirector of Photography1953ÉlDirector of Photography1952Cuando levanta la nieblaDirector of Photography1952El rebozo de SoledadDirector of Photography1952El enamoradoDirector of Photography1952Un gallo en corral ajenoDirector of Photography1952Ahí viene Martín CoronaDirector of Photography1952El mar y tuDirector of Photography1952Siempre tuyaDirector of Photography1951La bienamadaDirector of Photography1951Las Islas MariasDirector of Photography1951PecadoDirector of Photography1951Víctimas del pecadoDirector of Photography1950Los olvidadosDirector of Photography1950Un día de vidaDirector of Photography1950La antorchaDirector of Photography1950Duelo en las montañasDirector of Photography1949Prisión de sueñosDirector of Photography1949La malqueridaDirector of Photography1949El embajadorDirector of Photography1949PueblerinaDirector of Photography1949OpioDirector of Photography1949MedianocheDirector of Photography1949Salón MéxicoDirector of Photography1948MacloviaDirector of Photography1948Río escondidoDirector of Photography1947El fugitivoDirector of Photography1947La perlaDirector of Photography1946EnamoradaDirector of Photography1946Su última aventuraDirector of Photography1946CantaclaroDirector of Photography1945Un día con el DiabloDirector of Photography1945BugambiliaDirector of Photography1945Las abandonadasDirector of Photography1944El corsario negroDirector of Photography1944La FugaDirector of Photography1944El as negroDirector of Photography1944La mujer sin cabezaDirector of Photography1944María CandelariaDirector of Photography1943Distinto AmanecerDirector of Photography1943Flor silvestreDirector of Photography1943El CircoDirector of Photography1942La virgen que forjó una patriaDirector of Photography1942Historia de un gran amorDirector of Photography1942Los Tres MosqueterosDirector of Photography1942Cuando viajan las estrellasDirector of Photography1942Mi viuda alegreDirector of Photography1941La gallina cluecaDirector of Photography1941La casa del rencorDirector of Photography1941El Gendarme DesconocidoDirector of Photography1941¡Ay, qué tiempos señor don Simón!Director of Photography1941El rápido de las 9.15Director of Photography1941Ni sangre ni arenaDirector of Photography1941Creo en DiosDirector of Photography1940El monje locoDirector of Photography1940Con su amable permisoDirector of Photography1940El jefe máximoDirector of Photography1940Allá en el TrópicoDirector of Photography1940¡Que viene mi marido!Director of Photography1940Los de abajoDirector of Photography1940La canción del milagroDirector of Photography1939La noche de los mayasDirector of Photography1939La bestia negraDirector of Photography1939La casa del ogroDirector of Photography1938Mientras México duermeDirector of Photography1938Refugiados en MadridDirector of Photography1937La AdelitaDirector of Photography1937Las mujeres mandanDirector of Photography1936¡Vámonos con Pancho Villa!Camera Operator1936Allá en el Rancho GrandeDirector of Photography1936Cielito lindoDirector of Photography1934Viva ZapataStill Photographer