Gabriel Figueroa

CinematographerActorCrew Apr 24 (died age 90) Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico 1934–1986 (52 year career)

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Biography

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 Gilber…

Known For

Film

The Exterminating Angel

Director of Photography

Film

The Young and the Damned

Director of Photography

Film

Kelly's Heroes

Director of Photography

Film

Macario

Director of Photography

Film

Two Mules for Sister Sara

Director of Photography

Film

Simon of the Desert

Director of Photography

Film

Él

Director of Photography

Film

Nazarín

Director of Photography

Filmography

Acting (5)

Movies (5)

Observations Under the Volcano

1984

as Self

2.0

Notes from Under the Volcano

1984

as Self

México de mis amores

1979

5.7

On the Trail of the Iguana

1964

as Self

6.0

El cine mexicano de fiesta

1958

as Self

Crew (192)

Movies (192)

The Hex 2: Messengers of Hell

1986

Director of Photography

5.0

Under the Volcano

1984

Director of Photography

6.5

The Heart of the Night

1984

Director of Photography

Mexico 2000

Cinematography

Mexico 2000

Director of Photography

6.0

Mundo mágico

1983

Director of Photography

4.8

D.F./Distrito Federal

1981

Director of Photography

6.3

El héroe desconocido

1981

Director of Photography

5.5

At a Lame Pace

1980

Director of Photography

4.1

The Border

1980

Director of Photography

5.1

Te quiero

1979

Director of Photography

5.5

Divine Words

1978

Director of Photography

6.2

Cananea

1978

Director of Photography

5.8

The Children of Sanchez

1978

Director of Photography

6.1

The House of the Pelican

1978

Cinematography

5.5

The House of the Pelican

1978

Director of Photography

5.5

Balún Canán

1977

Director of Photography

4.8

Maten al León

1977

Director of Photography

6.2

Coronation

1976

Director of Photography

Life Changes

Cinematography

Life Changes

Director of Photography

5.6

The Cry of the Turtle

1975

Director of Photography

5.4

The Dogs of God

1974

Director of Photography

4.0

Once Upon a Scoundrel

1974

Director of Photography

5.0

Omen

1974

Director of Photography

4.8

The Master of Ballantrae

1974

Director of Photography

5.0

Interval

1973

Director of Photography

5.0

El amor tiene cara de mujer

1973

Director of Photography

5.0

The Monastery of the Vultures

1973

Director of Photography

6.0

María

1972

Director of Photography

6.8

Rosa blanca

1972

Director of Photography

7.1

The She Wolf's Orgy

1972

Director of Photography

3.8

The Children of Satan

1972

Director of Photography

5.0

El profe

1971

Director of Photography

7.8

La Generala

1971

Director of Photography

5.4

El cielo y tú

1971

Director of Photography

4.0

Two Mules for Sister Sara

1970

Director of Photography

7.0

Kelly's Heroes

1970

Director of Photography

7.3

The Phantom Gunslinger

1970

Director of Photography

4.0

Narda or The Summer

1970

Director of Photography

5.2

The Door

1969

Cinematography

The Door and the Butcher's Wife

1969

Director of Photography

7.2

The Big Cube

1969

Director of Photography

4.2

Corazón salvaje

1968

Director of Photography

4.3

The Scapular

1968

Director of Photography

The Angels of Puebla

Cinematography

The Angels of Puebla

Director of Photography

5.0

The Chinese Room

1968

Director of Photography

5.0

Pax?

1968

Director of Photography

5.0

Mariana

1968

Director of Photography

5.0

Pedro Paramo

1967

Director of Photography

7.2

Your Excellency

1967

Director of Photography

8.0

Savage Sunday

1967

Director of Photography

4.3

El asesino se embarca

1967

Director of Photography

4.8

Forbidden Cargo

1966

Director of Photography

5.8

Los Cuatro Juanes

1966

Cinematography

7.0

¡Viva Benito Canales!

1966

Director of Photography

5.0

Simon of the Desert

1965

Director of Photography

The Beloved Ones

Cinematography

The Beloved Ones

Director of Photography

6.3

The Two Elenas

1965

Cinematography

The Two Elenas

1965

Director of Photography

Love Love Love

1965

Director of Photography

5.0

Los tres calaveras

1965

Director of Photography

5.0

Escuela para solteras

1965

Director of Photography

Lola of My Life

Cinematography

Lola of My Life

Director of Photography

A Pure Soul

Cinematography

A Pure Soul

Director of Photography

5.0

En la mitad del mundo

1964

Director of Photography

5.0

The Night of the Iguana

1964

Director of Photography

7.2

The Posthumous Honors to the Distinguished Authors

1964

Director of Photography

The Golden Cockerel

1964

Director of Photography

7.0

The Paper Man

1963

Director of Photography

6.8

Autumn Days

1963

Director of Photography

7.0

Entrega Inmediata

1963

Director of Photography

7.2

La Bandida

1963

Director of Photography

4.6

The Exterminating Angel

1962

Director of Photography

7.9

Miracles Weaver

1962

Director of Photography

5.7

The Important Man

1961

Director of Photography

8.0

Juana Gallo

1961

Director of Photography

6.3

Macario

1960

Director of Photography

8.7

The Young One

1960

Director of Photography

6.9

La estrella vacía

1960

Director of Photography

5.8

Impaciencia del corazón

1960

Director of Photography

Sonatas

Camera Operator

Sonatas

Director of Photography

4.6

Nazarín

1959

Director of Photography

7.6

La Cucaracha

1959

Director of Photography

6.3

Fever Mounts at El Pao

1959

Director of Photography

6.1

Beyond All Limits

1959

Director of Photography

4.6

Isla para dos

1959

Director of Photography

5.3

Una cita de amor

1958

Director of Photography

5.4

Sueños de oro

1958

Director of Photography

5.0

El rayo de Sinaloa: La venganza de Heraclio Bernal

1958

Director of Photography

5.2

Here is Heraclius Bernal

1958

Director of Photography

5.0

La rebelión de la sierra: El Fin de Heraclio Bernal

1958

Director of Photography

5.2

The Smile of the Virgin

1958

Director of Photography

5.5

Una golfa

1958

Director of Photography

5.6

Carabina 30-30

1958

Director of Photography

5.8

El bolero de Raquel

1957

Director of Photography

7.3

Basket of Mexican Tales

1956

Director of Photography

The Hidden One

Cinematography

The Hidden One

Director of Photography

5.2

Historia de un amor

1956

Director of Photography

5.0

People, Song and Hope

1956

Cinematography

6.3

People, Song and Hope

1956

Director of Photography

6.3

La doncella de piedra

1956

Director of Photography

5.5

El monstruo en la sombra

1955

Director of Photography

5.0

La mujer X

1955

Director of Photography

5.0

La Tierra del Fuego se apaga

1955

Cinematography

6.4

La Tierra del Fuego se apaga

1955

Director of Photography

6.4

Estafa de amor

1955

Director of Photography

6.0

Camelia

1954

Director of Photography

5.4

Rebellion of the Hanged

1954

Director of Photography

6.8

La rosa blanca

1954

Director of Photography

5.5

Take Me in Your Arms

1954

Director of Photography

4.2

Él

1953

Director of Photography

7.7

Anxiety

1953

Director of Photography

6.8

El señor fotógrafo

1953

Director of Photography

8.2

The Boy and the Fog

1953

Director of Photography

6.5

The Straying Rooster

1952

Director of Photography

6.3

Soledad's Shawl

1952

Director of Photography

6.4

The Sea and You

1952

Director of Photography

5.5

Ahí viene Martín Corona

1952

Director of Photography

7.1

When the Fog Lifts

1952

Director of Photography

6.4

Siempre tuya

1952

Director of Photography

5.4

El enamorado

1952

Director of Photography

Pecado

Cinematography

Pecado

Director of Photography

5.0

Victims of Sin

1951

Director of Photography

6.7

La bienamada

1951

Director of Photography

6.0

Las Islas Marias

1951

Director of Photography

7.5

One Day of Life

1950

Director of Photography

6.1

Duelo en las montañas

1950

Director of Photography

5.3

The Young and the Damned

1950

Director of Photography

8.0

The Torch

1950

Director of Photography

4.8

Salon Mexico

1949

Director of Photography

6.5

Prisión de sueños

1949

Director of Photography

5.0

Pueblerina

1949

Director of Photography

7.0

The Unloved Woman

1949

Director of Photography

Opium

Cinematography

Opium

Director of Photography

5.3

Midnight

1949

Director of Photography

6.0

El embajador

1949

Director of Photography

5.0

Hidden River

1948

Director of Photography

6.0

Maclovia

1948

Director of Photography

6.5

The Fugitive

1947

Director of Photography

5.9

The Pearl

1947

Director of Photography

7.1

The Last Adventure

1946

Director of Photography

6.0

Enamorada

1946

Director of Photography

7.8

Cantaclaro

1946

Director of Photography

6.0

Bugambilia

1945

Director of Photography

The Abandoned

Cinematography

The Abandoned

Director of Photography

5.4

One Day with the Devil

1945

Director of Photography

7.3

Maria Candelaria

1944

Director of Photography

7.3

La Fuga

1944

Director of Photography

5.3

The Black Ace

1944

Director of Photography

5.3

El corsario negro

1944

Director of Photography

5.5

The Headless Woman

1944

Director of Photography

5.2

El circo

1943

Director of Photography

7.7

Another Dawn

1943

Director of Photography

6.7

Wild Flower

1943

Director of Photography

6.6

The Virgin who Forged a Fatherland

1942

Director of Photography

6.0

Mi viuda alegre

1942

Director of Photography

5.0

Story of a Great Love

1942

Director of Photography

6.7

The Three Musketeers

1942

Director of Photography

7.5

El rápido de las 9.15

1941

Director of Photography

5.3

The Unknown Policeman

1941

Director of Photography

7.8

Ni sangre ni arena

1941

Director of Photography

7.2

Those Were The Days, Senor Don Simon!

1941

Director of Photography

6.0

Creo en Dios

1941

Director of Photography

5.0

La gallina clueca

1941

Director of Photography

5.5

La casa del rencor

1941

Director of Photography

5.0

The Mad Monk

1940

Director of Photography

5.0

The Underdogs

1940

Director of Photography

5.7

Allá en el Trópico

1940

Director of Photography

5.0

El jefe máximo

1940

Director of Photography

5.0

Con su amable permiso

1940

Director of Photography

5.0

La canción del milagro

1940

Director of Photography

5.0

¡Que viene mi marido!

1940

Director of Photography

5.8

La bestia negra

1939

Director of Photography

4.6

The Night of the Mayans

1939

Director of Photography

5.7

La casa del ogro

1939

Director of Photography

4.3

Refugiados en Madrid

1938

Director of Photography

5.0

Mientras México duerme

1938

Director of Photography

5.0

La Adelita

1937

Director of Photography

5.0

Let's Go with Pancho Villa!

1936

Camera Operator

6.9

Cielito lindo

1936

Director of Photography

5.5

Allá en el Rancho Grande

1936

Director of Photography

5.7

Enemigos

1934

Still Photographer

5.0