- Known For
- Camera
- Born
- April 24, 1907
- Place of Birth
- Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
- Died
- April 27, 1997
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 whe…
Filmography
movieThe Hex 2: Messengers of Hell
1986 · Director of Photography
movieNotes from Under the Volcano
1984 · Self
movieObservations Under the Volcano
1984 · Self
movieUnder the Volcano
1984 · Director of Photography
movieThe Heart of the Night
1984 · Director of Photography
movieMundo mágico
1983 · Director of Photography
movieEl héroe desconocido
1983 · Director of Photography
movieMexico 2000
1983 · Director of Photography
movieD.F./Distrito Federal
1981 · Director of Photography
movieThe Border
1980 · Director of Photography
movieAt a Lame Pace
1980 · Director of Photography
movieMéxico de mis amores
1979
movieTe quiero
1979 · Director of Photography
movieThe House of the Pelican
1978 · Director of Photography
movieLos hijos de Sanchez
1978 · Cinematography
movieCananea
1978 · Director of Photography
movieThe Children of Sanchez
1978 · Director of Photography
movieDivine Words
1978 · Director of Photography
movieBalún Canán
1977 · Director of Photography
movieMaten al León
1977 · Director of Photography
movieLife Changes
1976 · Director of Photography
movieCoronation
1976 · Director of Photography
movieThe Cry of the Turtle
1975 · Director of Photography
movieThe Dogs of God
1974 · Director of Photography
movieOmen
1974 · Director of Photography
movieOnce Upon a Scoundrel
1974 · Director of Photography
movieThe Master of Ballantrae
1974 · Director of Photography
movieEl amor tiene cara de mujer
1973 · Director of Photography
movieThe Monastery of the Vultures
1973 · Director of Photography
movieInterval
1973 · Director of Photography
movieThe She Wolf's Orgy
1972 · Director of Photography
movieThe Children of Satan
1972 · Director of Photography
movieMaría
1972 · Director of Photography
movieEl cielo y tú
1971 · Director of Photography
movieEl profe
1971 · Director of Photography
movieLa Generala
1971 · Director of Photography
movieKelly's Heroes
1970 · Director of Photography
movieThe Phantom Gunslinger
1970 · Director of Photography
movieNarda or The Summer
1970 · Director of Photography
movieTwo Mules for Sister Sara
1970 · Director of Photography
movieThe Door and the Butcher's Wife
1969 · Director of Photography
movieThe Big Cube
1969 · Director of Photography
moviePax?
1968 · Director of Photography
movieThe Chinese Room
1968 · Director of Photography
movieCorazón salvaje
1968 · Director of Photography
movieMariana
1968 · Director of Photography
movieThe Scapular
1968 · Director of Photography
movieThe Angels of Puebla
1968 · Director of Photography
movieEl asesino se embarca
1967 · Director of Photography
movieSavage Sunday
1967 · Director of Photography
movieYour Excellency
1967 · Director of Photography
moviePedro Paramo
1967 · Director of Photography
movieForbidden Cargo
1966 · Director of Photography
movie¡Viva Benito Canales!
1966 · Director of Photography
movieLos Cuatro Juanes
1966 · Director of Photography
movieLove Love Love
1965 · Director of Photography
movieLola of My Life
1965 · Director of Photography
movieThe Two Elenas
1965 · Director of Photography
movieA Pure Soul
1965 · Director of Photography
The Beloved Ones
movieThe Beloved Ones
1965 · Director of Photography
movieSimon of the Desert
1965 · Director of Photography
movieLos tres calaveras
1965 · Director of Photography
movieEscuela para solteras
1965 · Director of Photography
movieThe Golden Cockerel
1964 · Director of Photography
movieThe Night of the Iguana
1964 · Director of Photography
movieOn the Trail of the Iguana
1964 · Self
movieThe Posthumous Honors to the Distinguished Authors
1964 · Director of Photography
movieEn la mitad del mundo
1964 · Director of Photography
movieEntrega Inmediata
1963 · Director of Photography
movieAutumn Days
1963 · Director of Photography
movieThe Paper Man
1963 · Director of Photography
movieLa Bandida
1963 · Director of Photography
movieMiracles Weaver
1962 · Director of Photography
movieThe Exterminating Angel
1962 · Director of Photography
movieThe Important Man
1961 · Director of Photography
movieThe White Rose
1961 · Director of Photography
movieJuana Gallo
1961 · Director of Photography
movieThe Young One
1960 · Director of Photography
movieImpaciencia del corazón
1960 · Director of Photography
movieMacario
1960 · Director of Photography
movieLa estrella vacía
1960 · Director of Photography
movieFever Mounts at El Pao
1959 · Director of Photography
movieLa Cucaracha
1959 · Director of Photography
movieSonatas
1959 · Director of Photography, Camera Operator
movieIsla para dos
1959 · Director of Photography
movieBeyond All Limits
1959 · Director of Photography
movieNazarín
1959 · Director of Photography
Carabina 30-30
movieCarabina 30-30
1958 · Director of Photography
movieThe Smile of the Virgin
1958 · Director of Photography
movieLove of a Cabaret Singer
1958 · Director of Photography
El cine mexicano de fiesta
movieEl cine mexicano de fiesta
1958 · Self
movieLa rebelión de la sierra: El Fin de Heraclio Bernal
1958 · Director of Photography
movieEl rayo de Sinaloa: La venganza de Heraclio Bernal
1958 · Director of Photography
movieUna cita de amor
1958 · Director of Photography
movieHere is Heraclius Bernal
1958 · Director of Photography
movieSueños de oro
1958 · Director of Photography
movieEl bolero de Raquel
1957 · Director of Photography
movieThe Hidden One
1956 · Director of Photography
movieBasket of Mexican Tales
1956 · Director of Photography
moviePeople, Song and Hope
1956 · Director of Photography
movieHistoria de un amor
1956 · Director of Photography
movieLa doncella de piedra
1956 · Director of Photography
movieLa Tierra del Fuego se apaga
1955 · Director of Photography
movieEstafa de amor
1955 · Director of Photography
movieLa mujer X
1955 · Director of Photography
movieEl monstruo en la sombra
1955 · Director of Photography
movieLa rosa blanca
1954 · Director of Photography
movieTake Me in Your Arms
1954 · Director of Photography
movieCamelia
1954 · Director of Photography
movieRebellion of the Hanged
1954 · Director of Photography
movieThe Boy and the Fog
1953 · Director of Photography
movieAnxiety
1953 · Director of Photography
movieEl señor fotógrafo
1953 · Director of Photography
movieÉl
1953 · Director of Photography
movieWhen the Fog Lifts
1952 · Director of Photography
movieSoledad's Shawl
1952 · Director of Photography
movieEl enamorado
1952 · Director of Photography
movieThe Straying Rooster
1952 · Director of Photography
movieAhí viene Martín Corona
1952 · Director of Photography
movieThe Sea and You
1952 · Director of Photography
movieSiempre tuya
1952 · Director of Photography
movieLa bienamada
1951 · Director of Photography
movieLas Islas Marias
1951 · Director of Photography
moviePecado
1951 · Director of Photography
movieVictims of Sin
1951 · Director of Photography
movieThe Young and the Damned
1950 · Director of Photography
movieOne Day of Life
1950 · Director of Photography
movieThe Torch
1950 · Director of Photography
movieDuelo en las montañas
1950 · Director of Photography
moviePrisión de sueños
1949 · Director of Photography
The Unloved Woman
movieThe Unloved Woman
1949 · Director of Photography
movieEl embajador
1949 · Director of Photography
moviePueblerina
1949 · Director of Photography
movieOpium
1949 · Director of Photography
movieMidnight
1949 · Director of Photography
movieSalon Mexico
1949 · Director of Photography
movieMaclovia
1948 · Director of Photography
movieHidden River
1948 · Director of Photography
movieThe Fugitive
1947 · Director of Photography
movieThe Pearl
1947 · Director of Photography
movieEnamorada
1946 · Director of Photography
movieThe Last Adventure
1946 · Director of Photography
movieCantaclaro
1946 · Director of Photography
movieOne Day with the Devil
1945 · Director of Photography
movieBugambilia
1945 · Director of Photography
movieThe Abandoned
1945 · Director of Photography
movieEl corsario negro
1944 · Director of Photography
movieLa Fuga
1944 · Director of Photography
movieThe Black Ace
1944 · Director of Photography
movieThe Headless Woman
1944 · Director of Photography
movieMaria Candelaria
1944 · Director of Photography
movieAnother Dawn
1943 · Director of Photography
movieWild Flower
1943 · Director of Photography
movieEl circo
1943 · Director of Photography
movieThe Virgin who Forged a Fatherland
1942 · Director of Photography
movieStory of a Great Love
1942 · Director of Photography
movieThe Three Musketeers
1942 · Director of Photography
movieCuando viajan las estrellas
1942 · Director of Photography
movieMi viuda alegre
1942 · Director of Photography
movieLa gallina clueca
1941 · Director of Photography
movieLa casa del rencor
1941 · Director of Photography
movieThe Unknown Policeman
1941 · Director of Photography
movieThose Were The Days, Senor Don Simon!
1941 · Director of Photography
El rápido de las 9.15
movieEl rápido de las 9.15
1941 · Director of Photography
movieNi sangre ni arena
1941 · Director of Photography
movieCreo en Dios
1941 · Director of Photography
movieThe Mad Monk
1940 · Director of Photography
movieCon su amable permiso
1940 · Director of Photography
movieEl jefe máximo
1940 · Director of Photography
movieAllá en el Trópico
1940 · Director of Photography
movie¡Que viene mi marido!
1940 · Director of Photography
movieThe Underdogs
1940 · Director of Photography
movieLa canción del milagro
1940 · Director of Photography
movieThe Night of the Mayans
1939 · Director of Photography
movieLa bestia negra
1939 · Director of Photography
movieLa casa del ogro
1939 · Director of Photography
movieMientras México duerme
1938 · Director of Photography
movieRefugiados en Madrid
1938 · Director of Photography
movieLa Adelita
1937 · Director of Photography
movieLas mujeres mandan
1937 · Director of Photography
movieLet's Go with Pancho Villa!
1936 · Camera Operator
movieAllá en el Rancho Grande
1936 · Director of Photography
movieCielito lindo
1936 · Director of Photography
Enemigos
movieEnemigos
1934 · Still Photographer