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Gabriel Figueroa(1907-1997)

  • Cinematographer
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • Additional Crew
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Gabriel Figueroa
Gabriel Figueroa was born on 24 April 1907 in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico. He was a cinematographer, known for The Pearl (1947), The Young and the Damned (1950) and Maria Candelaria (1944). He died on 27 April 1997 in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico.
BornApril 24, 1907
DiedApril 27, 1997(90)
BornApril 24, 1907
DiedApril 27, 1997(90)
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  • Nominated for 1 Oscar
    • 18 wins & 8 nominations total

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Known for

Pedro Armendáriz and María Elena Marqués in The Pearl (1947)
The Pearl
7.4
  • Cinematographer
  • 1947
Alma Delia Fuentes and Alfonso Mejía in The Young and the Damned (1950)
The Young and the Damned
8.2
  • Cinematographer
  • 1950
Dolores Del Río in Maria Candelaria (1944)
Maria Candelaria
7.3
  • Cinematographer
  • 1944
Enamorada (1946)
Enamorada
7.6
  • Cinematographer
  • 1946

Credits

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Cinematographer

  • El maleficio II (1986)
    El maleficio II
    6.8
    • Cinematographer
    • 1986
  • Under the Volcano (1984)
    Under the Volcano
    6.8
    • director of photography
    • 1984
  • El corazón de la noche (1984)
    El corazón de la noche
    6.3
    • Cinematographer
    • 1984
  • Mundo mágico (1983)
    Mundo mágico
    3.0
    • Cinematographer
    • 1983
  • El héroe desconocido (1983)
    El héroe desconocido
    7.1
    • Cinematographer
    • 1983
  • México 2000 (1983)
    México 2000
    5.8
    • Cinematographer
    • 1983
  • D.F./Distrito Federal (1981)
    D.F./Distrito Federal
    5.7
    • Cinematographer
    • 1981
  • Fanny Ardant in La chute de la maison Usher (1981)
    Histoires extraordinaires
    5.9
    TV Series
    • Cinematographer
    • 1981
  • The Border (1980)
    The Border
    4.7
    • Cinematographer (as Gabriel Figuroa)
    • 1980
  • México mágico
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 1979
  • A paso de cojo (1979)
    A paso de cojo
    6.7
    • Cinematographer
    • 1979
  • Te quiero (1979)
    Te quiero
    7.3
    • Cinematographer
    • 1979
  • La casa del pelícano (1978)
    La casa del pelícano
    6.4
    • Cinematographer
    • 1978
  • The Children of Sanchez (1978)
    The Children of Sanchez
    6.1
    • Cinematographer
    • 1978
  • Cananea (1978)
    Cananea
    6.7
    • Cinematographer
    • 1978

Camera and Electrical Department

  • Sonatas (1959)
    Sonatas
    5.6
    • camera operator (uncredited)
    • 1959
  • Linda Christian and Johnny Weissmuller in Tarzan and the Mermaids (1948)
    Tarzan and the Mermaids
    5.5
    • associate photographer
    • 1948
  • Let's Go with Pancho Villa (1936)
    Let's Go with Pancho Villa
    7.7
    • camera operator (uncredited)
    • 1936
  • She-devil Island (1936)
    She-devil Island
    7.7
    • camera operator
    • 1936
  • The Call of the Blood (1934)
    The Call of the Blood
    • still photographer
    • 1934
  • Enemigos (1934)
    Enemigos
    • still photographer
    • 1934
  • Souls in Conflict (1934)
    Souls in Conflict
    • still photographer
    • 1934
  • Shadow of Pancho Villa (1933)
    Shadow of Pancho Villa
    3.9
    • still photographer
    • 1933

Additional Crew

  • Framing Mexico - Gabriel Figueroa's Cinematic Legacy (2024)
    Framing Mexico - Gabriel Figueroa's Cinematic Legacy
    Video
    • Additional Stills Courtesy of (as Gabriel Figueroa Flores)
    • 2024
  • Viviana Garcia Besné on 'Victims of Sin' (2024)
    Viviana Garcia Besné on 'Victims of Sin'
    Video
    • Additional Stills Courtesy of (as Gabriel Figueroa Flores)
    • 2024

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • G. Figueroa
  • Born
    • April 24, 1907
    • Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
  • Died
    • April 27, 1997
    • Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico(stroke following heart surgery)
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Article
    • 1 Pictorial

Did you know

  • Trivia
    In a discussion with Orson Welles and William Alland, he told them about a legend regarding a humanoid creature that was supposed to exist in South America. When William Alland became a producer, he turned this into Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954).
  • Nickname
    • Gabriel Figueroa

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