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Manuel Álvarez Bravo(1902-2002)

  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • Cinematographer
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Manuel Álvarez Bravo was born on 4 February 1902 in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico. He was a cinematographer, known for Cantaclaro (1946), Sonatas (1959) and Albur de amor (1947). He was married to Colette Urbajtel, Doris Heyden and Lola Alvarez Bravo. He died on 19 October 2002 in Mexico City, Mexico.
BornFebruary 4, 1902
DiedOctober 19, 2002(100)
BornFebruary 4, 1902
DiedOctober 19, 2002(100)
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Known for

Cantaclaro (1946)
Cantaclaro
6.8
  • Camera and Electrical Department(as M. Alvarez Bravo)
  • 1946
Sonatas (1959)
Sonatas
5.6
  • Camera and Electrical Department(as M. Álvarez Bravo)
  • 1959
Albur de amor (1947)
Albur de amor
5.0
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • 1947
Por querer a una mujer (1951)
Por querer a una mujer
7.0
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • 1951

Credits

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Camera and Electrical Department

  • Los pistolocos (1960)
    Los pistolocos
    • still photographer
    • 1960
  • Ni hablar del peluquín (1960)
    Ni hablar del peluquín
    6.0
    • still photographer
    • 1960
  • Skeleton of Mrs. Morales (1960)
    Skeleton of Mrs. Morales
    7.7
    • still photographer
    • 1960
  • Siempre estaré contigo (1959)
    Siempre estaré contigo
    • still photographer
    • 1959
  • Sonatas (1959)
    Sonatas
    5.6
    • stills photographer (as M. Álvarez Bravo)
    • 1959
  • Francisco Rabal in Nazarin (1959)
    Nazarin
    7.7
    • still photographer
    • 1959
  • Desnúdate, Lucrecia (1958)
    Desnúdate, Lucrecia
    5.9
    • still photographer
    • 1958
  • Dios no lo quiera (1957)
    Dios no lo quiera
    7.5
    • still photographer
    • 1957
  • Talpa (1956)
    Talpa
    6.8
    • second camera operator
    • 1956
  • Mujeres sacrificadas (1952)
    Mujeres sacrificadas
    6.5
    • still photographer
    • 1952
  • Mexican Bus Ride (1952)
    Mexican Bus Ride
    6.9
    • still photographer
    • 1952
  • Por querer a una mujer (1951)
    Por querer a una mujer
    7.0
    • still photographer
    • 1951
  • El gendarme de la esquina (1951)
    El gendarme de la esquina
    7.1
    • still photographer
    • 1951
  • Deseada (1951)
    Deseada
    7.0
    • still photographer
    • 1951
  • Agustín Lara and Ninón Sevilla in Coquette (1949)
    Coquette
    6.1
    • still photographer
    • 1949

Cinematographer

  • Un retrato de Diego (2007)
    Un retrato de Diego
    7.9
    • Cinematographer
    • 2007
  • El petroleo nacional
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 1940
  • Iris Marga in Petróleo (1936)
    Petróleo
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 1936

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • M. Alvarez Bravo
  • Born
    • February 4, 1902
    • Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
  • Died
    • October 19, 2002
    • Mexico City, Mexico(natural causes)
  • Spouses
      Colette Urbajtel1962 - October 19, 2002 (his death)

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