Gabriel Figueroa
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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…
Filmography
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The Hex 2: Messengers of Hell
1986
Under the Volcano
1984
The Heart of the Night
1984
Mundo mágico
1983
El héroe desconocido
1983
Mexico 2000
1983
D.F./Distrito Federal
1981
The Border
1980
At a Lame Pace
1980
México de mis amores
1979
Te quiero
1979
The House of the Pelican
1978
Los hijos de Sanchez
1978
Cananea
1978
The Children of Sanchez
1978
Divine Words
1978
Balún Canán
1977
Maten al León
1977
Life Changes
1976
Coronation
1976
The Cry of the Turtle
1975
The Dogs of God
1974
Omen
1974
Once Upon a Scoundrel
1974
The Master of Ballantrae
1974
El amor tiene cara de mujer
1973
The Monastery of the Vultures
1973
Interval
1973
The She Wolf's Orgy
1972
The Children of Satan
1972
María
1972
El cielo y tú
1971
El profe
1971
La Generala
1971
Kelly's Heroes
1970
The Phantom Gunslinger
1970
Narda or The Summer
1970
Two Mules for Sister Sara
1970
The Door and the Butcher's Wife
1969
The Big Cube
1969
Pax?
1968
The Chinese Room
1968
Corazón salvaje
1968
Mariana
1968
The Scapular
1968
The Angels of Puebla
1968
El asesino se embarca
1967
Savage Sunday
1967
Your Excellency
1967
Pedro Paramo
1967
Forbidden Cargo
1966
¡Viva Benito Canales!
1966
Los Cuatro Juanes
1966
Love Love Love
1965
Lola of My Life
1965
The Two Elenas
1965
A Pure Soul
1965
The Beloved Ones
The Beloved Ones
1965
Simon of the Desert
1965
Los tres calaveras
1965
Escuela para solteras
1965
The Golden Cockerel
1964
The Night of the Iguana
1964
The Posthumous Honors to the Distinguished Authors
1964
En la mitad del mundo
1964
Entrega Inmediata
1963
Autumn Days
1963
The Paper Man
1963
La Bandida
1963
Miracles Weaver
1962
The Exterminating Angel
1962
The Important Man
1961
The White Rose
1961
Juana Gallo
1961
The Young One
1960
Impaciencia del corazón
1960
Macario
1960
La estrella vacía
1960
Fever Mounts at El Pao
1959
La Cucaracha
1959