Gabriel Figueroa Biography (1907-1997)
Born April 24, 1907, in Mexico; died of a stroke, April 27, 1997, in Mexico City, Mexico. Avocational interests: Painting and photography. Career: Cinematographer, camera operator, director, still photographer, producer, and actor. Worked for directors such as Luis Bunuel, John Ford, John Huston, and Emilio Fernandez; Cinematic Production Workers Union (Mexico), co-founder, 1944. Awards, Honors: Venice Film Festival Award nomination andseveral Mexican film awards, all 1936, for Alla en el Rancho Grande; Cannes Film Festival Award, best cinematography, 1942, for Los tres mosqueteros; Cannes Film Festival Award, best cinematography, 1944, for MariaCandelaria; Golden Globe Award, best cinematography, 1946, for La Perla; Academy Award nomination, best cinematography, 1964, for The Nightof the Iguana; International Award, American Society of Cinematographers, 1995; numerous other awards.
- Nationality
- Mexican
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Cinematographer, camera operator, director, still photographer, producer, actor
- Birth Details
- April 24, 1907
- Mexico
- Death Details
- April 27, 1997
- Mexico City, Mexico
Famous Works
- CREDITS
- Film Work
- Cinematographer, Except Where Indicated
- Still photographer, Revolucion (also known as Revolucion o la sombra de Pancho Villa and La Sombra de Pancho Villa), 1932
- Still photographer, Almas encontradas, 1932
- Che viva Mexico!, 1932
- Still photographer, La Sangre manda, 1933
- Tribu, 1934
- El Primo Basilio, 1934
- El Escandalo, 1934
- And camera operator, Vamonos con Pancho Villa (also known as Let's Join Pancho Villa), 1935
- Maria Elena, 1935
- Las Mujeres mandan (also known as Su gran aventura), 1936
- Cielito lindo, 1936
- And director, Alla en el Rancho Grande (also known as Cruz,Over at Big Ranch, and Out on the Big Ranch), 1936
- Cancion del alma, 1937
- Bajo el cielo de Mexico, 1937
- La Adelita, 1937
- Refugiados en Madrid, 1938
- Padre de mas de cuatro, 1938
- Los Millones de Chaflan, 1938
- Mi candidato (also known as My Candidate), 1938
- La Casa del ogro, 1938
- La Bestia negra, 1938
- Que viene mi marido!, 1939
- Papacito lindo, 1939
- La Noche de los mayas, 1939
- Mientras Mexico duerme, 1939
- Los del abajo, 1939
- La Cancion del milagro, RKO Radio Pictures, 1939
- Alla en el Tropico, 1940
- El Jefe maximo, 1940
- Ay, que tiempos senor don Simon!, 1941
- Creo en Dios, 1941
- La Virgen que forjo una patria, 1942
- Los Tres mosqueteros, 1942
- La Fuga, 1943
- Flor silvestre (also known as Wild Flower), 1943
- Distinto amancecer, 1943
- El Corsario negro, 1944
- Bugambilia (also known as Bougainvillea), 1944
- Las Abandonadas, 1944
- Maria Candelaria (also known as Portrait of Maria and Xochimilco), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1944
- La Perla (also known as The Pearl), 1945
- Enamorada, 1946
- Rio escondido, 1947
- The Fugitive, Argosy, 1947
- Salon Mexico (also known as Mujer Mala), 1948
- Pueblerina, 1948
- Maclovia, 1948
- Associate photographer, Tarzan and the Mermaids, 1948
- The Torch (also known as Bandit General and Del odio nace el amor), Eagle Lion, 1949
- La Malquerida, 1949
- Duelo en las Montanas, 1950
- Un Dia de vida, 1950
- Victimas del pecado, Peli-Mex, 1950
- Los Olividados (also known as The Young and the Damned andThe Forgotten), Connoisseur Video, 1950
- Islas Marias, 1950
- El Gavilan pollero, 1950
- Los Pobres siempre van al cielo, 1951
- El Mar y tu, 1951
- Hay un nino en su futuro, 1951
- Un Gallo en corral ajeno, 1951
- El Enamorado (also known as Vuelve Martin Corona), 1951
- La Bienamada, 1951
- Ahi viene Martin Corona, 1951
- Siempre tuya, 1952
- El (also known as This Strange Passion and Torments), 1952
- El Rebozo de Soledad, 1952
- Dos tipos de cuidado, 1952
- Cuando levanta la niebla, 1952
- Ansiedad, 1952
- Camelia, 1953
- La Rebelion de los colgados (also known as The Rebellion of theHanged), United Artists, 1954
- Pueblo, canto y esperanza, 1954
- El Monstruo en la sombra, Clasa-Mohme Inc., 1954
- La Tierra del fuego se apaga, 1955
- La Rosa blanca, 1955
- La Escondida, 1955
- Canasta de cuentos mexicanos, 1956
- El Bolero de Raquel, 1956
- Flor de mayo (also known as Beyond All Limits and Flowers of Mayo), 1957
- Nazarin, Connoisseur Video, 1958
- Una Cita de amor, 1958
- La Estrella vacia (also known as The Empty Star), 1958
- La Cucaracha (also known as The Soldiers of Pancho Villa and The Cockroach), 1958
- Cafe Colon, 1958
- And second camera, Sonatas (also known as Las Aventuras del marques de Bradomin), Izaro Films, 1959
- La Fievre monte a El Pao (also known as Los Ambriciosos, Republic of Sin and Fever Mounts at El Paso), 1959
- Macario, Azteca/Connoisseur Video, 1960
- Juana Gallo, 1960
- La Joven (also known as Island of Shame and The Young One), Valiant/Vitalite, 1960
- Animas Trujano (also known as Animas Trujano: El hombre importante and The Important Man), United Artists, 1961
- El Tejedor de milagros (also known as The Basket-maker and theMiracle, The Miracle Weaver, and The Weaver of Miracles), 1961
- Rosa blanca, 1961
- El Angel exterminador (also known as The Exterminating Angel), Altura, 1962
- Um Dia de Vida, 1962
- Dias de otono, 1962
- La Bandida (also known as The Bandit), 1962
- El Hombre de papel (also known as The Paper Man), 1963
- En la mitad del mundo, 1963
- Agente XU 777, 1963
- Los Tres calaveras, 1964
- El Gallo de oro, 1964
- Escuela para solteras (also known as Aguila con las hermanas), 1964
- Los Cuatro Juanes, 1964
- The Night of the Iguana, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1964
- Viva Benito Canales!, 1965
- Simon del desierto (also known as Simon in the Desert), 1965
- Lola de mi vida, 1965
- Las Dos Elenas, 1965
- Cargamento prohibido, 1965
- Un Alma pura, 1965
- Los Angeles de Puebla, 1966
- Su excelencia, 1966
- El Escapulario, 1966
- Domingo salvaje, 1966
- El Cuarto chino (also known as The Chinese Room), 1966
- El Asesino se embarca, 1966
- Pedro Paramo, 1967
- Mariana, 1967
- El Jinte fantasma, 1967
- Corazon salvaje, 1967
- Two Mules for Sister Sara, Universal, 1969
- The Big Cube, Warner Bros., 1969
- La Generala, 1970
- Kelly's Heroes, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1970
- Maria (also known as Marie), 1971
- Los Hijos de Satanas, 1971
- Hijazo de mi vidaza (also known as Son of My Life), 1971
- El Senor de Osanto, 1972
- Los Perros de Dios, 1973
- Interval, Avco Embassy, 1973
- Once Upon a Scoundrel, 1973
- El Amor tiene cara de mujer, 1973
- El Monasterio de los buitres, 1973
- El Llanto de la tortuga, 1974
- El Cielo y tu, 1975
- La Vida cambia, 1975
- Maten al leon, 1975
- Coronacion, Corporacion Nacional Cinematografica, 1975
- Balun Canan, 1976
- La Casa del pelicano, 1977
- Cananea, 1977
- Te quiero, 1978
- D.F., 1978
- The Children of Sanchez, 1978
- The Border (also known as The Blood Barrier and Border Cop), 1979
- Mexico magico, 1980
- Mexico 2000, 1981
- El Heroe desconocido, 1981
- El Corazon de la noche (also known as The Heart of the Night), 1983
- Under the Volcano, Universal, 1984
- Producer, El Maleficio II, 1986
- Film Appearances
- Mirage, 1972
- Himself, Observations Under a Volcano, TeleCulture, 1984
Further Reference
OTHER SOURCES
- Film Quarterly, Spring, 1996, p. 2.*