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