Gabriel Figueroa Mateos was a Mexican cinematographer who worked both in Mexican cinema and Hollywood. His mother died after giving birth to him and 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.
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- Gabriel Figueroa Mateos was a Mexican cinematographer who worked both in Mexican cinema and Hollywood. His mother died after giving birth to him and 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 others in the profession such as Gilberto and Raúl Martínez Solares. These three would then move on to cinematography. Gabriel made his entry in the movie industry in 1932 as a photographer of stills for the film Revolución of Miguel Contreras Torress. He was later one of the 20 cinematographers hired for the Howard Hawks film Viva Villa!. After a few jobs he obtained a scholarship to study in the United States where he was taught by Gregg Toland his own style of lighting techniques. Back in Mexico, his first film was Fernando de Fuentes's Allá en el Rancho Grande (1936) which would become one of the most popular films in Mexico and Latin America, and gave him his first award at the Venice Film Festival. He filmed more than 200 movies, including Los olvidados, and The Night of the Iguana.
- Gabriel Figueroa fue un cinefotógrafo y director de fotografía mexicano. Figura importante de la época de oro del cine mexicano. Sus primeros trabajos fueron como fotógrafo en películas como "Revolución" de Miguel Contreras Torres. Además de trabajar con directores mexicanos, Figueroa trabajó también para Hollywood, colaborando con directores de la talla de John Ford y John Huston. En 1950 realiza la fotografía de "Los olvidados", de Luis Buñuel. Algunos de sus trabajos más recientes fueron "El corazón de la noche", "Héroe desconocido" y "México 2000". Ha sido candidato al Premio Óscar a la por "La noche de la iguana" (1964). Fue co-fundador junto con Mario Moreno "Cantinflas" y Jorge Negrete del Sindicato de Trabajadores de la Producción Cinematográfica de la República Mexicana.
- Gabriel Figueroa était un photographe mexicain et directeur de la photographie pour le cinéma. Figueroa remporta de nombreux prix dont des Ariels, un Golden Globe et une récompense au Festival de Cannes.
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- Gabriel Figueroa Mateos was a Mexican cinematographer who worked both in Mexican cinema and Hollywood. His mother died after giving birth to him and 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.
- Gabriel Figueroa fue un cinefotógrafo y director de fotografía mexicano. Figura importante de la época de oro del cine mexicano. Sus primeros trabajos fueron como fotógrafo en películas como "Revolución" de Miguel Contreras Torres. Además de trabajar con directores mexicanos, Figueroa trabajó también para Hollywood, colaborando con directores de la talla de John Ford y John Huston. En 1950 realiza la fotografía de "Los olvidados", de Luis Buñuel.
- Gabriel Figueroa était un photographe mexicain et directeur de la photographie pour le cinéma. Figueroa remporta de nombreux prix dont des Ariels, un Golden Globe et une récompense au Festival de Cannes.
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