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Gabriel Figueroa

Career

Active from 1935 to 1986, busiest in 1958 with 9 main titles.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score70/100
Highest rated
Poster for Macario
Macario
GoodWatch score93/100

Awards

Reported results for this person. Coverage is incomplete; these results don't establish award totals.

  • Golden Globe Awards · Best Cinematography

    1948 · Won

    La perla

    Source: Wikidata

  • Academy Awards · Best Cinematography, Black-and-White

    1965 · Nominated · 37th Academy Awards

    The Night of the Iguana

    Source: Wikidata

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 42 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.6 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Gabriel Figueroa Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.3, average 5.4
  • Pop Culture
    0.8, average 2.2
  • Fantasy
    0.7, average 1.7
  • Tech & Humanity
    0.5, average 1.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 20
  • Historical Drama 18
  • Historical Setting 13
  • Mexican Cinema 12
  • Political Intrigue 10
  • Period Piece 10
  • Mexican Revolution 10
  • Classic Mexican Cinema 10
  • Character Study 9
  • Melodrama 7
  • Tragic Romance 6
  • Mexican Cinema Classic 6

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

185
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1980s

9 titles · average score 59
The Hex 2: Messengers of Hell
The Hex 2: Messengers of Hell (1986)

Director of Photography

Under the Volcano
Under the Volcano (1984)
GoodWatch score 69

Director of Photography

The Heart of the Night
The Heart of the Night (1984)
GoodWatch score 60

Director of Photography

Mexico 2000
Mexico 2000 (1983)
GoodWatch score 59

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El héroe desconocido
El héroe desconocido (1983)

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Mundo mágico
Mundo mágico (1983)

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D.F./Distrito Federal
D.F./Distrito Federal (1981)

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The Border
The Border (1980)
GoodWatch score 50

Director of Photography

At a Lame Pace
At a Lame Pace (1980)

Director of Photography

1970s

28 titles · average score 68
The Children of Sanchez
The Children of Sanchez (1978)
GoodWatch score 61

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The House of the Pelican
The House of the Pelican (1978)

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Maten al León
Maten al León (1977)

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Balún Canán
Balún Canán (1977)

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Once Upon a Scoundrel
Once Upon a Scoundrel (1974)

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The Master of Ballantrae
The Master of Ballantrae (1974)

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Omen
Omen (1974)

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Interval
Interval (1973)

Director of Photography

María
María (1972)

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El profe
El profe (1971)
GoodWatch score 74

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Kelly's Heroes
Kelly's Heroes (1970)
GoodWatch score 70

Director of Photography

Two Mules for Sister Sara
Two Mules for Sister Sara (1970)
GoodWatch score 68

Director of Photography

1960s

40 titles · average score 76
The Big Cube
The Big Cube (1969)
GoodWatch score 41

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Corazón salvaje
Corazón salvaje (1968)

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Your Excellency
Your Excellency (1967)
GoodWatch score 74

Director of Photography

Pedro Paramo
Pedro Paramo (1967)
GoodWatch score 71

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Savage Sunday
Savage Sunday (1967)

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Simon of the Desert
Simon of the Desert (1965)
GoodWatch score 90

Director of Photography

The Night of the Iguana
The Night of the Iguana (1964)
GoodWatch score 75

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Entrega Inmediata
Entrega Inmediata (1963)
GoodWatch score 69

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The Exterminating Angel
The Exterminating Angel (1962)
GoodWatch score 88

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The Important Man
The Important Man (1961)
GoodWatch score 75

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Macario
Macario (1960)
GoodWatch score 93

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The Young One
The Young One (1960)
GoodWatch score 87

Director of Photography

1950s

49 titles · average score 69
Nazarín
Nazarín (1959)
GoodWatch score 83

Director of Photography

Fever Mounts at El Pao
Fever Mounts at El Pao (1959)
GoodWatch score 69

Director of Photography

El bolero de Raquel
El bolero de Raquel (1957)
GoodWatch score 73

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Rebellion of the Hanged
Rebellion of the Hanged (1954)
GoodWatch score 70

Director of Photography

Él
Él (1953)
GoodWatch score 69

Director of Photography

Mr. Photographer
Mr. Photographer (1953)
GoodWatch score 74

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Soledad's Shawl
Soledad's Shawl (1952)
GoodWatch score 76

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Ahí viene Martín Corona
Ahí viene Martín Corona (1952)
GoodWatch score 70

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Victims of Sin
Victims of Sin (1951)
GoodWatch score 48

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The Young and the Damned
The Young and the Damned (1950)
GoodWatch score 88

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One Day of Life
One Day of Life (1950)
GoodWatch score 70

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The Torch
The Torch (1950)
GoodWatch score 47

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1940s

47 titles · average score 70
Salon Mexico
Salon Mexico (1949)
GoodWatch score 69

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Maclovia
Maclovia (1948)
GoodWatch score 70

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The Fugitive
The Fugitive (1947)
GoodWatch score 64

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The Pearl
The Pearl (1947)
GoodWatch score 73

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Enamorada
Enamorada (1946)
GoodWatch score 84

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One Day with the Devil
One Day with the Devil (1945)
GoodWatch score 73

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Maria Candelaria
Maria Candelaria (1944)
GoodWatch score 84

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Another Dawn
Another Dawn (1943)
GoodWatch score 70

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The Circus
The Circus (1943)
GoodWatch score 66

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The Three Musketeers
The Three Musketeers (1942)
GoodWatch score 70

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The Unknown Policeman
The Unknown Policeman (1941)
GoodWatch score 68

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Neither Blood Nor Sand
Neither Blood Nor Sand (1941)
GoodWatch score 55

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1930s

12 titles · average score 68
The Night of the Mayans
The Night of the Mayans (1939)

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La casa del ogro
La casa del ogro (1939)

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La bestia negra
La bestia negra (1939)

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Mientras México duerme
Mientras México duerme (1938)

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Refugiados en Madrid
Refugiados en Madrid (1938)

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La Adelita
La Adelita (1937)

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Las mujeres mandan
Las mujeres mandan (1937)

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Allá en el Rancho Grande
Allá en el Rancho Grande (1936)
GoodWatch score 64

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Beautiful Sky
Beautiful Sky (1936)

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Let's Go with Pancho Villa!
Let's Go with Pancho Villa! (1936)
GoodWatch score 73

Camera Operator

El primo Basilio
El primo Basilio (1935)

Director of Photography

Enemigos
Enemigos (1934)

Still Photographer