Gabriel Figueroa
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Gabriel Figueroa was a renowned Mexican cinematographer celebrated for his striking, expressionistic visual style in both Mexican cinema and international films.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Gabriel Figueroa canonical | 10 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
cinematographer
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human ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Academy Award for Best Cinematography nomination NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthName | Gabriel Figueroa Mateos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith |
Dolores del Río
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Emilio Fernández NERFINISHED ⓘ John Huston NERFINISHED ⓘ Luis Buñuel NERFINISHED ⓘ María Félix NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Mexico ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1907-04-24 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1997-04-27 ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Mexican cinema
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cinema ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| influenced | visual identity of Mexican cinema ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Spanish ⓘ |
| movement | Golden Age of Mexican cinema NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Gabriel Figueroa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | Mexican ⓘ |
| nominatedFor |
Academy Award for Best Cinematography
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Academy Award for Best Cinematography for The Night of the Iguana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
evocative landscapes
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expressionistic visual style ⓘ high-contrast black-and-white cinematography ⓘ striking use of light and shadow ⓘ |
| occupation |
cinematographer
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director of photography ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Mexico
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Mexico City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Mexico
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Mexico City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| style |
chiaroscuro lighting
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dramatic sky compositions ⓘ expressionism ⓘ |
| workedOn |
El compadre Mendoza
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Enamorada NERFINISHED ⓘ Flor silvestre NERFINISHED ⓘ La diosa arrodillada NERFINISHED ⓘ La malquerida NERFINISHED ⓘ La noche de la iguana NERFINISHED ⓘ La perla NERFINISHED ⓘ La perla (1947 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ La perla (The Pearl) NERFINISHED ⓘ La rebelión de los colgados NERFINISHED ⓘ La rosa blanca NERFINISHED ⓘ Los olvidados NERFINISHED ⓘ Macario NERFINISHED ⓘ María Candelaria NERFINISHED ⓘ Río Escondido NERFINISHED ⓘ The Night of the Iguana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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