Gabriel Figueroa

Gabriel Figueroa Mateos was a Mexican cinematographer who is regarded as one of the greatest cinematographers of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema. He has worked in over 200 films, which cover a broad range of genres, and is best known for his technical dominance, his careful handling of framing and chiaroscuro, and affinity for the aesthetics of artists.

24 April 1907

Born on the same birth day (24 April): Eric Snow • Hedda Berntsen • Jerome Callet • Johnny Griffin • Jure Košir • Lou Thesz • Queen Marau • Simon Tischer • Stuart Pearce • Tommy Docherty • William Castle

Born in the same month (April 1907): Augoustinos Kantiotes • August Eigruber • Felix de Weldon • François Duvalier • Fritz Wotruba • Ilias Tsirimokos • Joseph-Armand Bombardier • Miklós Rózsa • Miran Bakhsh • Nikolaas Tinbergen • Paul Douglas (actor) • Sanya Dharmasakti • Shivakumara Swami • Zawgyi (writer)