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): Al Bates • Carl Spitteler • Con Walsh • David Oliver (hurdler) • David Usher • Diego Placente • Diego Quintana • Doris Burn • Eddie Hart (sprinter) • Hugh Dowding • Jack Blades • Jerry Jeudy • Joe Keery • Kim Tae-ri • Nazir Ahmed, Baron Ahmed • Peter Cresswell (judge) • Rein Taaramäe • Richard Sterban • Roxanna Panufnik

Born in the same month (April 1907): Fred Zinnemann • Ilias Tsirimokos • Joseph-Armand Bombardier • Miran Bakhsh • Paul Douglas (actor) • Sanya Dharmasakti