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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Gabriel Figueroa canonical | 10 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7713534 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Gabriel Figueroa Context triple: [Night of the Iguana, cinematographyBy, Gabriel Figueroa]
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A.
Gabriel Beristain
Gabriel Beristain is a Mexican cinematographer and director known for his stylish visual work on genre films and major studio productions, including entries in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
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B.
Diego Fagúndez
Diego Fagúndez is a Uruguayan-American professional soccer midfielder known for his long tenure in Major League Soccer, particularly with the New England Revolution and later Austin FC.
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C.
Diego Gutierrez
Diego Gutierrez is a television producer and writer known for his work on genre series, including serving in a key creative role on From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series.
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D.
Sebastian Castellanos
Sebastian Castellanos is a troubled detective and the primary protagonist of The Evil Within survival horror video game series, known for confronting nightmarish psychological and supernatural threats.
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E.
Diego Laínez
Diego Laínez was a 16th-century Spanish Jesuit priest and theologian who succeeded Ignatius of Loyola as the second Superior General of the Society of Jesus and played a key role at the Council of Trent.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Gabriel Figueroa Target entity description: 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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A.
Gabriel Beristain
Gabriel Beristain is a Mexican cinematographer and director known for his stylish visual work on genre films and major studio productions, including entries in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
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B.
Diego Fagúndez
Diego Fagúndez is a Uruguayan-American professional soccer midfielder known for his long tenure in Major League Soccer, particularly with the New England Revolution and later Austin FC.
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C.
Diego Gutierrez
Diego Gutierrez is a television producer and writer known for his work on genre series, including serving in a key creative role on From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series.
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D.
Sebastian Castellanos
Sebastian Castellanos is a troubled detective and the primary protagonist of The Evil Within survival horror video game series, known for confronting nightmarish psychological and supernatural threats.
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E.
Diego Laínez
Diego Laínez was a 16th-century Spanish Jesuit priest and theologian who succeeded Ignatius of Loyola as the second Superior General of the Society of Jesus and played a key role at the Council of Trent.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cinematographer
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human ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Academy Award for Best Cinematography nomination NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthName | Gabriel Figueroa Mateos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith |
Dolores del Río
NERFINISHED
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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
NERFINISHED
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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
NERFINISHED
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Mexico City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Mexico
NERFINISHED
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Mexico City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| style |
chiaroscuro lighting
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dramatic sky compositions ⓘ expressionism ⓘ |
| workedOn |
El compadre Mendoza
NERFINISHED
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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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Subject: Gabriel Figueroa Description of subject: Gabriel Figueroa was a renowned Mexican cinematographer celebrated for his striking, expressionistic visual style in both Mexican cinema and international films.
Referenced by (10)
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subject surface form:
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