Manuel Gamio was born on March 2, 1883 in Mexico, Distrito Federal, Mexico. He was a director and cinematographer, known for Palenque, Chichen Itza y Uxmal (1923), Tlahuicole (1925) and Danzas de los indigenas de Teotihuacan y de las piramides (1920). He was married to Margarita León Ortiz. He died on July 16, 1960 in Mexico, Distrito Federal, Mexico.
