About Gonzalo Gavira
Lived 1925 – 2005 (aged 79). Gonzalo Gavira was a Mexican audio engineer.
Gonzalo Gavira (October 30, 1925 – January 9, 2005) was a Mexican film sound technician. He is known for being part of the team that won an Academy Award for Best Sound Mixing for the 1973 film The Exorcist. Gavira worked on at least 60 films in Mexico and elsewhere, including Sergio Leone's The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly, Alejandro Jodorowsky's El Topo (1970), and the disaster film The Towering Inferno (1974). Mexican film actor Cantinflas classified Gavira as a genius. Gavira died in 2005 from circulation problems.
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Who was Gonzalo Gavira?
Mexican movie sound technician (1925–2005)
When was Gonzalo Gavira born?
Gonzalo Gavira was born on 31 October 1925 in Mexico City.
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Gonzalo Gavira died on 9 January 2005 in Mexico City.
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Gonzalo Gavira was an audio engineer.
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Gonzalo Gavira was Mexican.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Gonzalo Gavira. https://biography.guide/gonzalo-gavira/
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