Miguel Ruiz Moncada was born on February 12, 1879 in Queretaro, Queretaro, Mexico. He was a cinematographer and director, known for Carrera del gran premio (1934), Reconstrucción nacional (1917) and Amado Nervo, sus funerales (1919). He died on March 9, 1939 in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico.