Manuel Álvarez Bravo was born on February 4, 1902 in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico. He is known for his work on Sonatas (1959), The Kneeling Goddess (1947) and Deseada (1951). He was married to Colette Urbajtel, Doris Heyden and Lola Alvarez Bravo. He died on October 19, 2002 in Mexico City, Mexico.