Figaroa studied meer uitgebreid lager onderwijs at Saint Dominicus College in Oranjestad.
[3] From 1 June 1961 until 2 November 1962 Figaroa was Minister for Education of the Netherlands Antilles in the Second Jonckheer cabinet, for the Union Nacional Arubano (UNA).
In 1971, Movimiento Electoral di Pueblo (MEP) was created as a new political party on the island of Aruba.
In the 1973, election the MEP gained 5 out of the 8 seats designated to Aruba in the parliament of the Netherlands Antilles, and became the largest party.
[9] Figaroa was a member of the Latin American Parliament, serving on the education, culture, science, technology and communication committee.