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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1921-06-17 (103 years old)

Place of Birth

Luarca, Asturias, Spain

Gil Parrondo

Biography:

Gil Parrondo y Rico-Villademoros, better known as Gil Parrondo was a Spanish art director. He also worked for superproductions, building sets or working as art director or production designer.

Among the films of his international filmography we can highlight Spartacus (1960), Lawrence of Arabia (1962), Doctor Zhivago (1965), Patton (1970), Nicolas and Alejandra (1971) or Travels with my aunt (1972).

With these last three he accumulated three consecutive Oscar nominations, winning the award for the first two.

Known For

Acting

2016

Bienvenido Mr. Heston as Self - Art Director

2014

Art

2017

Cold Skin as Production Design

2008

Blood of May as Set Decoration

2007

Sunday Light as Set Decoration

2004

Merry-Go-Round c. 1950 as Set Decoration
The Bridge of San Luis Rey as Production Design

2002

Historia de un beso as Production Design
First and Last Love as Production Design

2001

Dama de Porto Pim as Production Design

1998

The Grandfather as Set Decoration

1997

La herida luminosa as Production Design
La herida luminosa as Set Decoration

1996

Death in Granada as Art Direction
Death in Granada as Production Design

1994

Cradle Song as Set Decoration

1992

The Long Winter as Set Decoration

1989

The Return of the Musketeers as Production Design

1988

Iguana as Art Direction

1987

Lionheart as Production Design

1985

Rustlers' Rhapsody as Production Design

1984

1983

Bearn as Set Decoration

1982

Paper Heart as Production Design
To Begin Again as Production Design

1981

Sphinx as Art Direction

1979

Cuba as Production Design

1978

The Boys from Brazil as Production Design

1977

March or Die as Production Design

1976

La espada negra as Art Direction
Robin and Marian as Art Direction
La menor as Set Decoration

1975

The Wind and the Lion as Production Design
The Adolescents as Set Decoration

1974

Open Season as Production Design
¿... Y el prójimo? as Art Direction
Open Season as Art Direction

1973

1972

Travels with My Aunt as Art Direction

1971

The Horsemen as Art Direction
Nicholas and Alexandra as Production Design
Nicholas and Alexandra as Art Direction

1970

Patton as Art Direction
Cauldron of Blood as Art Direction

1969

Battle of Britain as Art Direction
The Valley of Gwangi as Art Direction
Four Rode Out as Art Direction
Hamelín as Art Direction

1968

Dr. Coppelius as Art Direction

1967

Sound of Horror as Art Direction
Sound of Horror as Production Design

1966

Savage Pampas as Set Decoration

1965

Doctor Zhivago as Art Direction
The Truth About Spring as Art Direction

1963

1962

Learning to Die as Set Decoration
Sabían demasiado as Set Decoration

1961

El Cid as Assistant Art Director
Don José, Pepe y Pepito as Set Decoration
Mi noche de bodas as Art Direction

1960

Vida sin risas as Set Decoration
Un paso al frente as Set Decoration

1958

The 7th Voyage of Sinbad as Art Direction
La noche y el alba as Set Decoration

1957

...And She Chose Hell as Set Decoration
Ambush in Tangier as Production Design

1956

Fedra, the Devil's Daughter as Set Decoration

1955

Mr. Arkadin as Set Decoration
La hermana alegría as Set Decoration
La reina mora as Set Decoration
El guardián del paraíso as Set Decoration
Red Fish as Production Design

1954

Viento del norte as Set Decoration
Love on Wheels as Set Decoration
Un caballero andaluz as Production Design
Morena clara as Set Designer
Haute Couture as Set Decoration
Merry Christmas as Set Decoration
Hollyhock as Set Decoration
Dos caminos as Set Decoration
Nuits andalouses as Set Decoration

Costume & Make-Up

1968

Dr. Coppelius as Set Costumer

Crew

2017

Cold Skin as In Memory Of