Gil Parrondo
- Art direction
- June 17, 1921 · Luarca, Asturias, Spain
- December 24, 2016
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
Filmography
- Cold Skin · Production Design, In Memory Of
- Bienvenido Mr. Heston · Self
- Inverosímil Jardiel Poncela · Self
- Blood of May · Set Decoration
- Sunday Light · Set Decoration
- The Bridge of San Luis Rey · Production Design
- Merry-Go-Round c. 1950 · Set Decoration
- Historia de un beso · Production Design
- First and Last Love · Production Design
- Dama de Porto Pim · Production Design
- A Time for Defiance · Art Direction
- The Grandfather · Set Decoration
- La herida luminosa · Production Design, Set Decoration
- Death in Granada · Art Direction, Production Design
- Cradle Song · Set Decoration
- Christopher Columbus: The Discovery · Production Design
- The Long Winter · Set Decoration
- The Return of the Musketeers · Production Design
- The Brother from Space · Art Direction
- Onassis: The Richest Man in the World · Production Design
- Iguana · Art Direction
- Lionheart · Production Design
- Werther · Set Decoration
- Rustlers' Rhapsody · Production Design
- Bicycles Are for the Summer · Production Design
- Bearn · Set Decoration
- Paper Heart · Production Design
- Begin the Beguine · Production Design
- The Adventures of Enrique and Ana · Set Decoration
- Sphinx · Art Direction
- Cuba · Production Design
- The Boys from Brazil · Production Design
- March or Die · Production Design
- La menor · Set Decoration
- La espada negra · Art Direction
- Cuando los maridos se iban a la guerra · Set Decoration, Art Direction
- Robin and Marian · Art Direction
- The Adolescents · Set Decoration
- The Wind and the Lion · Production Design
- Open Season · Production Design, Art Direction
- ¿... Y el prójimo? · Art Direction
- The Girl from the Red Cabaret · Set Decoration
- Don Quixote Rides Again · Art Direction
- Travels with My Aunt · Art Direction
- Nicholas and Alexandra · Production Design, Art Direction
- The Horsemen · Art Direction
- Patton · Art Direction
- Battle of Britain · Art Direction
- Hamelín · Art Direction
- The Valley of Gwangi · Art Direction
- Four Rode Out · Art Direction
- Dr. Coppelius · Set Costumer, Art Direction
- Cauldron of Blood · Art Direction
- Sound of Horror · Art Direction, Production Design
- Savage Pampas · Set Decoration
- Doctor Zhivago · Art Direction
- The Truth About Spring · Art Direction
- Ensayo general para la muerte · Set Decoration
- Lawrence of Arabia · Assistant Art Director
- Sabían demasiado · Set Decoration
- Learning to Die · Set Decoration
- El Cid · Assistant Art Director
- Mi noche de bodas · Art Direction
- Don José, Pepe y Pepito · Set Decoration
- Un paso al frente · Set Decoration
- Vida sin risas · Set Decoration
- The 7th Voyage of Sinbad · Art Direction
- La noche y el alba · Set Decoration
- El hombre del paraguas blanco · Set Decoration
- ...And She Chose Hell · Set Decoration
- Ambush in Tangier · Production Design
- Fedra, the Devil's Daughter · Set Decoration
- Red Fish · Production Design
- Mr. Arkadin · Set Decoration
- El guardián del paraíso · Set Decoration
- La hermana alegría · Set Decoration
- La reina mora · Set Decoration
- Morena clara · Set Designer
- Merry Christmas · Set Decoration
- Un caballero andaluz · Production Design