Gil Parrondo
Spanish art director
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Gil Parrondo Rico OAXS (17 June 1921 – 24 December 2016)[1] was a Spanish art director, set decorator and production designer. He won two Academy Awards and was nominated for another in the category of Best Art Direction.[citation needed]
Selected filmography
- Gloria Mairena (1952)
- High Fashion (1954)
- Love on Wheels (1954)
- An Andalusian Gentleman (1954)
- The Girl from the Red Cabaret (1973)
- The Grandfather (1998)
Parrondo won two Academy Awards for Best Art Direction and was nominated for another:
- Won
- Patton (1970)[2]
- Nicholas and Alexandra (1971)[3]
- Nominated
- Travels with My Aunt (1972)[4]
Honours
- Gold Medal of Merit in Fine Arts (Kingdom of Spain, 22 June 1983).[5]
- Knight Grand Cross of the Civil Order of Alfonso X, the Wise (Posthumous, Kingdom of Spain, 27 January 2017).[6]