Gil Parrondo

Personal Info

Known For Art

Gender Male

Birthday 1921-06-17

Deathday 2016-12-24 (95 years old)

Place of Birth Luarca, Asturias, Spain

Also Known As Gil Parrondo y Rico-Villademoros, Gil Parrondo Rico-Villademoros

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

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

2004
The Bridge of San Luis Rey

as Production Design

2002
Historia de un beso

as Production Design

2002
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

1997
La herida luminosa

as Set Decoration

1996
Death in Granada

as Art Direction

1996
Death in Granada

as Production Design

1994
Cradle Song

as Set Decoration

1992
1992
The Long Winter

as Set Decoration

1989
The Return of the Musketeers

as Production Design

1988
Iguana

as Art Direction

1988
1987
Lionheart

as Production Design

1985
Rustlers' Rhapsody

as Production Design

1984
1983
Bearn

as Set Decoration

1982
Paper Heart

as Production Design

1982
To Begin Again

as Production Design

1981
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

1976
Robin and Marian

as Art Direction

1976
La menor

as Set Decoration

1975
The Wind and the Lion

as Production Design

1975
The Adolescents

as Set Decoration

1974
Open Season

as Production Design

1974
¿... Y el prójimo?

as Art Direction

1974
Open Season

as Art Direction

1973
1973
1972
Travels with My Aunt

as Art Direction

1971
The Horsemen

as Art Direction

1971
Nicholas and Alexandra

as Production Design

1971
Nicholas and Alexandra

as Art Direction

1970
Patton

as Art Direction

1970
Cauldron of Blood

as Art Direction

1969
Battle of Britain

as Art Direction

1969
The Valley of Gwangi

as Art Direction

1969
Four Rode Out

as Art Direction

1969
Hamelín

as Art Direction

1968
Dr. Coppelius

as Art Direction

1967
Sound of Horror

as Production Design

1967
Sound of Horror

as Art Direction

1966
Savage Pampas

as Set Decoration

1965
Doctor Zhivago

as Art Direction

1965
The Truth About Spring

as Art Direction

1963
1962
Learning to Die

as Set Decoration

1962
Sabían demasiado

as Set Decoration

1961
El Cid

as Assistant Art Director

1961
Don José, Pepe y Pepito

as Set Decoration

1961
Mi noche de bodas

as Art Direction

1960
Vida sin risas

as Set Decoration

1960
Un paso al frente

as Set Decoration

1958
The 7th Voyage of Sinbad

as Art Direction

1958
La noche y el alba

as Set Decoration

1958
1957
...And She Chose Hell

as Set Decoration

1957
Ambush in Tangier

as Production Design

1956
Fedra, the Devil's Daughter

as Set Decoration

1955
Mr. Arkadin

as Set Decoration

1955
La hermana alegría

as Set Decoration

1955
La reina mora

as Set Decoration

1955
El guardián del paraíso

as Set Decoration

1955
Red Fish

as Production Design

1954
Viento del norte

as Set Decoration

1954
Love on Wheels

as Set Decoration

1954
Un caballero andaluz

as Production Design

1954
Morena clara

as Set Designer

1954
Haute Couture

as Set Decoration

1954
Merry Christmas

as Set Decoration

1954
Hollyhock

as Set Decoration

1954
Dos caminos

as Set Decoration

1954
Nuits andalouses

as Set Decoration

Actor

2016
Bienvenido Mr. Heston

as Self - Art Director

Costume & Make-Up

1968
Dr. Coppelius

as Set Costumer

Crew

2017
Cold Skin

as In Memory Of