Gil Parrondo

Gil Parrondo

Known for
Art
Born
June 17, 1921
Died
December 24, 2016 (aged 95)
Birthplace
Luarca, Asturias, Spain

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

2017
Cold Skin poster

Cold Skin

Movie · Production Design

2008
Blood of May poster

Blood of May

Movie · Set Decoration

2007
Sunday Light poster

Sunday Light

Movie · Set Decoration

2004
Merry-Go-Round c. 1950 poster

Merry-Go-Round c. 1950

Movie · Set Decoration

2004
The Bridge of San Luis Rey poster

The Bridge of San Luis Rey

Movie · Production Design

2002
Historia de un beso poster

Historia de un beso

Movie · Production Design

2002
First and Last Love poster

First and Last Love

Movie · Production Design

2001
Dama de Porto Pim poster

Dama de Porto Pim

Movie · Production Design

1998
The Grandfather poster

The Grandfather

Movie · Set Decoration

1998
A Time for Defiance poster

A Time for Defiance

Movie · Art Direction

1997
La herida luminosa poster

La herida luminosa

Movie · Production Design, Set Decoration

1996
Death in Granada poster

Death in Granada

Movie · Art Direction, Production Design

1994
Cradle Song poster

Cradle Song

Movie · Set Decoration

1992
Christopher Columbus: The Discovery poster

Christopher Columbus: The Discovery

Movie · Production Design

1992
The Long Winter poster

The Long Winter

Movie · Set Decoration

1989
The Return of the Musketeers poster

The Return of the Musketeers

Movie · Production Design

1988
Iguana poster

Iguana

Movie · Art Direction

1988
Onassis: The Richest Man in the World poster

Onassis: The Richest Man in the World

Movie · Production Design

1988
The Brother from Space poster

The Brother from Space

Movie · Art Direction

1987
Lionheart poster

Lionheart

Movie · Production Design

1986
Werther poster

Werther

Movie · Set Decoration

1985
Rustlers' Rhapsody poster

Rustlers' Rhapsody

Movie · Production Design

1984
Bicycles Are for the Summer poster

Bicycles Are for the Summer

Movie · Production Design

1983
Bearn poster

Bearn

Movie · Set Decoration

1982
Paper Heart poster

Paper Heart

Movie · Production Design

1982
Begin the Beguine poster

Begin the Beguine

Movie · Production Design

1981
The Adventures of Enrique and Ana poster

The Adventures of Enrique and Ana

Movie · Set Decoration

1981
Sphinx poster

Sphinx

Movie · Art Direction

1979
Cuba poster

Cuba

Movie · Production Design

1978
The Boys from Brazil poster

The Boys from Brazil

Movie · Production Design

1977
March or Die poster

March or Die

Movie · Production Design

1976
La espada negra poster

La espada negra

Movie · Art Direction

1976
Robin and Marian poster

Robin and Marian

Movie · Art Direction

1976
Cuando los maridos se iban a la guerra poster

Cuando los maridos se iban a la guerra

Movie · Set Decoration, Art Direction

1976
La menor poster

La menor

Movie · Set Decoration

1975
The Wind and the Lion poster

The Wind and the Lion

Movie · Production Design

1975
The Adolescents poster

The Adolescents

Movie · Set Decoration

1974
Open Season poster

Open Season

Movie · Production Design, Art Direction

1974
¿... Y el prójimo? poster

¿... Y el prójimo?

Movie · Art Direction

1973
The Girl from the Red Cabaret poster

The Girl from the Red Cabaret

Movie · Set Decoration

1973
Don Quixote Rides Again poster

Don Quixote Rides Again

Movie · Art Direction

1972
Travels with My Aunt poster

Travels with My Aunt

Movie · Art Direction

1971
The Horsemen poster

The Horsemen

Movie · Art Direction

1971
Nicholas and Alexandra poster

Nicholas and Alexandra

Movie · Production Design, Art Direction

1970
Patton poster

Patton

Movie · Art Direction

1969
Battle of Britain poster

Battle of Britain

Movie · Art Direction

1969
The Valley of Gwangi poster

The Valley of Gwangi

Movie · Art Direction

1969
Four Rode Out poster

Four Rode Out

Movie · Art Direction

1969
Hamelín poster

Hamelín

Movie · Art Direction

1968
Dr. Coppelius poster

Dr. Coppelius

Movie · Art Direction

1968
Cauldron of Blood poster

Cauldron of Blood

Movie · Art Direction

1967
Sound of Horror poster

Sound of Horror

Movie · Art Direction, Production Design

1966
Savage Pampas poster

Savage Pampas

Movie · Set Decoration

1965
Doctor Zhivago poster

Doctor Zhivago

Movie · Art Direction

1965
The Truth About Spring poster

The Truth About Spring

Movie · Art Direction

1963
Ensayo general para la muerte poster

Ensayo general para la muerte

Movie · Set Decoration

1962
Learning to Die poster

Learning to Die

Movie · Set Decoration

1962
Sabían demasiado poster

Sabían demasiado

Movie · Set Decoration

1962
Lawrence of Arabia poster

Lawrence of Arabia

Movie · Assistant Art Director

1961
El Cid poster

El Cid

Movie · Assistant Art Director

1961
Don José, Pepe y Pepito poster

Don José, Pepe y Pepito

Movie · Set Decoration

1961
Mi noche de bodas poster

Mi noche de bodas

Movie · Art Direction

1960
Vida sin risas poster

Vida sin risas

Movie · Set Decoration

1960
Un paso al frente poster

Un paso al frente

Movie · Set Decoration

1958
The 7th Voyage of Sinbad poster

The 7th Voyage of Sinbad

Movie · Art Direction

1958
La noche y el alba poster

La noche y el alba

Movie · Set Decoration

1958
El hombre del paraguas blanco poster

El hombre del paraguas blanco

Movie · Set Decoration

1957
...And She Chose Hell poster

...And She Chose Hell

Movie · Set Decoration

1957
Ambush in Tangier poster

Ambush in Tangier

Movie · Production Design

1956
Fedra, the Devil's Daughter poster

Fedra, the Devil's Daughter

Movie · Set Decoration

1955
Mr. Arkadin poster

Mr. Arkadin

Movie · Set Decoration

1955
La hermana alegría poster

La hermana alegría

Movie · Set Decoration

1955
La reina mora poster

La reina mora

Movie · Set Decoration

1955
El guardián del paraíso poster

El guardián del paraíso

Movie · Set Decoration

1955
Red Fish poster

Red Fish

Movie · Production Design

1955
El indiano poster

El indiano

Movie · Production Design

1954
Viento del norte poster

Viento del norte

Movie · Set Decoration

1954
Love on Wheels poster

Love on Wheels

Movie · Set Decoration

1954
Un caballero andaluz poster

Un caballero andaluz

Movie · Production Design

1954
Morena clara poster

Morena clara

Movie · Set Designer

1954
Haute Couture poster

Haute Couture

Movie · Set Decoration

1954
Merry Christmas poster

Merry Christmas

Movie · Set Decoration

1954
Hollyhock poster

Hollyhock

Movie · Set Decoration

1954
Dos caminos poster

Dos caminos

Movie · Set Decoration

1954
Nuits andalouses poster

Nuits andalouses

Movie · Set Decoration