Gil Parrondo

Personal Info

Know For

Art

Gender

Male

Birthday

1921-06-17 (95 years old)

Deathday

2016-12-24

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.

Acting

2016

Bienvenido Mr. Heston

as Self - Art Director

Production

1965

Doctor Zhivago

as Art Direction

1970

Patton

as Art Direction

1972

Travels with My Aunt

as Art Direction

1997

La herida luminosa

as Production Design

1997

La herida luminosa

as Set Decoration

1977

March or Die

as Production Design

1989

The Return of the Musketeers

as Production Design

1968

Dr. Coppelius

as Set Costumer

1968

Dr. Coppelius

as Art Direction

1957

...And She Chose Hell

as Set Decoration

1966

Savage Pampas

as Set Decoration

1974

Open Season

as Production Design

1969

Battle of Britain

as Art Direction

1958

The 7th Voyage of Sinbad

as Art Direction

1969

The Valley of Gwangi

as Art Direction

1981

1984

1970

Cauldron of Blood

as Art Direction

1978

The Boys from Brazil

as Production Design

1998

The Grandfather

as Set Decoration

1971

The Horsemen

as Art Direction

1974

¿... Y el prójimo?

as Art Direction

1996

Death in Granada

as Art Direction

1981

Sphinx

as Art Direction

1973

1982

Paper Heart

as Production Design

1973

1976

La espada negra

as Art Direction

1957

Ambush in Tangier

as Production Design

2008

Blood of May

as Set Decoration

1967

Sound of Horror

as Art Direction

1967

Sound of Horror

as Production Design

1961

El Cid

as Assistant Art Director

1987

Lionheart

as Production Design

1975

The Wind and the Lion

as Production Design

1954

Viento del norte

as Set Decoration

1971

Nicholas and Alexandra

as Production Design

1988

Iguana

as Art Direction

1976

Robin and Marian

as Art Direction

1955

Mr. Arkadin

as Set Decoration

1954

Love on Wheels

as Set Decoration

1954

Un caballero andaluz

as Production Design

1955

La hermana alegría

as Set Decoration

1962

Learning to Die

as Set Decoration

2017

Cold Skin

as Production Design

1963

1985

Rustlers' Rhapsody

as Production Design

1975

The Adolescents

as Set Decoration

1974

Open Season

as Art Direction

1982

To Begin Again

as Production Design

2007

Sunday Light

as Set Decoration

2004

Merry-Go-Round c. 1950

as Set Decoration

1979

Cuba

as Production Design

1971

Nicholas and Alexandra

as Art Direction

1969

Four Rode Out

as Art Direction

1954

Morena clara

as Set Designer

1992

1960

Vida sin risas

as Set Decoration

1976

La menor

as Set Decoration

2001

Dama de Porto Pim

as Production Design

2004

The Bridge of San Luis Rey

as Production Design

2017

Cold Skin

as In Memory Of

1992

The Long Winter

as Set Decoration

1983

Bearn

as Set Decoration

1961

Don José, Pepe y Pepito

as Set Decoration

1961

Mi noche de bodas

as Art Direction

1962

Sabían demasiado

as Set Decoration

1994

Cradle Song

as Set Decoration

2002

Historia de un beso

as Production Design

1954

Haute Couture

as Set Decoration

1955

La reina mora

as Set Decoration

1954

Merry Christmas

as Set Decoration

1958

La noche y el alba

as Set Decoration

1996

Death in Granada

as Production Design

1969

Hamelín

as Art Direction

1954

Hollyhock

as Set Decoration

1955

El guardián del paraíso

as Set Decoration

1956

1958

1960

Un paso al frente

as Set Decoration

1954

Dos caminos

as Set Decoration

1954

Nuits andalouses

as Set Decoration

1965

The Truth About Spring

as Art Direction

2002

First and Last Love

as Production Design

1955

Red Fish

as Production Design

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