Gil Parrondo

Gil Parrondo Rico OAXS (17 June 1921 – 24 December 2016) 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.



Selected filmography

 * Gloria Mairena (1952)
 * High Fashion (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)
 * Nicholas and Alexandra (1971)
 * Nominated
 * Travels with My Aunt (1972)

Honours

 * Gold Medal of Merit in Fine Arts (Kingdom of Spain, 22 June 1983).
 * Knight Grand Cross of the Civil Order of Alfonso X, the Wise (Posthumous, Kingdom of Spain, 27 January 2017).