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) 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) 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).