Emilio Ruiz del Río
Emilio Ruiz del Río (born April 11, 1923 in Madrid , † September 14, 2007 ibid) was a Spanish special effects artist .
Live and act
Emilio Ruiz del Río first studied art at the Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando in Madrid. From the 1940s he was initially active in film as a matte painter and set painter. He was soon able to take part in international productions.
In the 1970s he was active in model construction and specialized in the area of attachment models , miniatures that merge in the camera image with the real image. From 1990 he was nominated ten times for the Goya and awarded three times.
In total, he acted in more than 450 films.
Filmography (selection)
- 1948: Locura de amor
- 1959: The last days of Pompeii ( Gli ultimi giorni di Pompei )
- 1960: Spartacus
- 1962: Lawrence of Arabia ( Lawrence of Arabia )
- 1964: The hour of tough men ( Ercole, Sansone Maciste e Ursus gli invincibili )
- 1967: A Day to Fight ( Custer of the West )
- 1967: ... and tomorrow you're going to hell ( Dalle Ardenne all'inferno )
- 1968: Kill everyone and come back alone ( Ammazzali tutti e torna solo! )
- 1970: Cannon for Cordoba ( Cannon for Cordoba )
- 1972: Treasure Island ( Treasure Iceland )
- 1975: Onion Jack cleans up ( Cipolla Colt )
- 1975: Zorro
- 1982: Conan the Barbarian ( Conan the Barbarian )
- 1984: The Desert Planet ( Dune )
- 1984: Conan the Destroyer ( Conan the Destroyer )
- 1985: Red Sonja
- 1989: El niño de la luna
- 1993: Aktion Mutante ( Acción Mutante )
- 1994: The Roman cannon ( SPQR 2000 e 1/2 anni fa )
- 1997: On the trail of death ( Territorio Comanche )
- 1998: The girl of your dreams ( La niña de tus ojos )
- 1999: Brotherhood of Death ( Nadie conoce a nadie )
- 2000: Obra maestra
- 2001: The Devil's Backbone ( El espinazo del diablo )
- 2002: Guerreros
- 2003: Soldados de Salamina
- 2006: Pan's Labyrinth ( El laberinto del fauno )
Web links
- Emilio Ruiz del Río in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Emilio Ruiz del Rio at western-locations-spain.com
- ^ Del Rio, 84, a special effects whiz at presstelegram.com
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ruiz del Río, Emilio |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Spanish special effects artist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 11, 1923 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Madrid |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 14, 2007 |
| Place of death | Madrid |