Pres Romanillos
| Priscillano Antonio Romanillos | |
|---|---|
Pres Romanillos at his drawing board during production of Disney's Mulan. Circa 1996.
|
|
| Born |
January 11, 1963 Zamboanga City Philippines |
| Died | July 17, 2010 (aged 47) Tujunga, California |
| Occupation |
Animator Illustrator |
| Years active | 1989–2010 |
| Spouse(s) | Jeannine |
| Family | Anselmo Romanillos, Priscillano "Rosales" Romanillos, Priscillano "Meanrado" Romanillos, Arden Romanillos, Aleth "Bob" Romanillos, Jacquline Romanillos, Jed Romanillos, Tracey Romanillos, Isabella Romanillos, Nikki Romanillos, Hunter Romanillos, Cheyenne Romanillos, Chase Romanillos, |
| Website | http://lifeasapickle.blogspot.com |
Priscillano "Pres" Antonio Romanillos (January 11, 1963 – July 17, 2010) was a Hollywood animator who had a long and successful career at studios such as DreamWorks and Walt Disney. He was responsible for breathing life into many memorable animated characters including the Native American Little Creek in DreamWorks' Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron, Pocahontas, and the villainous Hun Shan-Yu in Disney's Mulan.
Romanillos was born on January 11, 1963 in Zamboanga City in the Philippines. When he was six years old, His family moved to Queens, New York City where he grew up. As a boy, his older brother Bob had begun an art correspondence course but he eventually lost interest in it, leaving the younger Romanillos to try out the assignments himself. Later he enrolled at the School of Visual Arts in Manhattan, successfully graduating with a Masters Degree in Fine Art.
In 1989 Romanillos was hired by Disney Animation, who were at the time actively recruiting animators. He began as an animation trainee, working on many Disney films, including The Little Mermaid (1989), The Rescuers Down Under (1990), Beauty and the Beast (1991), Aladdin (1992), Pocahontas (1995), The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996), Mulan (1998), and The Princess and the Frog (2009). Early on he impressed many of his colleagues. Supervising animator Ruben A. Aquino met him while working on The Little Mermaid, and said of him: "from the very beginning, I was impressed by his beautiful draftsmanship, but even more by his incredible passion for animation."
...
Wikipedia