Gil Parrondo
# 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).
