Enrique Gato

Enrique Gato Borregán (born 26 April 1977 in Valladolid, Castile and León) is a Spanish filmmaker and 3D/2D animation designer known as the creator of Tadeo Jones. With this character (including two CGI animated shorts and one animated feature) he won three Goya Awards.[1][2]

Enrique Gato
Born
Enrique Gato Borregán

(1977-04-26) 26 April 1977
NationalitySpanish
Occupation(s)Director
Producer

Biography

Gato was born in Valladolid and he grew up in Madrid. Since his childhood he has been an addicted fan to comics (featuring Mort & Phil, The Adventures of Tintin, Asterix, and Superlópez) and was attracted to animation and technology, especially action-adventure Hollywood movies from variety of filmmakers, including the works of Steven Spielberg, George Lucas, and Robert Zemeckis. When the first personal computers arrived, he began to make his own videogames with an Amstrad CPC 6128.[3][4]

In 1995 he started his Informatics Engineering studies at university,[5] where he learned to develop game engines to preview his own works and understand how to make 3D geometric previews using several programs like Maya, 3D Studio Max and Softimage.[4]

While he was in university, he was hired by Artek, a company specializing in computer graphics. Once in there, he learned to work with programs such as TrueSpace and LightWave 3D, around the same time that Pixar was releasing its first works of CGI animation.[4]

Filmography

YearTitleWorkDetails
Company
2022Tad, the Lost Explorer and the Emerald TabletDirectorLightbox Animation Studios, Ikiru Films, La Tadeopelícula AIE, Anangu Grup, Telecinco Cinema, Paramount Pictures
2017Tad the Lost Explorer and the Secret of King Midas[6]Co-directorLightbox Animation Studios, Ikiru Films, El Toro Pictures, Tadeo Jones y el Secreto de Midas AIE, Telecinco Cinema, Telefónica Studios, 4 CATS Pictures, Paramount Pictures
2015Capture the Flag[6]DirectorLightbox Animation Studios, Ikiru Films, Los Rockets AIE La Película, Telecinco Cinema, Telefónica Studios, 4 CATS Pictures, Paramount Pictures
2012La mano de NefertitiExecutive producerEl Toro Pictures, Lightbox Animation Studios, Ikiru Films
2012Tad, The Lost ExplorerDirectorEl Toro Pictures, Lightbox Animation Studios, Ikiru Films, Media Networks, Telecinco Cinema, Telefónica Studios

Goya at Best New Director[1]

2007Tadeo Jones y el sótano malditoDirectorLa Fiesta Producciones
2006Commandos 3AnimatorVideogame
Pyro Studios
2005PraetoriansAnimatorVideogame
Pyro Studios
2004Tadeo JonesDirectorLa Fiesta Producciones
2002SuperlópezDirectorPersonal project
2001BichoDirectorPersonal project
1999Pepe pescadorAnimaticShort film to Daniel Martínez Lara
1997Starship TrappersDirectorPersonal project
1994Toy JístoryDirectorPersonal project

References

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