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
Valladolid, Castile and León, Spain
NationalitySpanish
OccupationDirector
Producer

Biography

Gato was born in Valladolid and he grew up in Madrid. Since his childhood he was attracted to animation and technology. 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
2017Tad Jones: The Secret of King Midas[6]Co-directorLightbox, Paramount Pictures
2015Capture the Flag[6]DirectorLightbox, Paramount Pictures
2012La mano de NefertitiExecutive producerEl Toro, Lightbox, Ikiru
2012Tad, The Lost ExplorerDirectorEl Toro, Lightbox, Ikiru

Goya at Best New Director[1]

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

References
  1. Enrique Gato, Goya al mejor director novel por la animación de "Tadeo Jones", RTVE 2013, 18 February.
  2. Enrique Gato: Ganador del Goya al Mejor Director Novel, 2013, 6 February.
  3. Biografía de Enrique Gato, Hispavista.com.
  4. Entrevista: Enrique Gato, director de “Las aventuras de Tadeo Jones”: “Siempre me ha gustado Indiana Jones. Y creí que resultaría apetecible un personaje en el que se uniera acción y comedia a partes iguales”, Fila7.com Interview. 2013, 1 March
  5. Enrique Gato, director de ‘Las aventuras de Tadeo Jones’, coordinador de Animación de Trazos, Panorama Audiovisual, 2013, 25 January.
  6. Tartaglione, Nancy (July 21, 2014). "Paramount Takes Worldwide Distribution On Spain's 'Capture The Flag', 'Tad' Sequel". Deadline. Retrieved July 21, 2014.
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