Reyes Abades
Reyes Abades | |
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 Abades with an award in 2011 | |
| Born | Reyes Abades Tejedor 25 July 1949 Castilblanco, Spain |
| Died | 1 February 2018 (aged 68) |
| Occupations | Specialist in special effects and animator |
| Spouse | María Ruano[1] |
| Children | Óscar and César Abades[2] |
Reyes Abades Tejedor (25 July 1949 – 1 February 2018) was a Spanish specialist in special effects. He won nine Goya Awards.[3] Abades worked on more than 300 productions. He contributed to the opening and closing ceremonies for the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.[4] He was the primary developer behind the special effect used in the lighting of the 1992 Olympic cauldron, which was famously accomplished using a fiery arrow. The arrow was tipped with a special liquid, allowing it to be set on fire and then accelerated to 130 km/h in a fraction of a second without the flame extinguishing. Antonio Rebollo shot the arrow over the Olympic cauldron, and just as the flaming arrow passed over it, the cauldron was lit remotely by Pedro Balandin using an electrical system.[5]
He had two children with María Ruano, Óscar and César, who are also visual effect artists.[6] He died of a heart attack at age 68.[7][8]
Partial filmography
- ¡Ay, Carmela! (1990)
- Beltenebros (1991)
- Días contados (1994)
- Tierra (1995)
- El día de la bestia (1995)
- Abre los ojos (1997)
- Buñuel y la mesa del rey Salomón (2001)
- El lobo (2004)
- Alatriste (2006)
- El laberinto del fauno (2006)
- Los abrazos rotos (2009)
- El cónsul de Sodoma (2009)
- Balada triste de trompeta (2010)
References
- ↑ E.P. (21 April 2018). "La Filmoteca rinde homenaje a la figura de Reyes Abades". Hoy (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 October 2023.
- ↑ "Reyes Abades, uno de los extremeños más importantes "de los últimos 50 años"". El Diario (in Spanish). 21 April 2018. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
- ↑ "Muere Reyes Abades, especialista en efectos especiales ganador de nueve premios Goya y candidato este año a dos más". El Mundo (in Spanish). Unidad Editorial Información General, S.L.U. 1 February 2018. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
- ↑ "Muere Reyes Abades, uno de los mayores especialistas en efectos especiales del cine español". El HuffPost (in Spanish). February 1, 2018.
- ↑ Lluís Carles Pérez (July 31, 2022). "El truco del flechazo para la eternidad de Barcelona'92". Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish).
- ↑ "Óscar y César Abades: "Hacen falta técnicos de efectos especiales en este país"". Festival de Cine y la Palabra (in Spanish). 16 November 2021. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
- ↑ Belinchón, Gregorio (2 February 2018). "Muere Reyes Abades, el gran especialista del cine español en efectos especiales". El País (in Spanish). Madrid: Prisa. ISSN 1134-6582. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
- ↑ Tsanis, Magdalena (February 2, 2018). "Reyes Abades, el mago de los efectos especiales". El Periódico Extremadura (in Spanish).
External links
- Reyes Abades at IMDb