title: Gil Parrondo
text: # 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).
  