Actor

Segundo de Chomón

Directing

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Movies: 102Series: 0Crew credits: 100

TMDB ID: 41616

IMDb ID: nm0159015

Known for: Directing

Born: October 16, 1871

Died: May 2, 1929

Age: 57

Place of birth: Teruel, Aragón, Spain

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1902 - 2025

Years active: 124

Average TMDB rating: 6.37

Wikidata: Q965654

Other jobs

Director (76)Director of Photography (13)Visual Effects (4)Writer (3)Cinematography (1)Colorist (1)Special Effects (1)Thanks (1)

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Biography

Segundo de Chomón became involved in film through his wife, who was an actress in Pathé films. In 1902, he became a concessionary for Pathé in Barcelona, distributing its products in Spanish-speaking countries and managing a factory for the coloring of Pathé films. He began shooting footage of Spanish locations for the company; then, in 1905, he moved to Paris where he became a trick film specialist. The body of work he created over five years was outstanding. De Chomón created fantastical narratives embellished with ingenious effects, gorgeous color, innovative hand-drawn, and puppet animation; tricks of the eye that surprise and delight, and startling turns of surreal imagination. De Chomón carried on as a filmmaker, specializing in trick effects, working for Pathé, Itala and others.