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Manuel Rico(I)

  • Visual Effects
  • Special Effects
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Manuel Rico is known for Guardians of the Galaxy (2014), Star Trek Into Darkness (2013) and The Jungle Book (2016).
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    Known for

    Vin Diesel, Bradley Cooper, Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldaña, and Dave Bautista in Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)
    Guardians of the Galaxy
    8.0
    • Visual Effects(MPC)
    • 2014
    Star Trek Into Darkness (2013)
    Star Trek Into Darkness
    7.7
    • Visual Effects(as Manuel Rico-Freire, Pixomondo)
    • 2013
    Bill Murray, Christopher Walken, Ben Kingsley, Idris Elba, Scarlett Johansson, Lupita Nyong'o, and Neel Sethi in The Jungle Book (2016)
    The Jungle Book
    7.3
    • Visual Effects(MPC)
    • 2016
    Jibaro (2022)
    Love, Death & Robots
    8.4
    TV Series
    • Visual Effects

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    Visual Effects

    • The Wheel of Time (2021)
      The Wheel of Time
      7.2
      TV Series
      • Senior Lighting Artist: visual effects
      • 2023
    • Rebecca Ferguson, Shane McRae, Harriet Walter, Chinaza Uche, and Remmie Milner in Silo (2023)
      Silo
      8.1
      TV Series
      • senior lighting artist: visual effects
      • 2023
    • Jibaro (2022)
      Love, Death & Robots
      8.4
      TV Series
      • lighting artist
      • 2022
    • Pedro Álvarez-Ossorio, Alfonso Sánchez, Carlos Olalla, Alberto López, and Chacha Huang in El mundo es vuestro (2022)
      El mundo es vuestro
      4.8
      • cg supervisor
      • 2022
    • Nigel Barber and Maryam Hassouni in The Host (2020)
      The Host
      4.8
      • visual effects supervisor
      • 2020
    • Eduard Fernández in Smoke & Mirrors (2016)
      Smoke & Mirrors
      6.8
      • Senior Nuke Compositor
      • 2016
    • Game of Thrones (2011)
      Game of Thrones
      9.2
      TV Series
      • visual effects: El Ranchito
      • 2016
    • Bill Murray, Christopher Walken, Ben Kingsley, Idris Elba, Scarlett Johansson, Lupita Nyong'o, and Neel Sethi in The Jungle Book (2016)
      The Jungle Book
      7.3
      • senior environments td: MPC
      • 2016
    • Of Kings and Prophets (2016)
      Of Kings and Prophets
      6.0
      TV Series
      • senior visual effects artist
      • 2016
    • Tom Mison and Nicole Beharie in Sleepy Hollow (2013)
      Sleepy Hollow
      7.3
      TV Series
      • senior visual effects artist: visual effects
      • 2016
    • Vin Diesel, Bradley Cooper, Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldaña, and Dave Bautista in Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)
      Guardians of the Galaxy
      8.0
      • senior visual effects lighting td: MPC
      • 2014
    • Ciudadano Villanueva (2013)
      Ciudadano Villanueva
      TV Movie
      • cg supervisor
      • 2013
    • Star Trek Into Darkness (2013)
      Star Trek Into Darkness
      7.7
      • lighter: Pixomondo (as Manuel Rico-Freire)
      • 2013
    • Tom Cruise in Oblivion (2013)
      Oblivion
      7.0
      • cg artist: Pixomondo (uncredited)
      • 2013
    • Un mundo cuadrado (2011)
      Un mundo cuadrado
      6.0
      • visual effects supervisor
      • 2011

    Special Effects

    • Un mundo cuadrado (2011)
      Un mundo cuadrado
      6.0
      • special effects supervisor
      • 2011

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    • Alternative name
      • Manuel Rico-Freire

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