Segundo de Chomón
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.
Known for
DirectingBirthday
October 16, 1871Deathday
May 2, 1929Gender
MaleKnown Movie Credits
140Place of birth
Teruel, Aragón, Spain
Cast credits
Crew credits
Cabiria
Director of Photography, Special Effects
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
Director
The Red Spectre
Director, Writer
The Golden Beetle
Director
A Panicky Picnic
Director, Cinematography
The Electric Hotel
Director, Screenplay
Magic Roses
Director
King of Dollars
Director
Kiri-Kis
Director
Music, Forward!
Director
The Bewitched House
Director, Screenplay
Old Toledo
Director
Girona, the Spanish Venice
Director
The Fantastic Iris
Director
Sweet Dreams Intermingled With Nightmares
Director
Andalusian Superstition
Director, Writer, Director of Photography
Metamorphoses
Director
A Fallen Spirit
Director
Magic Bricks
Director
An Awful Symphony
Director
The Haunted Hotel
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