Visual Effects
Ruben A. Aquino
Visual Effects · Born 1953-01-01 · Okinawa, Japan
Filipino-Japanese American character animator and supervising animator who formerly worked at Walt Disney Animation Studios. His work has included several Disney characters, including Simba as an adult in The Lion King, Chief Powhatan in Pocahontas, Maurice in Beauty and the Beast, Denahi in Brother Bear, Shang in Mulan, and Ursula in The Little Mermaid. In March 2013, it was announced that Aquino had been laid off, as well as 8 other animators who worked at the studio, including Nik Ranieri. His style is easily recognized by his powerful figures and his extremely geometric facial movements. -Wikipedia
Credits · 17
FilmOnce Upon a Studio
2023 · Animation
FilmPride of The Lion King
2011 · Self
FilmWinnie the Pooh
2011 · Animation
FilmThe Princess and the Frog
2009 · Supervising Animator
FilmWaking Sleeping Beauty
2009 · Self (archive footage)
Treasures Untold: The Making of Disney's 'The Little Mermaid'
FilmTreasures Untold: The Making of Disney's 'The Little Mermaid'
2006 · Self
FilmBrother Bear
2003 · Supervising Animator
FilmMulan
1998 · Supervising Animator
FilmPocahontas
1995 · Supervising Animator
FilmThe Lion King
1994 · Supervising Animator
FilmBeauty and the Beast
1991 · Animation Supervisor
FilmThe Rescuers Down Under
1990 · Supervising Animator
FilmThe Little Mermaid
1989 · Animation Director
FilmOliver & Company
1988 · Supervising Animator
FilmMac and Me
1988 · Special Effects
FilmThe Great Mouse Detective
1986 · Animation
FilmThe Black Cauldron
1985 · Animation