Name
Juan Padrón
Known For
Directing
Birthday
1947-01-29
Deathday
2020-03-24 (73 years old)
Place of Birth
Matanzas, Cuba
Biography
Juan Padrón Blanco (Matanzas, Cuba. 1947-2020) was a Cuban cartoonist, animator, illustrator, comic artist, screenwriter, film director and graduate in Art History. He is best known for being the creator of Elpidio Valdés, as well as for his animated feature films Vampires in Havana (1985) and More Vampires in Havana (2003).
In 1974, he began his work as an animation director at the ICAIC, bringing his comic book characters to life. Previously, he had worked as a camera operator on animations for the Revolutionary Armed Forces (FAR).
Known For
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Professor Von Dracula, a vampire scientist, leaves Transylvania for Cuba, where he invents...
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In 1923 the scientist Von Dracula invented Vampisol, a drink that allowed vampires to live...
- 1995 Más se perdió en Cuba
- 1985 Vampires in Havana as (voice)
- 1976 Elpidio Valdés against NY Police as Police officer (voice)
- 1977 Elpidio Valdés: in danger! as Spanish soldier who surrenders in town (voice)
- 1977 Elpidio Valdés meets Palmiche as Narrator (voice)
- 1995 Más se perdió en Cuba ( 2 episodes )
