- Known For
- Visual Effects
- Born
- January 1, 1953
- Place of Birth
- Okinawa, Japan
Ruben A. Aquino
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
Filmography
movieOnce Upon a Studio
2023 · Animation
moviePride of The Lion King
2011 · Self
movieWinnie the Pooh
2011 · Animation
movieThe Princess and the Frog
2009 · Supervising Animator
movieWaking Sleeping Beauty
2009 · Self (archive footage)
Treasures Untold: The Making of Disney's 'The Little Mermaid'
movieTreasures Untold: The Making of Disney's 'The Little Mermaid'
2006 · Self
movieBrother Bear
2003 · Supervising Animator
movieMulan
1998 · Supervising Animator
moviePocahontas
1995 · Supervising Animator
movieThe Lion King
1994 · Supervising Animator
movieBeauty and the Beast
1991 · Animation Supervisor
movieThe Rescuers Down Under
1990 · Supervising Animator
movieThe Little Mermaid
1989 · Animation Director
movieOliver & Company
1988 · Supervising Animator
movieMac and Me
1988 · Special Effects
movieThe Great Mouse Detective
1986 · Animation
movieThe Black Cauldron
1985 · Animation