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Ruben A. Aquino | |
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| Born | Ruben Azama Aquino |
| Occupation | Animator |
| Years active | 1975–present |
| Employer | Walt Disney Animation Studios (1982–2013; 2023) |
Ruben Azama Aquino is an American Disney animator who formerly worked atWalt Disney Animation Studios. His work has included several Disney characters, including Maurice inBeauty and the Beast, Simba as an adult inThe Lion King, Chief Powhatan inPocahontas, Li Shang and Fa Li inMulan, Pleakly and David Kawena inLilo & Stitch, Denahi inBrother Bear, Mildred and Mr. Willerstein inMeet the Robinsons and Eudora and James inThe Princess and the Frog. His style is easily recognized by his powerful figures and his extremely geometric facial movements.
From 1975 to 1979, Ruben worked as a graphic artist inHonolulu, Hawaii. He worked for Farmhouse Films as a trainee, which was his first job in animation.
After moving toLos Angeles in 1980, he worked forHanna-Barbera in visual development, character design, and layout. He was laid off after a year.
Months later, he was able to enter Walt Disney Feature Animation's clean-up training program and after completing it, he worked on a 30-second animation test of Fflewddur Fflam inThe Black Cauldron and submitted it to the review board. He was promoted to animating assistant and worked for Disney from 1982 until 2013.[1][2]
| Year | Title | Credits | Characters | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Laverne & Shirley in the Army (TV series) | Character Designer -1 Episode | End Credited and Known as Ruben Aquino | |
| The Fonz and the Happy Days Gang (TV series) | Character Designer -11 Episodes | |||
| 1985 | The Black Cauldron | Animator | ||
| 1986 | The Great Mouse Detective | Character Animator | ||
| 1987 | Oilspot and Lipstick (Short) | Animator | ||
| 1988 | Mac and Me | Alien Designer | End Credited and Known as Ruben Aquino | |
| Oliver & Company | Supervising Animator | |||
| 1989 | The Little Mermaid | End Credited and Known as Ruben Aquino | ||
| 1990 | The Rescuers Down Under | |||
| 1991 | Beauty and the Beast | Maurice | ||
| 1994 | The Lion King | Adult Simba | End Credited and Known as Ruben Aquino | |
| The Lion King (video game) | Special Thanks | |||
| 1995 | Pocahontas | Supervising Animator | Chief Powhatan | |
| 1996 | The Hunchback of Notre Dame | Additional Animator | ||
| 1998 | Mulan | Supervising Animator | Li Shang And Fa Li | |
| 1999 | Tarzan | Additional Animator | ||
| 2000 | Fantasia 2000 | |||
| 2002 | Lilo & Stitch | Supervising Animator | Pleakly And David Kawena | |
| 2003 | Brother Bear | Denahi | ||
| 2007 | Meet the Robinsons | Mildred and Mr. Willerstein | End Credited and Known As Ruben Azama Aquino | |
| 2009 | The Princess and the Frog | Eudora And James | ||
| 2011 | The Ballad of Nessie (short) | Animator | ||
| Winnie the Pooh | End Credited and Known as Ruben Azama Aquino | |||
| 2013 | Wild About Safety: Timon and Pumbaa Safety Smart Honest & Real! (short) | |||
| Frozen | Additional Visual Development Artist | |||
| 2015 | Pups of Liberty: The Dog-claration of Independence (Short) | Supervising Animator | ||
| 2016 | The Land Before Time: Journey of the Brave (Video) | Character Designer / Character Animator | ||
| 2018 | Curious George (TV Series) | Additional Character Designer -1 episode | ||
| 2019 | Curious George: Royal Monkey (Video) | Character Designer | End Credited and Known as Ruben Aquino | |
| 2023 | Once Upon a Studio (Short) | Animator |
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