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Victor Ruano(I)

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Victor Ruano, aka. Sombra was born in Santa Ana, El Salvador. He studied Graphic Design at Dr. José Matías Delgado University. After finishing the program, he continued his studies at The Savannah College of Art and Design, thanks to an International Excellency Scholarship awarded by the president of the college. He completed two Master's programs, one in Computer Art, with a focus in Motion Graphics and the second in Film and Television.

He is a TWO time EMMY® Award winning Graphic Designer, Motion Graphics Animator, Visual Artist & Filmmaker.

He have had worked in a very diverse range of multidisciplinary environments and projects, in many different countries around the globe: from the Olympics with NBC (He has Beijing 08, Vancouver 10 & London 12 under his belt already, and soon Sochi/Russia 2014); to ad campaigns for Microsoft, Nike, Coca Cola, Macy's, Jet Blue, Xerox, and Fruit of the Loom, among others; to large, mid & small size Motion Graphics studios in NYC & Los Angeles (Two cities where he has lived and worked as a Freelancer) with clients such as TeenNick Halo Awards, Sundance, Ferrari, Centrum, De Beers Jewelry, Bravo Channel, Bloomberg, Bow Tie Cinemas, NBC Sports, NHL, NFL; to his personal work which encompasses illustration, visual art, and film-making (shorts and feature films).

His films El Cadáver Exquisito (2011), Ever Amado (2007) & La hescritora (2004) have been screened in multiple international film festivals, including The Berlinale, Guadalajara FF, La Habana FF, Mubi.com, Newfilmmakers NYC, Anthology Archives NYC, EL Paso TX Film Festival, Icaro in Central America, S.U.R.G.E. FF, Künstlerhauskino Wien- Iberoamerikanische Filmtage, Vancouver Latin American Film Festival, and the North Carolina Film Festival among others. These three movies have taken him to screenings, presentations and lectures in Brazil, Argentina, Greece, USA, Austria, Cuba, Chile, Uruguay, El Salvador, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Honduras, Mexico, Germany, Venezuela, Canada, Lebanon, Nicaragua, Honduras, Colombia, Peru, Belize and Spain.

Victor runs his design studio called Santasombra in Los Angeles Metro area.
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    • 4 wins & 2 nominations

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El cadáver exquisito (2011)
El cadáver exquisito
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  • Cinematographer
  • 2011
José Miguel Escobar in El puma de Quelepa (2017)
El puma de Quelepa
  • Cinematographer
  • 2017
London 2012: Games of the XXX Olympiad (2012)
London 2012: Games of the XXX Olympiad
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TV Mini Series
  • Art Department
Ernesto Hernández in Ever amado (2007)
Ever amado
Short
  • Visual Effects
  • 2007

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Art Department

  • Tokyo 2020: Games of the XXXII Olympiad (2021)
    Tokyo 2020: Games of the XXXII Olympiad
    • graphic designer
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2021
  • PyeongChang 2018: XXIII Olympic Winter Games (2018)
    PyeongChang 2018: XXIII Olympic Winter Games
    • graphic designer
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2018
  • Rio 2016: Games of the XXXI Olympiad (2016)
    Rio 2016: Games of the XXXI Olympiad
    • graphic designer
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2016
  • MTV Europe Music Awards 2015
    • graphic designer
    • TV Special
    • 2015
  • What She Said (2015)
    What She Said
    • graphic designer
    • TV Series
    • 2015
  • Livin' Lozada (2015)
    Livin' Lozada
    • graphic designer
    • TV Series
    • 2015
  • Who Do You Think You Are? (2004)
    Who Do You Think You Are?
    • graphics
    • TV Series
    • 2015
  • Dare to Wear (2015)
    Dare to Wear
    • graphic designer
    • TV Series
    • 2015
  • World Series of Poker (2012)
    World Series of Poker
    • graphic designer
    • TV Series
    • 2014
  • London 2012: Games of the XXX Olympiad (2012)
    London 2012: Games of the XXX Olympiad
    • graphic designer
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2012
  • Vancouver 2010: XXI Olympic Winter Games (2010)
    Vancouver 2010: XXI Olympic Winter Games
    • graphic designer (2010, uncredited)
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2010
  • Beijing 2008: Games of the XXIX Olympiad (2008)
    Beijing 2008: Games of the XXIX Olympiad
    • graphic designer
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2008

Animation Department

  • PyeongChang 2018: XXIII Olympic Winter Games (2018)
    PyeongChang 2018: XXIII Olympic Winter Games
    • animator
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2018
  • Rio 2016: Games of the XXXI Olympiad (2016)
    Rio 2016: Games of the XXXI Olympiad
    • animator
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2016
  • World Series of Poker (2012)
    World Series of Poker
    • senior animator
    • TV Series
    • 2014
  • Sochi 2014: XXII Olympic Winter Games (2014)
    Sochi 2014: XXII Olympic Winter Games
    • animator
    • graphic design
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2014
  • London 2012: Games of the XXX Olympiad (2012)
    London 2012: Games of the XXX Olympiad
    • animator
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2012
  • Vancouver 2010: XXI Olympic Winter Games (2010)
    Vancouver 2010: XXI Olympic Winter Games
    • animator (2010)
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2010
  • NBC Sunday Night Football (2006)
    NBC Sunday Night Football
    • animator
    • TV Series
    • 2008
  • Beijing 2008: Games of the XXIX Olympiad (2008)
    Beijing 2008: Games of the XXIX Olympiad
    • animator
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2008
  • NFL Opening Kickoff 2007
    • animator
    • TV Special
    • 2007
  • The Birthday Boy (2005)
    The Birthday Boy
    • animator
    • Short
    • 2005

Visual Effects

  • JonBenét Ramsey in The Case of: JonBenét Ramsey (2016)
    The Case of: JonBenét Ramsey
    • motion graphic artist: digital artist
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2016
  • MTV Europe Music Awards 2015
    • digital compositor
    • visual effects artist
    • TV Special
    • 2015
  • What She Said (2015)
    What She Said
    • motion graphic artist
    • TV Series
    • 2015
  • World Series of Poker (2012)
    World Series of Poker
    • motion graphics artist
    • TV Series
    • 2014
  • Sochi 2014: XXII Olympic Winter Games (2014)
    Sochi 2014: XXII Olympic Winter Games
    • motion graphic artist (2014)
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2014
  • Tender (2013)
    Tender
    • digital effects artist
    • motion graphics artist
    • Short
    • 2013
  • London 2012: Games of the XXX Olympiad (2012)
    London 2012: Games of the XXX Olympiad
    • visual effects artist
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2012
  • The Twenty (2009)
    The Twenty
    • visual effects artist
    • 2009
  • Beijing 2008: Games of the XXIX Olympiad (2008)
    Beijing 2008: Games of the XXIX Olympiad
    • digital compositor
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2008
  • Ernesto Hernández in Ever amado (2007)
    Ever amado
    • digital effects artist
    • Short
    • 2007
  • Threads
    • motion graphics artist
    • Short
    • 2005
  • The Birthday Boy (2005)
    The Birthday Boy
    • visual effects supervisor
    • Short
    • 2005

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    • MUBI.com - Bio (2010)
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    • Sombra

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