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
- Known for
- Visual Effects
- Born
- 1953-01-01 · Okinawa, Japan
Known for
- The Lion King (1994) — Supervising Animator
- Beauty and the Beast (1991) — Animation Supervisor
- Mulan (1998) — Supervising Animator
- The Little Mermaid (1989) — Animation Director
- The Princess and the Frog (2009) — Supervising Animator
- Pocahontas (1995) — Supervising Animator
- Brother Bear (2003) — Supervising Animator
- The Great Mouse Detective (1986) — Animation
- Oliver & Company (1988) — Supervising Animator
- The Black Cauldron (1985) — Animation
- The Rescuers Down Under (1990) — Supervising Animator
- Winnie the Pooh (2011) — Animation
- Once Upon a Studio (2023) — Animation
- Mac and Me (1988) — Special Effects
- Waking Sleeping Beauty (2010) — Self (archive footage)
- Pride of The Lion King (2011) — Self