Segundo de Chomón
Directing
Biography
Segundo de Chomón became involved in film through his coloring workshop in Barcelona, Spain. From October 1902 to March 1903, he collaborated with Pathé, adding color to some of their films in Barcelona. He began shooting films for Macaya & Marro in 1905; then, in the summer of 1906, he moved to Paris where he became a trick film specialist for Pathé. The body of work he created over five years was outstanding. De Chomón created fantastical narratives embellished with ingenious effects, gorgeous color, innovative hand-drawn, and puppet animation; tricks of the eye that surprise and delight, and startling turns of surreal imagination. De Chomón carried on as a filmmaker, specializing in trick effects, working for Pathé, Itala and others.
Filmography 98
Movies (98)
- The Mysterious Armour2025Directing
Fantastic Flowers2025Directing- Boda en premià de mar servida por autos de marca Ford2022Directing
- El gusano solitario2022Directing
El hombre que quiso ser Segundo2014Self (archive footage)- Chomón : màgies, pòcimes i fades2010Directing
Cinematógrafo 19001979Self (archive footage)
Lulù1923Directing
The War and the Dream of Momi1917Directing- Le cottage hanté1913Directing
- Las principales ciudades de Portugal: Lisboa y Oporto1912Directing
Barcelona, Main City of Catalonia1912Directing
Metamorphoses1912Directing
Andalusian Superstition1912Directing
Girona, the Spanish Venice1912Directing
Cagliostro's Folding Screen1912Directing
The Fantastic Iris1912Directing- Excursion a Mallorca1912Directing
- La casa de los duendes1912Directing
- Excursión a Kabilye1912Directing
Old Toledo1912Directing- The Waterfalls of Monasterio de Piedra1912Directing
Diabolical Physics1912Directing
Burgos1911Directing
Barcelona and Its Park1911Directing- Voyage au centre de la terre1910Directing
A Fallen Spirit1910Directing
The Gold Spider1909Directing
Slippery Jim1909Directing
Miniature Theatre1909Directing