Carlos Grangel

Carlos Grangel (born 1963 in Barcelona) is a Spanish-born character designer for animated films.

Career
He started out as a comic book artist, drawing Fix und Foxi for the German market from the mid-80s to 1994 and Disney comics (Brer Rabbit) for the Dutch market in 1994/95. Afterwards he moved to DreamWorks Animation, where his credits include The Road to El Dorado (2000), Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron (2002), Shark Tale (2004) and Madagascar (2005). He also worked on Tim Burton's Corpse Bride (2005).

He owns Grangel Studios along with his brother Jordi.

Filmography

 * We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story (1993)
 * Balto (1995)
 * The Fearless Four (1997)
 * The Prince of Egypt (1998)
 * Periwig Maker (1999)
 * The Road to El Dorado (2000)
 * Joseph: King of Dreams (2000)
 * Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron (2002)
 * Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas (2003)
 * Till Eulenspiegel (2003)
 * Shark Tale (2004)
 * Madagascar (2005)
 * Corpse Bride (2005)
 * Hui Buh (2006)
 * The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists! (2012)
 * Hotel Transylvania (2012)

Recognition

 * 2003, won Annie Award for 'Individual Achievement in Character Design' for Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron (2002).
 * 2005, nominated for Annie Award for 'Character Design in an Animated Feature Production' for Shark Tale (2004)
 * 2006, nominated for Annie Award for 'Best Character Design in an Animated Feature Production' for Corpse Bride (2005)