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Leandro Estebecorena

  • Visual Effects
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Started in the Computer Graphics field in the eighties, right after earning his degree in Graphic Design and Fine Arts from the University of Buenos Aires. At a time when the Computer Graphics in films where scarce, he earned one of his first credits for the movie "Highlander II". He worked in the main post houses in Buenos Aires, doing effects and animation for several documentaries and commercials.

In 1996, after accepting a job offer from Industrial Light and Magic, he moved to Marin County (California) and started to work in the Industrial Light+Magic's Commercials Production Group.

He worked as a CG artist there and also supervised several commercials, most of them Clio winners. (i.e. Gatorade "Raptor vs Raptor" or Budweiser "Coming Home" among others)

At the same time he worked on features as a Technical Director and Supervisor in other films done at ILM. He has credits in the three films of the Star Wars prequel saga: "Episode I: The Phantom menace", "EpisodeII: Attack of the clones" and "Episode III: Revenge of the Sith".

His work is also credited in other films like "Terminator III: Raise of the machines", "Masters and Commanders: The Far Side of the World", "The Day after Tomorrow", "War of the Worlds", "The Island", "Mission Impossible III" and "Pirates2: Dead Man's chest" among others.
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    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 2 wins & 8 nominations total

    Known for

    Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, and Joe Pesci in The Irishman (2019)
    The Irishman
    7.8
    • Visual Effects
    • 2019
    Leonardo DiCaprio in The Revenant (2015)
    The Revenant
    8.0
    • Visual Effects(as Leanard Estebecorena)
    • 2015
    Pacific Rim (2013)
    Pacific Rim
    6.9
    • Visual Effects
    • 2013
    The Day After Tomorrow (2004)
    The Day After Tomorrow
    6.5
    • Visual Effects(as Leanard Estebecorena)
    • 2004

    Credits

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    Visual Effects



    • Dwayne Johnson and Catherine Laga'aia in Moana (2026)
      Moana
      5.8
      • digital artist: ILM
      • 2026
    • Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo in Wicked: For Good (2025)
      Wicked: For Good
      6.6
      • digital artist: ILM
      • 2025
    • Gary Oldman, Charles Dance, Arliss Howard, Emily Joy Lemus, Amanda Seyfried, Toby Leonard Moore, and Joey Hagler in Mank (2020)
      Mank
      6.8
      • associate visual effects supervisor: ILM
      • 2020
    • Star Wars: Squadrons - Hunted (2020)
      Star Wars: Squadrons - Hunted
      7.5
      Short
      • cg supervisor
      • 2020
    • Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, and Joe Pesci in The Irishman (2019)
      The Irishman
      7.8
      • associate vfx supervisor: ILM
      • 2019
    • Leonardo DiCaprio in The Revenant (2015)
      The Revenant
      8.0
      • visual effects (as Leanard Estebecorena)
      • 2015
    • Pacific Rim (2013)
      Pacific Rim
      6.9
      • lead artist: Industrial Light & Magic
      • 2013
    • Daniel Craig in Cowboys & Aliens (2011)
      Cowboys & Aliens
      6.0
      • cg sequence supervisor: ILM
      • 2011
    • Johnny Depp, Alfred Molina, Ian Abercrombie, Ned Beatty, Harry Dean Stanton, Gil Birmingham, James Ward Byrkit, Isla Fisher, Bill Nighy, Timothy Olyphant, Stephen Root, Ray Winstone, and Abigail Breslin in Rango (2011)
      Rango
      7.3
      • cg supervisor
      • 2011
    • Star Trek (2009)
      Star Trek
      7.9
      • sequence supervisor: ILM (as Leanard Estebecorena)
      • 2009
    • Jeff Bridges, Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, and Terrence Howard in Iron Man (2008)
      Iron Man
      7.9
      • cg sequence supervisor: ILM
      • 2008
    • Sarah Bolger and Freddie Highmore in The Spiderwick Chronicles (2008)
      The Spiderwick Chronicles
      6.5
      • td supervisor (as Leanard Estebecorena)
      • 2008
    • Peter Cullen, Josh Duhamel, Shia LaBeouf, Mark Ryan, Hugo Weaving, and Megan Fox in Transformers (2007)
      Transformers
      7.1
      • supervising digital artist: ILM
      • 2007
    • Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom, and Keira Knightley in Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)
      Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
      7.4
      • digital artist: ILM
      • 2006
    • Tom Cruise in Mission: Impossible III (2006)
      Mission: Impossible III
      6.9
      • sequence supervisor: ILM
      • 2006

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    • Alternative name
      • Leanard Estebecorena

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