Juan Padrón

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Juan Padrón, (Carlos Rojas, Matanzas, 1947) is Cuban Premier Animation Director.

Since 1963 publishes sketches and cartoons for Cuban magazines and newspapers. He was the creator, in 1970, of Elpidio Valdés, a cartoon character (and series) with more than sixty shorts and two feature length movies. His international fame arrived with Vampires in Havana, an adult-oriented comedy feature that gathered a cult following abroad.

Padrón has directed six animated feature films in total, along with many shorts, especially those with Elpidio Valdés as the main characher; and the one-minute comedy sketches for adults "Filminutos".