Francisco Macián
Francisco Macián Blasco (born 1 November 1929 in Barcelona, died 23 October 1976) was a Spanish animator. In 1969 he patented an animation technique he called "M-Tecnofantasy", which is similar to rotoscopy.
Also recorded as Francisco Macian · Francisco Macián Blasco
Francisco Macián
- Born
- 1929 · Barcelona.
- Died
- 1976 · Barcelona.
- Nationality
- Spain
- Occupation
- animator · comics artist · film director · screenwriter
- Languages
- Spanish · Catalan
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Francisco Macián (1929 – 1976) was a film director and screenwriter.
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• El mago de los sueños - 1966
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1929
Francisco Macián born at Barcelona.
1976
Francisco Macián died at Barcelona.
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- 1.Cuadrado (2000), p. 754.
- 2.Carrillo y el comic de aventuras, "Zeppelin" nº 6, 15/02/1974, pp. 28-32.
- 3.Cuadrado (2000), pp. 278 a 279.
- 4.Mateu, Fran (2026). Francisco Macián y los efectos especiales en la ciencia ficción española. Artnodes, n.º 38. doi:10.7238/artnodes.v0i38.432716. Disponible en: https://raco.cat/index.php/Artnodes/article/view/432716 (consultado el 24 de febrero de 2026).
- 5.CCCB. Macián, el maestro.
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His recorded languages were Spanish and Catalan. Recorded as animator, comics artist, film director and screenwriter.
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