I was born 32 years ago in Buenos Aires, Argentina; I'm the older of two brothers. Since I was a kid, the only way my mother could manage to keep me quiet and out of trouble around the house was by giving me a pencil and a piece of paper.

I spent entire days drawing and drawing – this way she could have some quiet time for herself! Both of my grandmothers took turns every weekend to take me to the circus or to the movies. I loved both as a kid, but what I enjoyed most was the movies. I would spend the entire day in the cinema watching Tom & Jerry cartoons and old Disney classics! The show was continuous and when it ended, well, it started all over again!...

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Explore Pablo's universe

Usually when I receive a scene or a sequence to animate, I spend some time thinking and analyzing where in the movie it will take place, or in which sequence.

It's important to find out the "curve" of the character along the story, and by the curve of the character I mean that every character (if the script is a good one, of course) has a personality in the beginning and evolves into something else in the middle and at the end of the story. It's very important to locate your character in that "character's personal evolution curve"; if you achieve that...

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