Felix Nakamura

Background

He was born in Peru from Japanese parents, he lived much of his life in Venezuela with his wife Isolina Nakamura and her daughter Rosa Nakamura.

Career

He died in his native Peru from cancer, in April 2000. He is known in Venezuela and in some countries of America as one of the most prominent exponents of Traditional Animation in Latin America. He was one of the pillars of the founding of the Simon Bolivar University animation studios and its media division Artevisión in Caracas, Venezuela, he served for several years like director of many young animators who began their careers in this animation company.

During those years he produce with his team the first soap opera "telenovela" that used animated characters with real people in RCTV, "Dulce Ilusión" was a huge success in the latinoamerican television

In the 1990s, he prepared the curriculum of studies for the career of animation that was designed at the Andes University in Venezuela. He taught numerous animation courses for beginners, both in Venezuela and in other countries of the Caribbean and Central America.

Nakamura in his later years became the center of activity cartoons in Venezuela. In several interviews, Nakamura always refers to Max Fleischer and Walt Disney like his most important influence.

His favorite movie was Pinocchio, and his preferred character was Betty Boop.

Some of these influences can be appreciated in his work.

Achievements

• He started his career in Argentina as animator, and then settle in Venezuela, brought by the hand of the founder of Bolivar Films.