{{Short description|Filipino animator, painter and filmmaker}} {{Infobox person | image = Gerry Garcia in 2008.jpg | caption = Garcia in 2008 | birth_name = Geraldo A. Garcia | birth_date = June 29, 1951 | birth_place = Philippines | death_date = {{Death date and age|2010|02|12|1951|06|29}} | death_place = Verona, New Jersey, US | alma_mater = Far Eastern University | spouse = Elmaurie Garcia | children = 2 }}
'''Geraldo A. Garccia''' (June 29, 1951<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IVx4X2ors6Q |title=Philippine Animation History |date=2013-10-20 |last=Knowledge Channel |access-date=2026-05-28 |via=YouTube}}</ref> – February 12, 2010<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Visaya |first=Momar G. |date=February 18, 2010 |title=Filipino animator Geirry Garcia succumbs to heart ailment |url=https://asianjournal.com/dateline-usa/15-dateline-usa/4605-filipino-animator-geirry-garcia-succumbs-to-heart-ailment.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100224093823/https://asianjournal.com/dateline-usa/15-dateline-usa/4605-filipino-animator-geirry-garcia-succumbs-to-heart-ailment.html |archive-date=February 24, 2010 |access-date=February 24, 2010 |website=Asian Journal}}</ref>), known professionally as '''Geirry Garccia''' or '''Geirry A. Garccia''', was a Filipino animator, painter<ref>{{Cite web |last=C |first=Noel Y. |date=2008-11-29 |title=NYC ♥ NYC: DOLPHY visits NEW YORK for GERRY GARCIA's ART EXHIBIT OPENING at PHILIPPINE CENTER |url=https://nyclovesnyc.blogspot.com/2008/11/dolphy-visits-new-york-for-gerry-garcia.html |access-date=2024-12-12 |website=NYC ♥ NYC}}</ref> and filmmaker. A prominent figure in Philippine animation since the People Power Revolution, he was recognized as a "brainchild" for his well-known pioneering mainstream animated works, predominantly ''Ang Panday'' (1986), ''Isko: Adventures in Animasia'' (1995), and ''Adarna: The Mythical Bird'' (1997).
== Career == Garccia is a graduate of an advertising art major from Far Eastern University, began his career as a matte artist in Image Film in 1974.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Cruz |first=Marinel R. |date=2011-11-03 |title='Panday' animator to get his due–finally |url=https://entertainment.inquirer.net/19519/%E2%80%98panday%E2%80%99-animator-to-get-his-due%E2%80%93finally |access-date=2024-12-14 |website=INQUIRER.net |language=en}}</ref> According to Knowledge Channel, Garcia started his career in the Philippine film industry as a screenwriter and special effect supporter in the midst of Marcos's martial law, notably one of these films including ''Silip'' (1985).
=== Ang Panday === After the end of Marcos's presidency, Garccia was producing his own first animated series entitled ''Ang Panday'' (lit. ''The Blacksmith''), an action-adventure fantasy series based on a komic character by Carlo J. Caparas (who serves as co-writer and director for that series) and Steve Gan and 1980 film of the same name by Ronwaldo Reyes, the series take place after the storyline of the first film. It was then aired over RPN 9 in November 1986.<ref name="FEX32">Pagsuyuin-Hakim Judith. [http://www.filipinoexpress.com/20/51_eweek.html Animation awards honors Dolphy, FPJ and more] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081202123458/http://www.filipinoexpress.com/20/51_eweek.html|date=December 2, 2008}}, filipinoexpress.com, February 22, 2007</ref>
Although it was a consistent success for two years and earned him a Special Citation from the Film Academy of the Philippines in 1987, ''Ang Panday'' lasted only for six months due to the high cost and production limitations of producing an animated feature or series.<ref name=":7">{{Cite web |last=Belen |first=Crispina Martinez |date=July 14, 2007 |title=Dolphy, Vilma lead 30 Filipino animation awardees in December |website=Manila Bulletin |url=http://www.mb.com.ph/issues/2006/08/31/ENTR2006083173087.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070714215821/http://www.mb.com.ph/issues/2006/08/31/ENTR2006083173087.html |archive-date=July 14, 2007 |access-date=December 12, 2024}}</ref>
=== Isko: Adventures in Animasia === {{Main|Isko: Adventures in Animasia}}
OctoArts Films produced ''Isko: Adventures in Animasia'', which Garccia co-directed with Mike Relon Makiling. The film combined live action with 30 minutes of animation sequence.<ref name=":1" />
=== Adarna: The Mythical Bird === {{Main|Adarna: The Mythical Bird}}
=== Talk Toons === Garccia produced the very first animated talk show on Philippine television entitled ''Talk Toons''. Guest celebrities appeared in the series like Vilma Santos, Mikey Arroyo''',''' German Moreno and former president Joseph Estrada. All were interviewed on video and transferred into animation.<ref name=":72">{{Cite web |last=Belen |first=Crispina Martinez |date=July 14, 2007 |title=Dolphy, Vilma lead 30 Filipino animation awardees in December |website=Manila Bulletin |url=http://www.mb.com.ph/issues/2006/08/31/ENTR2006083173087.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070714215821/http://www.mb.com.ph/issues/2006/08/31/ENTR2006083173087.html |archive-date=July 14, 2007 |access-date=December 12, 2024}}</ref>
=== Other works === Garcia was tapped to do commercials for Nickelodeon and illustrations for MacMillan Children’s books which includes projects like ''Little Snow Girl, Ernie'' and ''Bubba, Little Mouse'', and ''Toyster Animation'' series.<ref name=":0" />
== Personal life == Garcia had been a resident of Verona, New Jersey since 1998, and said he temporarily left his career in the Philippines and chose to live a quiet life with his family in the United States.<ref name="ABS-CBNNews">{{cite news |author=abs-cbnNEWS.com |date=June 19, 2008 |title=Animator says 'Urduja' claim as first Pinoy animated movie is false |url=https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/06/19/08/animator-says-urduja-claim-first-pinoy-animated-movie-false |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170327192436/https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/06/19/08/animator-says-urduja-claim-first-pinoy-animated-movie-false |archive-date=March 27, 2017 |access-date=July 31, 2023 |work=ABS-CBN News |publisher=ABS-CBN Corporation}}</ref>
=== Death === On February 12, 2010, he died in his home in Verona, New Jersey due to a lingering heart ailment when he was 58. He was survived by his wife Elmaurie and two sons, Elginero and Gerome.<ref name=":0" />
== Legacy == Garccia's legacy after his death has been cemented to recognition as a brainchild and one of the most important figures of Philippine animation, posthumously received a Lifetime Achievement Award at the 5th Animahenasyon Philippine Animation Festival.<ref name=":1" />
In 2006, Garccia was recognized for his pioneering work in ''Adarna'' by the United Animator’s Inc. which hosted the “1st Pioneer’s Animation Recognition Night” in Makati City.<ref name=":1" />
== See also ==
== References == <references />
== External links ==
* {{YouTube|id=zHMEIIj6BAg|title=An Introduction to Animation {{!}} From Lines to Life}} * {{IMDb name|id=nm2927885|name=Gerry A. Garcia}}
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