Sergio "Checho" Hidalgo

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Born in Costa Rica, Sergio started his artistic career studying Computer Animation (CGI) in Veritas University (San José, CR). After finishing his program back home it was time for the next challenge. He moved to Monessen, Pennsylvania, and there he started studying at the Tom Savini's Special Make-Up Effects program at DEC. This was the start of his new career, after Pennsylvania was time for him to move to Orlando, Florida. Living in one of the central places for theme parks the move to scenic arts was the next step. Starting with a company like Nassal he help in the sculpture department in project for the biggest companies like Disney (Galaxy’s Edge), Universal Studios (Hagrid’s Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure) and Seaworld (Sesame Street). He has done freelance work (in the areas of scenic artist, carpenter, animatronics maintenance) for the haunted house industry for places like Mortem Manor (Kissimmee, FL) and Hundred Acres Manor (Pittsburgh, PA), and he has done jobs for the company Nethercraft designing and creating high end vacuum form panel for theme parks and escape rooms.  

 

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Skills:

 

• Physical and digital sculpture 

• Foam carving

• Mold Making (stone, silicone, polyester, and epoxy)

• FRP

• GFRC basic work

• Props creation

• 3D printing

• Rapid prototyping 

• Vacuum forming

• Carpentry

• Animatronics maintenance 

• Basic arduino programming

• Character design

• Prosthetics application

• Basic character makeup

• Foam latex and polyfoam runner 

• Acrylic eyes and teeth