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Rising Mexican animator Luis de la Rosa, who took credits connected useful specified arsenic Spider-Man: Across nan Spider-Verse and My Little Pony: The Movie, has died successful an mishap while attending nan Annecy International Animation Film Festival successful France
Local newspaper Le Dauphine Libéré reported connected Friday that a young man successful his 30s was struck by a train connected Wednesday, June 24 erstwhile he strayed adjacent to train tracks moving alongside a ring-road connected nan outskirts of Annecy.
The newspaper said emergency services were called by nan conductor of nan section Leman Express work astatine astir 8pm section clip but had been incapable to nan man’s life. It added that nan unfortunate had been wearing a show accreditation.
It later emerged connected societal media posts and animation specialized blog sites that nan unfortunate was 34-year-old animator Luis de la Rosa, who is besides credited arsenic Luis de la Rosa Obregón.
The Annecy International Animation Film Festival confirmed nan “tragic” decease to Deadline and said Artistic Director Marcel Jean would springiness his condolences astatine nan closing ceremonial connected Saturday.
According to an Instagram post, de la Rosa was attending Annecy’s MIFA marketplace pinch his original task Ash Raider World.
Born and raised successful Mexico, de la Rosa was based successful Vancouver wherever he graduated pinch honors from Vancouver Film School.
According to his LinkedIn account, he had worked for galore animation and games studios pursuing his graduation successful 2015, including Titmouse Inc., Petty Karma and Deluxe Animation.
“I was told animation wasn’t a viable career, but an existential situation during assemblage led maine to driblet retired and prosecute my existent passion. Every occurrence successful animation is simply a testament to that choice,” he wrote successful nan intro to nan account.
“Now, I attraction connected action projects, ever pushing my skills further. Each measurement reminds maine of really acold I’ve travel and really worthy it it was to travel my dream.”
As news of de la Rosa’s decease trickled into nan festival, Annecy attendees who had crossed paths pinch nan animator this year, posted messages of daze and sadness connected nan societal networks.
