Ever heard of Jess Espanola? Probably not. Unless you watch The Simpsons.
Jess Espanola is the assistant director of the popular TV show, The Simpsopns. He received an Emmy award in 2008 for his work in one of the show's episodes, Eternal Moonshine of the Simpson Mind. Oh and he's PINOY.
Jess has been in the animation industry for quite some time now and has been in other successful projects such as: The Greatest Adventure: Stories from the Bible, Adams Family, The Jetsons Family Specials, Bill and Ted, Police Academy, The Flintstones Specials, Hallmark’s Timeless Tales, Scooby Doo, Smurfs, Tom and Jerry Kids, Alice Through the Looking Glass, Hiawatha, Ace Ventura the CD-ROM Game, Microsoft’s Barney and Friends, Howie Mandel’s Great World Adventure, and Kidsworld Online. However his road to fame was not a walk in the park.
Jess got his first break when his former company, Fil-Cartoons Studio, sent him to LA for an orientation tour. Then in 1994, an American company started hiring Filipino animators and Jess was one of the lucky ones to get recruited and earned a free fare going to California. From then on there's no turning back.
Disney and Japanese animation studios are among those who employ Filipino animators.
If Jess' win proves anything it is this: Pinoys are world-class artists.
In an interview with GMANews, Jess gave this piece of advise to aspiring animators.
“Whatever talent you have, if you enjoy it, you have to pursue it. You should not be discouraged when people tell you that there’s no money there. Money will come. Your work will find a way towards financial stability."
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