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Alvaro J. Segura

Freelance Sr FX Artist, FX Lead & FX Supervisor

Alvaro Segura is a Senior Houdini Artist at Brazen Animation with over 20 years of experience creating high-end visual effects for film and interactive media. Renowned for his expertise in simulation, dynamics, and procedural FX, he has become a trusted creative force for some of the industry's most demanding projects.


Throughout his career, Alvaro has contributed to leading studios including Blizzard Entertainment, CoSA VFX, The Mill, Digital Domain, Zoic Studios, and Framestore. His film credits span blockbuster franchises such as Blue Beetle, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Terminator: Dark Fate, Black Panther, Ant-Man, The Lion King, and Pirates of the Caribbean.

  • Alvaro is a highly dedicated, flexible, and open-minded instructor who played a key role in helping me build a deep and lasting understanding of Houdini. He brings vast professional experience and consistently goes above and beyond to support his students.

    - Philipp Kratzer
    Lead CFX Technical Director at TRIXTER

  • Alvaro is a passionate and incredibly dedicated Houdini professional with a great artistic eye and a deep knowledge of the software. He is thoughtful, highly analytical, and holds himself to the highest standards, both professionally and personally. While working on a project together, I found him to be friendly, approachable and very efficient at communicating his progress on project deliverables.

    - Patricia Cornet
    Vicer President of Marketing at Slice

  • I had the pleasure of working with Alvaro on Ant‑Man, where he created complex full-CG environments in Houdini that seamlessly supported character interaction. He developed an extensive environmental toolset capable of meeting demanding artistic and technical challenges, including managing vast amounts of data across numerous shots. Alvaro takes on challenging tasks, communicating issues and proposing smart solutions before they escalate. Combined with his strong artistic vision and collaborative mindset, he is a joy to work with and a great asset.

    - Peter Claes
    Expert Technical Artist at Infinity Ward

  • Alvaro is a great artist and has a thorough understanding of the film industry. He has a solid work ethic and can always be found hard at work at his desk. Most of us had a hard time competing with his focus! He's a great friend and can always be counted on to get the job done.

    - Andy Seredy
    Sr. Technical Animator at Gearbox

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