Si Gini Cruz Santos[1] sarong Pilipinang paraanimar sa mga estudyo na Pixar na nakabase sa San Francisco Bay Area.[2][3][4] Nagtrabaho siya sa nagkapira-pirang mga pelikulang animasyon kan Pixar kabali an Toy Story 2,[4] Monsters, Inc., Finding Nemo,[5] A Bug's Life,[4] The Incredibles,[4] Ratatouille,[6] Toy Story 3,[5] Up,[7] Lifted[8] asin Brave.[9] Nanominar man siya kan 2004 para sa Annie award para sa detalyadong makatotoohang animasyon sa Finding Nemo,[10][11] asin pignominar kan Visual Effects Society sa onra para sa proyekto man na ini.[12]

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Namundag si Santos sa Syudad nin Pasay sa Filipinas.[7] Kan siya makatungtong sa edad na tolo, naglipat siya sa Guam alagad nagbalik tanganing mag-adal sa Filipinas.[4] Nag-adal siya nin Fine Arts sa Unibersidad kan Santo Tomas na may sarong pangenot sa pag-aanunsyo.[4] Nakaguno siya nin sarong digri sa Bihasa kan Fine Arts sa arte nin Kompyuter gikan sa Eskwelahan kan Biswal na mga arte sa Syudad nin New York.[13]

Nagtrabaho si Santos bilang sarong direktor nin arte sa sarong ahensya nin pag-aanunsyo. Kan 1996, pigkua siya kan Pixar pagkatapos kan pagsumite niya kan sarong halipot na rolyon na panampok na pigtituluhan na The Eclipse na dai man lang na pagtao nin resume;[5] nakapokus an saiyang rolyon sa mga relasyon kan tawo. An animasyon niyang Dory na itigtawan-boses ni Ellen DeGeneres, sa pelikula na Finding Nemo, pigpuri huli sa pagsasaro kan "paghiro kan sira, paghiro kan tawo, asin mga ekspresyon sa lalawgon tanganing maipahiling an mga ini asin makamati kan mga totoong karakter".[11] Siya an nangangasiwa kan animator sa halipot na pelikula kan Pixar na pigtituluhan na Lifted.[6][8] She was lauded for her work in Brave.[9] She is sometimes described as a Pixnoy: a Filipino-American or Fil-am artist working at Pixar.[14][7][3]

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  1. Philippine Daily Inquirer, August 18, 2003, It's 'Gini' Cruz Santos, Accessed June 12, 2014, "...Her complete name is Virginia 'Gini' Cruz Santos..."
  2. Beck, Jerry (2007). Animated Movie Guide : The Ultimate Illustrated Reference to Cartoon, Stop-Motion and Computer-Generated Feature Films . Chicago, IL, USA: Chicago Review Press. p. 84. ISBN 9781556525919. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 Staff reporters, July 11, 2012, Asian Week, San Francisco Book Launch of My Filipino Connection – The Philippines in Hollywood Archived 2015-04-01 at the Wayback Machine., Accessed June 12, 2014, "... “Pixnoys” – top Filam talents at Pixar... Gini Cruz Santos..."
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 Nov 17, 2004, Levent Ozler, Dexigner, Gini Cruz Santos: An Incredible Pinay Animator, Accessed June 11, 2014, "...Virginia "Gini" Cruz Santos ... "Toy Story 2," "A Bug's Life," "Finding Nemo" and "The Incredibles" to life. ..."
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 Kristine A. Caguiat, July 5, 2011, Juice, The All Stars of Philippine Animation: Gini Cruz Santos, Accessed June 12, 2014, "...Gini Santos ... solely responsible for the lovable Dory character in Finding Nemo..."
  6. 6.0 6.1 Gini Santos (Pixar Shorts) Interview Archived 2014-06-13 at Archive.is, Accessed June 12, 2014, "...Gini Santos was the supervising animator on the latest Pixar short film, Lifted...."
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 Janet Nepales, Female Network, June 24, 2010, "Pixnoy" (Pinay Working at Pixar) Animates Toy Story 3: Janet talks to Gini Cruz Santos, a Filipina animator for Pixar's popular sequel, Accessed June 12, 2014
  8. 8.0 8.1 Barbara Robertson, Volume: 30 Issue: 2 (Feb 2007), Computer Graphics magazine, Acorns and Aliens: Despite their focus on feature films, Pixar and Blue Sky Studios once again create Oscar-worthy short animations, Accessed June 12, 2014, "...animator Gini Santos.... "Lifted" supervising animator,..."
  9. 9.0 9.1 Ruben V. Nepales, Philippine Daily Inquirer, July 7, 2012, A great ‘Pilipino’ weekend, Accessed June 12, 2014, "... Gini Cruz Santos...first female animation supervisor..."
  10. Rick DeMott, January 9, 2004, ANIMATIONWorld via Animation World Network, [1], Accessed June 12, 2014, "...INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT CATEGORIES Character Animation ... Gini Santos... FINDING NEMO..."
  11. 11.0 11.1 Oct 23, 2009, Sean Howell, Yahoo! News, Profile of Gini Santos - Pixar Animator Brings Asian Flare and Female Perspective Archived 2014-06-13 at Archive.is, Accessed June 12, 2014, "...she integrates the fish movement, human movement, and facial expressions..."
  12. Visual Effects Society, 2004, 2nd Annual VES Awards Archived 2014-06-13 at Archive.is, (VES= Visual Effects Society), Accessed June 12, 2014, "...Outstanding Character Animation in an Animated Motion Picture... Finding Nemo 'Inside the Whale' ... Gini Santos..."
  13. "Among the Pixnoys at Pixar - INQUIRER.net, Philippine News for Filipinos". Inquirer. Archived from the original on 2010-06-21. Retrieved 2014-06-12.  Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  14. Bert Sulat Jr., July 15, 2007, Philippine Star, There's a rat in my ratatouille, Accessed June 12, 2014