The Goya Award for Best Special Effects (

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: ''Premio Goya a los mejores efectos especiales'') is one of the

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's principal national

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awards. The category was first presented at the second edition of the

with Francisco Teres being the first winner of the award for his work in ''

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'' (1987).

Reyes Abades Reyes Abades (25 July 1949 – 1 February 2018) was a Spanish specialist in special effects. He won nine Goya Awards. Abades worked on more than 300 productions. He contributed to the opening and closing ceremonies for the 1992 Summer Olympics in ...

holds the record of the most wins for this category with nine wins followed by Félix Bergés with seven and Raúl Romanillos with six. For their work in ''

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'' (2006),

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and

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won the

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but competed and won alongside

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, Everett Burrell,

and Edward Irastorza in this category at the

instead of Best Makeup and Hairstyles which was won by José Quetglas and Blanca Sánchez for the same film.

Winners and nominees

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