---
name: "R. Orlando Duenas"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/r-orlando-duenas"
fi1m_id: "r-orlando-duenas"
imdb_id: "nm0002821"
tmdb_id: 42359
wikidata_id: "Q133457624"
roles: ["Associate editor"]
born: "25 February 1960"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 5
average_fi1m_score: 72
average_over: 5
updated: "2026-10-10T18:53:05.524382+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# R. Orlando Duenas

## Identity

R. Orlando Duenas

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/r-orlando-duenas
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** r-orlando-duenas
- **IMDb ID:** nm0002821
- **TMDB ID:** 42359
- **Wikidata ID:** Q133457624
- **Same entity:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q133457624, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0002821/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/42359

Associate editor. Born 25 February 1960 in Tacoma, Washington, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Associate editor
- **Born:** 25 February 1960, Tacoma, Washington, USA
- **Active:** 1997–present
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 76 (1), 2000s 67 (3), 2020s 80 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 72 to 66 across 5 titles
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Genres:** Adventure 3, Drama 3, Animation 2, Family 2, Mystery 2, Science Fiction 2
- **Screen time:** 10 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $1,543m across 5 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q133457624, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0002821/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/42359

## Biography

R. Orlando Duenas is an American film editor. A member of the Puyallup Tribe of Indians, he grew up on the Puyallup Indian Reservation in Tacoma, Washington, and studied art at the University of Washington. He worked in Seattle's film and video market until the mid-1990s before moving to Los Angeles to focus on feature film editing.

Duenas edited *The Polar Express* (2004) and *Spirit Untamed* (2021). He has held associate editor or additional editorial roles on numerous animated features, including *Puss in Boots: The Last Wish* (2022), *Trolls* (2016), *Trolls World Tour* (2020) and *The Wild Robot* (2024). Earlier credits include first assistant editor on *Cast Away* (2000) and *Contact* (1997).

*Sources: imdb.com, the-numbers.com, cinemontage.org.*

## On Fi1m (5)

- *The Wild Robot* (2024), Fi1m 80, Associate Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/the-wild-robot.md)
- *The Polar Express* (2004), Fi1m 58, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/the-polar-express.md)
- *Cast Away* (2000), Fi1m 81, First Assistant Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/cast-away.md)
- *What Lies Beneath* (2000), Fi1m 63, Associate Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/what-lies-beneath.md)
- *Contact* (1997), Fi1m 76, First Assistant Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/contact.md)

## Complete filmography (15)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *The Wild Robot* (2024), Associate Editor — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/the-wild-robot.md)
- *Puss in Boots: The Last Wish* (2022), Associate Editor
- *Spirit Untamed* (2021), Editor
- *Trolls World Tour* (2020), Associate Editor
- *Trolls* (2016), Associate Editor
- *10,000 Days* (2014), as Additional Editing
- *Little Man* (2006), Visual Effects Editor
- *Jarhead* (2005), Assistant Editor
- *The Polar Express* (2004), Editor — Fi1m 58, [page](https://film.one/film/the-polar-express.md)
- *Cast Away* (2000), First Assistant Editor — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/cast-away.md)
- *What Lies Beneath* (2000), Associate Editor — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/film/what-lies-beneath.md)
- *The Pursuit of Happiness* (1999), Editor
- *Contact* (1997), First Assistant Editor — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/film/contact.md)
- *Chain Reaction* (1996), First Assistant Editor
- *Saved By The Light* (1995), Assistant Editor

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