Carlos Cruz , also known as pseudonym Charlie Blue began working in cinema at a very early stage in his life. At only age 14 he initiated at Topfilme studios (animation studio) were he worked for 4 years with animator directors Ricardo Neto and Artur Correia. In 1979 Charlie Blue forms a little animation studio, that not only worked on animation but also postproduction and special effects for cinema, back then still in 35mm film. He became notorious in the cinematographic world working with many directors and producers namely: Cinequanon, Nova Imagem, Costa do Castelo, BlowUp, Panorâmica 35 among others.