Kristian Mercado Figueroa
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Biography
Kristian Mercado Figueroa (Director, Writer) is a Puerto Rican filmmaker living in Spanish Harlem whose music-driven short film Pa'lante won the SXSW Jury Award 2019. Mercado has directed films for Hasan Minhaj, Billie Eilish, Awkwafina, Bad Bunny, Bob Marley, MF Doom, My Chemical Romance and Adult Swim, among others. He's also directed comedy specials for Hannibal Buress, SL's Sam Jay, and London Hughes for NETFLIX. His episodic series Cheat Sheet with llana Glazer demystified the voting process for its wide audience.
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Movies (16)
They Killed Pedro2026Directing
Fortune Feimster: Crushing It2024Directing
Taylor Tomlinson: Have It All2024Directing
If You Were the Last2024Directing
MELA2023Directing
Taylor Tomlinson: Look at You2022Directing
Michael Che: Shame the Devil2021Directing
Aida Rodriguez: Fighting Words2021Directing
Phoebe Robinson: Sorry, Harriet Tubman2021Directing
Ilana Glazer Presents Comedy on Earth: NYC 2020-20212021Directing
Nuevo Rico2021Directing
London Hughes: To Catch A D*ck2020Directing
Sam Jay: 3 in the Morning2020Directing
Hannibal Buress: Miami Nights2020Directing
Colors2020Directing- Pa'lante2018Directing