Hola, Mariana here!
Visual artist and filmmaker born and raised in Mexico, passionate about cultural representation and content creation for media. After almost four years of experience as an independent multimedia creator, I am ready to pursue a career in film and animation to contribute with a diverse perspective, develop new narratives and unique characters.
I am currently pursuing the Film Production and Animation Certificates at DeAnza College in Cupertino, California. I have lived in the USA for more than four years and gathered both professional and self-taught education in various artistic and creative fields from here and in my home country. This has broaden my artistic perspective and skill.
☼ Photoshop ☼ Illustrator ☼ Premiere Pro ☼ Adobe Animate
☼ Procreate • After Effects • Maya • DaVinci Resolve
☼ Canva • Microsoft Office Suite • Google Suite
☼ MacOs • Windows
I have contributed to many individuals and organizations as a multimedia artist and independent content creator, diversifying the application of my artistic and creative abilities.
☼ visual development ☼ storyboarding ☼ cultural research
☼ graphic design ☼ illustration ☼ branding ☼ styling
• apparel customization ☼ content creation for social media ☼ video production and editing + more
An experimental short film showing a contemporary version of the Five Suns is a Mexica creation myth. There were four suns before our own and different deities served the Sun at different times.
"In the Beginning" uses different film and animation techniques to represent the cultural and ethnical diversity amongst Mexicans, gathering a team of Mexicans and Mexican descendants to tell the story that started everything.
Produced at the De Anza College Film Department in collaboration with Kukul Estudio's creative team.









