Hola, Mariana here!
As a Mexican-born visual artist and filmmaker, Mariana is passionate about cultural representation and content creation. With four years of experience as an independent multimedia creator. She is now pursuing a career in film and animation to bring diverse perspectives, narratives, and characters to life.
Currently enrolled in the Film Production and Animation Certificates program at DeAnza College in California, Mariana has spent over four years in the USA, blending formal education with self-directed learning to enrich her artistic skills.
☼ Photoshop ☼ Illustrator ☼ Premiere Pro ☼ Adobe Animate
☼ Procreate • After Effects ☼ Canva • Microsoft Office Suite
• Google Suite ☼ MacOs • Windows
Having collaborated with various individuals and organizations, Mariana brings a versatile approach to her work as a multimedia artist and independent content creator, spanning across different creative realms.
☼ visual development ☼ cultural research ☼ graphic design ☼ illustration
☼ branding ☼ styling ☼ 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.