Person
Kristian Mercado Figueroa
Directing
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.
Known for
If You Were the Last
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They Killed Pedro
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London Hughes: To Catch A D*ck
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Fortune Feimster: Crushing It
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Hannibal Buress: Miami Nights
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Phoebe Robinson: Sorry, Harriet Tubman
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Sam Jay: 3 in the Morning
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Taylor Tomlinson: Look at You
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Taylor Tomlinson: Have It All
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Nuevo Rico
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Filmography
- 2026They Killed PedroDirector
- 2024Fortune Feimster: Crushing ItDirector
- 2024Taylor Tomlinson: Have It AllDirector
- 2024If You Were the LastDirector
- 2023MELADirector
- 2022Taylor Tomlinson: Look at YouDirector
- 2021Michael Che: Shame the DevilDirector
- 2021Aida Rodriguez: Fighting WordsDirector
- 2021Phoebe Robinson: Sorry, Harriet TubmanDirector
- 2021Ilana Glazer Presents Comedy on Earth: NYC 2020-2021Director
- 2021Nuevo RicoDirector
- 2020London Hughes: To Catch A D*ckDirector
- 2020Sam Jay: 3 in the MorningDirector
- 2020Hannibal Buress: Miami NightsDirector
- 2020ColorsDirector
- 2018Pa'lanteDirector
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