Kristian Mercado Figueroa
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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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If You Were the Last (2024)
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Taylor Tomlinson: Have It All (2024)
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Fortune Feimster: Crushing It (2024)
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Taylor Tomlinson: Look at You (2022)
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Sam Jay: 3 in the Morning (2020)
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They Killed Pedro (—)
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London Hughes: To Catch A D*ck (2020)
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Nuevo Rico (2021)
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Michael Che: Shame the Devil (2021)
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Ilana Glazer Presents Comedy on Earth: NYC 2020-2021 (2021)
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Aida Rodriguez: Fighting Words (2021)
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MELA (2023)
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Hannibal Buress: Miami Nights (2020)
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Pa'lante (2018)
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Colors (2020)
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Phoebe Robinson: Sorry, Harriet Tubman (2021)
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