
Director
Kristian Mercado Figueroa
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.
Directed

Taylor Tomlinson: Look at You
Director · 2022

Taylor Tomlinson: Have It All
Director · 2024

Nuevo Rico
Director · 2021

Michael Che: Shame the Devil
Director · 2021

If You Were the Last
Director · 2024

Sam Jay: 3 in the Morning
Director · 2020

Aida Rodriguez: Fighting Words
Director · 2021

Hannibal Buress: Miami Nights
Director · 2020

London Hughes: To Catch A D*ck
Director · 2020

Fortune Feimster: Crushing It
Director · 2024

Ilana Glazer Presents Comedy on Earth: NYC 2020-2021
Director · 2021

MELA
Director · 2023

Phoebe Robinson: Sorry, Harriet Tubman
Director · 2021

Colors
Director · 2020

They Killed Pedro
Director
Pa'lante
Director · 2018