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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They Killed Pedro (2026)
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If You Were the Last (2024)
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Hannibal Buress: Miami Nights (2020)
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London Hughes: To Catch A D*ck (2020)
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Taylor Tomlinson: Have It All (2024)
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Fortune Feimster: Crushing It (2024)
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Michael Che: Shame the Devil (2021)
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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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Pa'lante (2018)
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Phoebe Robinson: Sorry, Harriet Tubman (2021)
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Aida Rodriguez: Fighting Words (2021)
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Nuevo Rico (2021)
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MELA (2023)
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Ilana Glazer Presents Comedy on Earth: NYC 2020-2021 (2021)
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Colors (2020)
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