A brother and sister stumble upon a celestial secret that propels them into Reggaetón stardom, but at what price?
Directed by Kris Mercado, Nuevo Rico is the love-child birthed during the pandemic of 2020 by a group of devoted film enthusiasts. The short film explores Caribbean aesthetics and Puerto Rican culture in a mix-and-match of animation mediums.
NUEVO RICO: 2D animated short film.
Role: lead storyboard artist & character designer.
• Jury Winner of SXSW Film & Music Festival 2021
for 'Best Animated Short".
• Official Selection of LALIFF Film Festival 2021 for "Best Animated Short" (sponsored by Cartoon Network's "Cartoon Cartoons").
• Cartoon Brew's Official Selection for 2021's "6 Animated Shorts That Are Early Contenders for Oscars 2022" (read here).
watch the trailer here!
styleframes
NR posters
character designs
layouts
director
kristian mercado
writers
kristian mercado
juan j. arroyo
producers
debora perez
kate chamuris
angel manuel soto
EP
Jackie Cruz
Maitreya Yasuda
Mike Anderson
Jeff Hood
kristian mercado
editor
raymo ventura
original music
rainao ft. fernando ramos
putasanta
sound design & composer
josh madoff
storyboards & character design
angélica agélviz
creative director
raymo ventura
animation supervisor
miguel mena
3d design & animation
trung bao
bg painter
shana dixon
animation director
rafatoon
daniel cuervo
animators
angélica agélviz
chloe hayes
deux wave
memoma esutdio
fustic studio
animation studio tunjayork
