Director
Kristian Mercado Figueroa
15 films
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.
Best known for
Taylor Tomlinson: Look at You
2022 · Director
On Netflix
Taylor Tomlinson: Have It All
2024 · Director
On Netflix
If You Were the Last
2024 · Director
On Peacock Premium
Michael Che: Shame the Devil
2021 · Director
On Netflix
Hannibal Buress: Miami Nights
2020 · Director
Sam Jay: 3 in the Morning
2020 · Director
On Netflix
Filmography 15
They Killed Pedro
2026 · Director
Fortune Feimster: Crushing It
2024 · Director
On Netflix
Taylor Tomlinson: Have It All
2024 · Director
On Netflix
If You Were the Last
2024 · Director
On Peacock Premium
MELA
2023 · Director
Taylor Tomlinson: Look at You
2022 · Director
On Netflix
Michael Che: Shame the Devil
2021 · Director
On Netflix
Aida Rodriguez: Fighting Words
2021 · Director
On HBO Max
Phoebe Robinson: Sorry, Harriet Tubman
2021 · Director
On HBO Max
Ilana Glazer Presents Comedy on Earth: NYC 2020-2021
2021 · Director
Nuevo Rico
2021 · Director, Writer
London Hughes: To Catch A D*ck
2020 · Director
On Netflix
Sam Jay: 3 in the Morning
2020 · Director
On Netflix
Hannibal Buress: Miami Nights
2020 · Director
Colors
2020 · Director