Kristian Mercado Figueroa
Directing
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.
Known for
Taylor Tomlinson: Look at You
March 8, 2022
Taylor Tomlinson: Have It All
February 12, 2024
If You Were the Last
February 8, 2024
Michael Che: Shame the Devil
November 16, 2021
Hannibal Buress: Miami Nights
July 3, 2020
Sam Jay: 3 in the Morning
August 3, 2020
Fortune Feimster: Crushing It
December 2, 2024
London Hughes: To Catch A D*ck
December 22, 2020
Aida Rodriguez: Fighting Words
November 4, 2021
Nuevo Rico
March 16, 2021
Ilana Glazer Presents Comedy on Earth: NYC 2020-2021
September 11, 2021
Phoebe Robinson: Sorry, Harriet Tubman
October 14, 2021
Behind the camera16
- 2026They Killed Pedro Director
- 2024Fortune Feimster: Crushing It Director
- 2024Taylor Tomlinson: Have It All Director, Executive Producer
- 2024If You Were the Last Director
- 2023MELA Director, Executive Producer
- 2022Taylor Tomlinson: Look at You Director
- 2021Michael Che: Shame the Devil Director
- 2021Aida Rodriguez: Fighting Words Director
- 2021Phoebe Robinson: Sorry, Harriet Tubman Director
- 2021