Januel Mercado

Known for: Directing

Born: 1984-11-23

Place of birth: Stockton, California, USA

Biography

Januel Patricio Mercado (born November 23, 1984) is a Filipino-American feature animation director, storyboard artist, and writer. A San Jose State University graduate, he has been with DreamWorks Animation since 2008. He started as a story artist on Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011) and contributed to Turbo (2013), Penguins of Madagascar (2014), and Trolls (2016). Mercado made his co-directorial debut on Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (2022) alongside Joel Crawford, for which he was nominated for an Academy Award and BAFTA.

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Januel Mercado is best known for work in Directing. The Peekr community tracks 8 credits from Januel Mercado, including movies and TV series you can rate, discuss, and add to your own Peeklists.

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