Person
Januel Mercado
Directing
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- Nov 23, 1984
- From
- Stockton, California, USA
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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Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
The Croods: A New Age
Forgotten Island
Dear Diary: World's First Pranks
The Trident
Kung Fu Panda 2
Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken
The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part
The Lego Ninjago Movie
Harvey Beaks