Our Team
Ricardo Ibarra
CEO
Graduated from Tecnológico de Monterrey with a major in Animation and Digital Arts. His strengths are as a Producer and Technical artist, has been certified by several Mexican Institutions and abroad. He is an enthusiast in learning all about the processes and techniques of animation production. His projects have received several prizes, with a notable mention on the web series "Mi P Familia and the short film "La Presa" He has collaborated in advertising with brands like Bimbo, Apple, P&G, Bayer and Nestle
Fun Fact: He adores puppets and wants to have an ice cream shop.
Diana Peña
Animation Director
Graduated from Tecnológico de Monterrey with a major in Animation and Digital Arts. She has a speciality in motion graphics and a double certification in 3D animation. She has developed advertising, entertainment and educational projects. One of the most memorable projects is the digital content made for Bimbo festivities.
Fun Fact: She loves memes and GIF’s, and has one saved for every occassion
Marie Murillo
Storyboard Supervisor
Graduated from Universidad del Valle de México with an Engineering in Interactive Technology in Digital Animation. She has experience in storyboarding and digital illustration, and has a master's in Concept Art. She is passionate about storytelling, the ability to start telling a story from a single detail. Her storyboard made for Osito Bimbo celebrating mother's day is one of her proudest works.
Fun Fact: She is allergic to animal hair, hence has an iguana for a pet.
Yamile Zahoul
Art Director
Graduated from Tecnológico de Monterrey with a major in Animation and Digital Arts. Her specialty is Digital and Traditional illustration, and she has a Motion Graphics certification. She also completed a course on Production Pipeline for Animated Series. She has developed IP Bibles that have been finalists in the "Pitch Me" competition by Cartoon Network, being the most notable one the animation bible of "Lucky Go"-
Fun Fact: She has a passion for bootlegs and is a big Legend of Zelda fan.
Elizabeth Muñiz
Production Coordinator
Graduated from Tecnológico de Monterrey with a major in Animation and Digital Arts. Her experience is in digital illustration and her forte is quality control. In illustration, her most satisfying work is the animation bible "Seasoning" Meanwhile, in quality control her most notable work is for the internal courses for the Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo
Fun Fact: She likes alpacas and ghosts.
Víctor Bautista
Screenwriter
Graduated from Tecnológico de Monterrey with a major in Animation and Digital Arts. He is the screenwriter of the series "Mi P Familia" by Rie ANimation. He is a concept artist specializing in traditional techniques, with one of his paintings exposed at the Franz Mayer Museum in Mexico city as part of the "El Mundo de Tim Burton" art exposition. He has directed several Live Action films, he is currently developing short films and series for Rie Animation
Fun Fact: He understands every "The Simpson's" references.
Verania Payne
Production Assistant
Graduated from Tecnológico de Monterrey with a major in Communication and Digital Media. She has a concentration in Design and Production of Audiovisual media and another in Creative Writing and Digital Narratives.
Fun Fact: Her dream is to be a chef and loves to clean her house.