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A La Madre - Lighting and color grading Director

An award-winning academic animated short film recognized by Tecnológico de Monterrey as Best Animated Short Film and Audience Favorite.

As Lighting and Pre-Compositing Lead, I was responsible for lighting direction, environment design, color grading, and visual effects. The lighting was created and rendered in Maya, and the rendered sequences were then composited in Nuke. I also supervised the team’s work and developed tools to help us achieve the final look.

This was my first experience leading a team and one of the most formative projects of my artistic development. It challenged me to learn new tools, strengthen my technical and communication skills, and find solutions to creative and production challenges.

nuke set-up

my favorite shot

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behind scenes and some renders

render setting set-up

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LET’S MAKE MAGIC.

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MÓNICA BELÉN GONZÁLEZ ÁLVAREZ / MONKI VFX / 2026

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