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Januel Mercado
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 bee…
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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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2026
Forgotten Island
Movie Manny Molina / Dry Mermahn (voice)
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2023
Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken
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2023
The Trident
Movie Executive Producer
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2022
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
Movie Band Member / Baker's Dozen Gang Member (voice)
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2021
Dear Diary: World's First Pranks
Movie Director
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2020
The Croods: A New Age
Movie Shaman Monkey (voice)
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2019
The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part
Movie Additional Storyboarding
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2017
The Lego Ninjago Movie
Movie Story Artist
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2015
Harvey Beaks
TV show Director
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2011
Kung Fu Panda 2
Movie Story Artist
