Personal Info
Birthday
Nov 23, 1984
Place of Birth
Stockton, California, USA
Gender
Male
Also Known As
Januel P. Mercado
ジャニュエル・P・メルカド
Januel Patricio Mercado
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.