Mariana Serrano is a Peruvian-American writer/director based in Miami, FL. Her primary focus is exploring the human condition as it pertains to connection while working from a female-focused lens, and by crafting complex characters that amplify underrepresented voices within her narratives. Most recently, her film Un Pequeño Corte was announced as a winner of the HBO “Max” Latino Short Film Competition and has been acquired by the platform to  stream as of September 2023. Her latest project, Arroz, Leche y Powerball! was selected for the launch of the Oolite Art's Family Commission initiative and premiered at the 40th Annual Miami Film Festival. She intends on showcasing the film’s viability for episodic development through its festival run. Her directorial debut feature-film, Gator Boots, is currently in development and was selected as a finalist at the 2020 New Orleans Film Society - South Pitch Narrative Competition and was a WEG fellow as part of the WEG & Untitled Ladies Script Club Development and Pitch Lab 2024. As she continuously expands her filmmaking ecosystem she hopes to build  cultural bridges through her work.