Magdiela Hermida Duhamel

Producer, Casa Duhamel & LatinX in Animation | USA/Mexico

Magdiela Hermida Duhamel is a Mexican-American independent producer and filmmaker. She made history as Pixar’s first Latina producer with her recent work on the film and on the Art of book for Inside Out 2. She’s worked with major studios like DreamWorks Animation, and Cartoon Network LATAM on hits like Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia (Netflix), What If…? (Marvel Studios), The Casagrandes (Nickelodeon), and Rey Mysterio vs. La Oscuridad (MAX Mexico).

In 2018, she founded LatinX in Animation, a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting Latine professionals in animation, VFX, and gaming. Her indie works includes Canción Del Lago, an Hecho en Mexico stop-motion short nominated for an ARIEL Award, and Pacemaker, a trans-joy musical, ANNIE nominated and streaming on Roku Channel.

Magdiela is currently producing ¡Mosca!, a live-action/animation hybrid short as well as developing multiple future projects under her production house Casa Duhamel.