Featured Projects

Disney Pixar's  ELIO
Ultra Violet & Black Scorpion
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Cultural Consultant

​TomKat MeDiA

Film, TV and Multimedia
​Disney Music Group
Cultural Production Supervision
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   Disney Learning and Learner Books
Co-contributor and Cultural Consultant.
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 Pixar Animation Studios 2017
​In addition to her work as Managing Partner at TomKat MeDiA, where she oversees a slate of social justice storytelling projects, Marcela also serves as the lead cultural consultant and dramaturge for Pixar's 19th animated feature, COCO, as well as on other Hollywood projects in development and production.  Her work as an elucidator of Mexican heritage and culture impacted all aspects of production on COCO, including script development, casting, art direction, music direction as well as public relations, consumer products and marketing. 
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As dramaturge and cultural consultant Marcela also provided insights for Coco's promotional campaign including advising on set design, costume selection, and creative direction for the film's music video with Miguel and Natalia Lafourcade. Her work as a trusted advisor is relied upon by major Hollywood studios and arts organizations to ensure their storytelling is not only culturally authentic, but relevant and accurate. 

"A Storyteller's Whisperer"