By filming illegal migrants on their real-life, perilous journey atop trains, and across rivers and deserts as they struggled to reach the elusive “American Dream”, Felipe helped their plight become part of our common consciousness, years before it was.

His foray into cinematography peaked when his camera work on “BLOOD & FURY: America’s Civil War” earned him an EMMY nomination and another at the CSC Awards.

He followed with his directorial debut: KIDNAP CAPITAL. Feeding off the heart-wrenching stories he witnessed first-hand while shooting “Wetback”, he turned a small indie production model into an award-winning feature film: a gutting character piece that earned praise on a successful international festival tour after premiering at the Shanghai IFF and at FANTASIA.

He then moved to TV, world-building new Series by directing Pilots and taking on full seasons of shows as director.
He’s become a go-to when shows need someone to think outside of the box and elevate their on-screen value.

Felipe leans on his technical experience to give his projects a look and feel that goes beyond the words on the page by creating empowering character moments that anchor the narrative and supporting them with striking, impacting visuals, and telling them through his unmatched POV of the world.