About Miranda Montenegro

Born and raised on the U.S.-Mexico border, Miranda Montenegro is a Mexican-American filmmaker committed to amplifying untold Latino stories. A former live music photographer, she was named to the 2023 “Future of Hollywood” cohort - a curated list of rising Latinx filmmakers led by John Leguizamo and Ben DeJesus. Montenegro has participated in several prestigious programs, including the inaugural 2023 mitú x Walmart Filmmaker Accelerator, the USC Straight-to-Series Program, and the 2021 Emerging Content Creators Inclusion Initiative in partnership with NALIP.

Montenegro’s industry experience spans major companies such as the Walt Disney Company, Lucasfilm, and Sony Pictures Entertainment. She holds a B.A. in English from UCLA and an M.F.A. in Film & Television Production from the USC School of Cinematic Arts. She is a recipient of multiple filmmaking awards and scholarships, including the George Lucas Family Foundation Scholarship and the Broccoli Family Foundation Scholarship.

Montenegro is currently directing an Instagram docuseries for Relevant+ and producing two feature documentaries with Maestra Productions: Reading the World: The Early Works of Paolo Freire and Mendez, et al. In July 2025, Deadline exclusively announced You Can Do Better, a romantic comedy feature produced by Montenegro in association with Digital Bodega.