Sandra Equihua

Emmy Award winner Sandra Equihua was born in Tijuana, Mexico, where she graduated from Ibero University with a bachelor’s degree in graphic design. As a graphic designer, illustrator, and character designer, she has collaborated on projects with her husband, Jorge Gutierrez, and WB, Disney, Nickelodeon and Netflix, among others. Together, Sandra and Jorge co-created the highly acclaimed animated series El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera (Nickelodeon), for which she received an Emmy Award for character design. Sandra was also a character designer for the animated film, The Book of Life (20th Century Fox), for which she received an Annie Award. She is currently working on Netflix’s multiple Emmy Award winning animated series, Maya and the Three, among other projects. Sandra lives with her husband and son Luka in Los Angeles, CA, where she happily creates to her heart’s content.