portraits @Juan Pablo Gutierrez
Colombian-born Production Designer and Architect, now based in the United States, with a strong foundation in visual fine arts. She began her film career as a visual consultant while studying photography at The New School in New York City, later evolving into Art Direction and Production Design. Her work seamlessly integrates architecture, color theory, costume, and interior design to create cohesive visual narratives that resonate with audiences.
Over two decades, Diana has shaped more than 35 projects across the Americas. Her work on influential film and television productions in Latin America reflects a confident creative voice, a distinct visual identity, and a precise, elegant design approach—bringing clarity and resourcefulness even within tight budgets.
Notable projects include the Golden Globe–nominated television series Narcos, where she crafted the show’s primary visual identity, drawing inspiration from magical realism as the base for the show’s aesthetics in Season 1. Her portfolio also features Netflix’s Wild District; and The marked heart the coming-of-age original series Los Billis for Prime Video; contemporary series Malayerba on Apple TV; and the Sundance Film Festival Audience Award–winning films Contracorriente and Live Forever.
Diana has led art departments for major international productions across Latin America, contributing to projects such as the recent BBC hit The Night Manager (S2), filmed in Colombia; Gemini Man, directed by Ang Lee; Elizabeth Harvest; The 33; and Jungle. She designed the tropical thriller What You Wish For and the women’s rights period film Estimados Señores, for which she was awarded the Macondo Award for Best Art Direction 2025. Most recently, she completed a collaboration with Andrés Beltrán on his upcoming thriller Ánima, and a tropical period television series for Netflix based on the iconic novel En diciembre llegaban las brisas, set in Barranquilla in 1958.
AWARDS & NOMINATIONS
Iris prize festival
Winner Best Production Design / Rubirosa / 2019
Premios La Silla
Nominee Best Production Design / Rubirosa part 1 / 2019
Nominee Best Production Design / Rubirosa part 2 / 2019
Premios India Catalina
Nominee Best Art Direction / Los Billis / 2024
Nominee Best Art Direction / Pálpito 2 / 2024
Nominee Best Art Direction / Pálpito / 2023
Nominee Best Art Direction / La Ronca de Oro / 2015
Macondo Awards
Winner Best Production Design / Estimados Señores / 2025
Nominee Best Art Direction / Llanto Máldito / 2022
Nominee Best Art Direction / Que Viva la Musica / 2016
Winner Best Art Direction / Roa / 2014
Nominee Best Art Direction / Pescador / 2013
Nominee Best Art Direction / Contracorriente / 2011
RESUME
SELECTED FILM
AQP, Production Designer 2026 (post-production) 2026 – Producers | Cimarrón Cine + Mediapro | Director | Alfonso Pineda Ulloa
ANIMA, Production Designer 2025. (post-production) 2026 – Producers | Jason Cherubini, Carolina Barrera | Director | Andrés Beltrán
DEAR GENTLEMAN, (ESTIMADOS SEÑORES) Production Designer. 2024 – Producers | Agora films | Director | Patricia Castañeda
THE PEOPLE’S PRESIDENT, Production Designer. 2024 – Producers | Dynamo | Netflix | Director | Felipe Cano
WHAT YOU WISH FOR, Production Designer 2023 – Producers | Francesca Silvestri, Kevin Chinoy | Director | Nick Tomney
LLANTO MALDITO, Production Designer. 2021 – Producers | Natalia Echeverry – Dynamo | Netflix | Director | Andres Beltran
GEMINI MAN, Art Director. 2019 – Producers | Jerry Buckheimer – Brian Bell | Fox Searchlight | Director | Ang Lee
ELIZABETH HARVEST, Production Designer. 2017 – Producers | Fred Berger – Brian Kavanaugh-jones – AG studios | Apple TV | Director | Sebastián Gutierrez
JUNGLE, Art Director. 2016 – Producers | Mike Gabrawy, Todd Felman| Director | Greg Mc Lean
QUE VIVA LA MUSICA, Production Designer. 2016 – Producers | Dynamo – Rodrigo Guerrero | Director | Carlos Moreno
ROA, Production Designer .2013 – Producers | Dynamo – Andres Calderon | Director | Andi Baiz
PESCADOR, Production Designer. 2011 – Producers | Lisandra Rivera | Director | Sebastián Cordero
UNDERTOW, Production Designer. 2009 – Producers | Dynamo – Rodrigo Guerrero – Andres Calderón | Director | Javier Fuentes León
SELECTED TV SERIES
BRISAS (working title), Production Designer. (post-production) 2026 – Producers | Dynamo | Netflix | Director | Claudia Pedraza – Rafael Martinez
THE NIGHT MANAGER S2, Art Director. 2026 – Producers | Stephen Garret – AG Studios for BBC & Amazon Prime video | Director | Georgie Banks Davis
THE ACCIDENT S2, Production Designer. 2025 – Producers | Mar Abierto | Netflix | Director | Gracia Querejeta – Carlos Villegas
LOS BILLIS, Production Designer. 2024 – Producers | AG Studios | Amazon Prime video | Director | Felipe Cano – Mateo Stivelberg
THE MARKED HEART S1 & S2, Production Designer. 2022, 2023 – Producers | CMO – Leonardo Padrón | Netflix | Director | Camilo Vega
MALAYERBA, Production Designer 2021 – Producers | Natalia Echeverry -Dynamo | Apple TV | Director | Andres Beltrán
JUANPIS THE SERIES, Production Designer. 2021 – Producers | Diego Ramirez Shremmp – Dynamo | Netflix | Director | Rodrigo Triana
WILD DISTRICT. Production Designer. 2019 – Producers | Andres Calderon – Natalia Echeverry – Dynamo| Netflix | Director | Carlos Moreno
NARCOS S1, Production Designer. 2017 – Producers | Eric Newman – Doug Miro – Chris Brancatto | Netflix | Director | Jose Padilla, Guillermo Navarro
RUBIROSA, Production Designer. 2018 – Producers | 11:11 Films – Manolo Cardona – Claro TV – VIX | Director | Carlos Moreno – Juan Cardona
BLANCA, Production Designer. 2016 – Producers | Gael Nouaille – Canal Plus + France | Director | Carlos Moreno
As a Creative Director, and having the initiative and spirit of expanding ideas and styles, and as a true believer that collaborative team work is the best way to create Art, Diana convened her usual teammates and created Mood Colectivo; a group of designers and Visual artists that work together indistinctly in all the different disciplines of the audiovisual and artistic field through parallel projects as an inclusive creative workshop.
Photo @juanpablogutierrez www.jpgfoto.com
Diana is a Member of the Production Designers Collective https://www.productiondesignerscollective.org/
She is also an Advocate for the International Production design week – Colombia. https://productiondesignweek.org/
Diana is a member of ATAAC Colombia https://www.asociacionataac.com/ and the head of the Sustainability Committee, Board, / CIRCULAR DESIGN ADVOCATE
