portraits @Juan Pablo Gutierrez
Colombian-born Production Designer formed as an Architect, now based in the United States, with roots in visual fine arts and a practice shaped by curiosity, instinct, and material storytelling. She began her career in film as a visual consultant while studying photography at The New School in New York, naturally evolving into Art Direction and Production Design.
Her work lives at the intersection of architecture, color, costume, and interiors—building worlds that feel tactile, intentional, and emotionally precise. Whether working with expansive budgets or resourceful constraints, Diana brings a handcrafted sensibility and a sharp visual language that elevates each story beyond the expected.
Across more than 35 projects throughout the Americas, she has developed a distinct aesthetic voice—one that blends Latin American texture with a contemporary cinematic global edge. Her approach is both intuitive and structured: grounded in design, but open to experimentation and risk.
As the production designer She was instrumental in shaping the visual identity of the Golden Globe–nominated series Narcos, where she defined the tone of Season 1 through a lens inspired by magical realism. Her work also includes Wild District, Los Billis, and Malayerba, as well as the Sundance Audience Award–winning films Contracorriente and Live Forever.
Diana has led art departments for major international productions filmed across Latin America, including The Night Manager S2, Gemini Man directed by Ang Lee, Elizabeth Harvest, The 33, and Jungle. She designed the tropical thriller What You Wish For and the period feature Estimados Señores, earning the Macondo Award for Best Production Design 2025.
Her most recent work includes the upcoming tropical period series for Netflix based on “En diciembre llegaban las brisas,” set in 1958 Barranquilla Colombia, a delightful golden era of the Colombian history, never recreated before.
Diana is drawn to projects that take risks—stories that embrace new voices, analog processes, and bold visual identities. She brings a deep respect for craft, a collaborative spirit, and a commitment to building worlds that feel alive, specific, and unforgettable.
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 Production Design / Llanto Máldito / 2022
Nominee Best Production Design / Que Viva la Musica / 2016
Winner Best Production Design / Roa / 2014
Nominee Best Production Design / Pescador / 2013
Nominee Best Production Design / Contracorriente / 2011
RESUME
SELECTED FILM
AQP, Production Designer 2026 (post-production) 2026 – Producer |Media Pro & Cimarrón Cine | Director | Alfonso Pineda Ulloa
ANIMA, Production Designer 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
EN DICIEMBRE LLEGABAN LAS BRISAS, Production Designer. 2026 – (post-production) Producers | Dynamo – Adriana Aparicio, Michel Ruben & Angelica Guerra | Netflix | Director | Claudia Pedraza – Rafael Martinez
THE NIGHT MANAGER S2, Supervising Art Director. 2026 – Producers | Stephen Garret – Rodrigo Guerrero 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 | Rodrigo guerrero AG Studios | Amazon Prime video | Director | Felipe Cano – Mateo Stivelberg
THE MARKED HEART S1 & S2, Production Designer. 2022, 2023 – Producers | CMO | Netflix | Director | Camilo Vega & Andrés Beltrán
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
