About Us

Fundación COMUNARTES is a non-profit organization created to manage and execute projects that promote the development of communities and collectives through the strengthening of technological, audiovisual, communicational, creative and artistic capacities.

As a Foundation, we understand that, at present, audiovisual production has become a fundamental element as a means of communication for artistic, commercial and educational productions and has come to have a high importance in traditional media and social networks, so there is not much time left for this medium to become a means of social and political advocacy, through which communities and collectives achieve changes for their own benefit.

Meet our Team

Nicolás Baires

Independent audiovisual producer, he has participated in forums, festivals and national and international workshops related to cinema.

Producer and director of the weekly television magazine "Luces, Cámara, Popcorn", where they talk about film, including interviews with national and international filmmakers.

Workshop manager at Fundación Comunartes, he is the creator and implementer of the flagship project “Producing Identities”, which aims to develop technical skills in audiovisual production with priority to youth at risk.

He currently teaches film production and television production at the Universidad Doctor Andrés Bello.

María Durán

Founder of the Central American Collective and currently serves on several boards and committees. She has won accolades for her leadership in the community and has been named one of the Mujeres Destacadas by Rumbo newspaper, as well as one of Houston's Influential Latinos by Latino Leaders magazine.

Karen Vides

She is the director of GAIA Films, an independent production company of educational, cultural, environmental and human rights material. Her documentary “La guardiana del bosque y el Roble que comía árboles”, was winner in the Icaro 2023 Festival, in the documentary feature film category. He studied journalism at the University of El Salvador and has been self-taught in filmmaking and audiovisual direction.

Marian Cabezas

A creative enthusiast and passionate about storytelling. She has directed, produced and written her own independent short films with the help of her diverse skills spanning graphic design, video editing and photography.

Blue Pacheko

Freelance illustrator and writer; he has participated in the short film "Break makes me feel free" by director German Hernández and has illustrated Solomon group's mascot and Semaforín. He is currently working on the project "El regalo", an animated short film based on a story by Claudia Lars.

Luis y Enrique Pineda

The Pineda twins share a passion for film criticism and film production. They have organized several film clubs at the student level. In addition, their experience includes hosting the film podcast "Ellos viven" and producing and directing short films independently.