Production company Little Minx has added to its roster the directing duo Los Perez, consisting of Tania Verduzco and Adrian Perez.
Los Perez joins Little Minx after having written, directed, edited, and scored a variety of spots for numerous brands. Their distinctly quirky, colorful, and comedic style spans work for such clients as Pepsi, Adidas, BBC, and L’Oreal.
Their campaigns for Low Cost Festival and Chimo Bayo DXM were acknowledged as two Best Works in Spanish Advertisement by Club de Creativos. Further, the duo gained inclusion into SHOOT’s 2013 New Directors Showcase and turned heads by winning the silver awards at LIA and ADCE, as well as gold at the Laus Awards. Back when selected for SHOOT’s New Directors Showcase, the Los Perez duo was with production company Cortez Brothers, the filmmakers’ roost prior to joining Little Minx.
In their solo pursuits, Verduzco and Perez are formidable artists in a variety of media. Verduzco has earned substantial acclaim for her short films Pin-Up and Impact, with the latter winning her second-place in the Young Director Awards at Cannes Film Festival. Perez splits his time between film and music, acting as the lead singer/songwriter of the popular Spanish indie-rock band CatPeople, for which Los Perez directs music videos.
Little Minx founder Rhea Scott said of Los Perez, “There’s so much vision and passion layered in everything they do and we can’t wait to see how their signature style and voice manifest next.”
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