WELCOME TO COSMIC CREATIVE
We are a Full Service Animation Company. We collect the most awarded and recognized motion artists from Costa Rica under two studios, focused on Advertising and Entertainment.
20+ Years of Experience working for Studios, Agencies, and Brands.
MANAGING TEAM
Our managing team has handled more than 800 minutes of high quality animated content over the years, successfully delivering projects to producers, studios and agencies in the U.S., Canada, and Europe.
Leo Trinidad / CEO and Founder
NY Times Bestselling comic book artist, illustrator and animator. He is known for being the creator of the first animated series ever produced in Central America. An outstanding achievement that lead him to the foundation of Rocket Cartoons; one of the most successful animation studios in Latin America. After many years of experience creating connections, and working in Entertainment and Advertising with companies such as Disney, Fox, Dreamworks, Cartoon Network, Marvel, and Mattel, Leo founded Cosmic Creative with the goal of building the strongest team, with the most awarded and recognized animation professionals from Central America, to be able to tackle any animation project for the U.S. Market.
Bryan H. López / Head of Production
Known for delivering high-quality animated content that captivates audiences and exceeds client expectations. A collaborative leader who thrives in dynamic environments, fostering creativity, innovation, and excellence in every project. Passionate about pushing the boundaries of animation and storytelling to create unforgettable experiences for viewers worldwide. Bryan has experience delivering high quality animated commercials for recognized U.S. Brands like Toyota, Splenda, Maddison Square Garden, Marvel, Fox, Adult Swim, and more.
Jean Franco Gómez / Production Manager
Experienced 2D Illustrator and Animation Director with a proven track record of team leadership on animated series for Marvel, Mattel, and Adult Swim. Professional and hard working character animation expert with experience in programs such as Toon boom Harmony, Adobe Animate, After Effects, Photoshop, and more.
CREATIVE DIRECTORS
Our team of Creative Directors have worked in over a thousand commercials, on projects for global brands like LEGO, Meccano, Mc Donald's, Coca-Cola, NYU, HotWheels, Gillette, Mattel, Cocomelon, Impact Theory, Burger King, Ford, Nissan, Ad Astra Rocket Company, Black Dynamite, among many more. And also for agencies like McCann, Leo Burnett, JWT, Havas, Isobar New York, BBDO, DDB, TBWA, and Publicis Group.
Oliver Zuñiga
Experienced Animation Director/Supervisor with a 20 year history of working in both the animation and visual effects industries. Skilled in physically plausible character animation and a number of techniques related to visual effects, including match move, compositing and physics sims. Strong arts and design professional background with engineering studies at Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica and a degree in advertising from Universidad Latina de Costa Rica.
Hans Castro
Experienced CG Supervisor, Lighter and Compositor with more than 20 years of experience creating hyper realistic Visual FX for the local and international market. Hans has been the Creative Director behind many successful commercial campaigns leading to significan achievements like being awarded at the New York Film Festival and the Ibero-American Advertising Festival.
Christian Glenewinkel
Head of Post Production. Experienced Editor/Post Supervisor with 20+ years of editing advertisement, Music videos and Documentaries, as well as color correction and all related to the Post process.
STUDIOS
Marte Studio
Our Key studio for high quality visual FX and 3D Animation. Founded in 1998, Marte has been the house behind the most successful commercials in the region of Central America. Awarded at the New York Film Festival, the Ibero-American Advertising Festival, and Premios Volcán.
Rocket Cartoons
Our Key studio for content creation and 2D Animation. Founded in 2008, Rocket has been the only content creator from Central America to provide original productions and entire seasons to networks like Disney, Dreamworks and Cartoon Network. Rocket's productions have aired in more than 40 territories around the world.
DIRECTORS
Ariana Bolaños
An artist looking to solve people's problems in a creative way and to always bring up something new. What started as a hobby in her teenager days, ended up being her profession, and her biggest passion. Ariana has been the Director on CG series for Mattel and Moose Toys.
Pablo Céspedes
Cg generalist with many years of experience working directly with all the agencies in the local and regional market. He is a specialist in open source pipelines, producing commercials entirely in Blender, and successfully Directing projects for brands like Toyota, Dos Pinos, Walmart, Dove, and many more.
Carlos Redondo
Experienced Art Director with a demonstrated history of leading teams in marketing and a wide range of creative projects. Strong entrepreneurship professional skilled in Audiovisual Production, Creative Strategy, Art Direction, Illustration and Brand Development.
Franco Céspedes
Awarded and highly experienced 2D Animator and Illustrator, with a career spanning 20 years. He has been involved in important advertising and commercial projects both inside and outside Costa Rica. He has worked on animated films, animated series and comics for important global companies like IDW, Bavaria, Walmart and more.
Alejandro Gätjens
With more than 8 years dedicated to architectural rendering as a 3D generalist and digital animator, he has accumulated extensive experience collaborating with various companies both nationally and internationally. His work has focused on creating detailed, realistic visualizations that meet the highest industry standards. Throughout his career, Alejandro have had the privilege of contributing to innovative projects that have stood out for their quality and visual impact.
