About Us
Mundo Feliz derives its name from the late Andrea Cecilia Bernal, a Chilean pioneering graffiti artist known as ACB who tragically lost her life to cancer in 2006. In her public murals and graffiti pieces, ACB imagined a happy world where everyone cherished each other and appreciated and respected nature and animals. In that magical happy world, ACB also painted images of an inclusive and just society–one that was not fearful of standing up for others. It is in this spirit that our company was formed.
Our team is comprised of native New Yorkers with deep roots in Latin America in part to our cultural and immigrant experiences across the hemisphere. We fully blend our skills and experiences as filmmakers, cultural organizers, and impact producers to ensure that our films emerge from community perspectives and immersed in movement building led by the people.
Meet the team
Vee Bravo is a New York native, born in Chile, who for the past twenty years has worked as a documentary filmmaker, educator, and community impact producer. His filmmaking work has largely focused on hip hop, Latinx culture, and current events shaping the world. In 2009, Bravo co-produced Estilo Hip Hop [PBS], which chronicles the rise of hip hop activism across Latin America. In 2022, he directed and produced Primera [HBO], a documentary about the 2019 social uprising in Chile. He is currently directing and producing The Franchise, an investigative documentary on the New York State prison economy [PBS/2026].
In the mid-90s, Bravo co-founded Stress Magazine, an independent hip hop culture magazine whose community engagement campaign included media education programs for incarcerated youth at Rikers Island. In 2008, Bravo was hired by the late Albert Maysles to lead the Education Department at the Harlem-based Maysles Documentary Center. Here, he initiated several production and editing training programs for young people and adults. From 2011-2018, Bravo served as Vice President of Education at Tribeca Film Institute. Bravo spearheaded filmmaking programs that reached an excess of 30,000 students in public schools and prisons in New York City and Los Angeles. Bravo’s work has been supported by The National Endowment for the Humanities [NEH], The Ford Foundation, Open Society Foundations, Latino Public Broadcasting, Firelight Media, and Independent Television Service [ITVS].
Bravo earned a BA in Latin America & Caribbean Area Studies from Binghamton University and an MS in Urban Policy from The New School University.
Co-Founder
Founder
Tarin is a Bronx-born native of Chilean-Mapuche Diaguita descent whose parents migrated to New York in the late '70s. Her childhood was a convergence of cultures: the comforting scent of traditional Southern Wallmapu cuisines blended with the defiant energy of hip-hop blasting in the streets. Over the years, Tarin has leaned into these experiences to effectively work at the intersection of mental health, community and filmmaking. She holds a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration: International Business and a Master's degree in Organizational Leadership.
In 2020, Tarin joined PRIMERA team as an Impact Producer. She designed and implemented a transnational knowledge exchange among Black, Brown, and Indigenous movement leaders from Chile, Puerto Rico and the US to discuss pertinent issues such as the gentrification of public and native lands and the impact of global labor markets on political movements. Through the knowledge exchanges–encuentros (gatherings)–across the Americas, she has established a dynamic network of community leaders, artists and and frontline responders.
Tarin is currently working on the impact campaign for the THE FRANCHISE, which will involve knowledge exchanges among Latine farm workers in rural New York State and residents of public housing in New York City.
