Marcelo Pacheco, who holds a degree in Graphic Design from the School of Communication in Madrid and a degree in Interior Design from the School of Applied Arts in Mérida, began his career in 1993 by founding the studio Flecha y Marcelo and, between 1993 and 1998, was appointed Head of Set Design at the Telecinco television network. In 2000, he founded the company Área Espacios Efímeros and, finally, in 2018, he established his current company, MARCELO and partners, which is entirely dedicated to production design and art direction.

Throughout all these years, Marcelo has been called upon to collaborate with the best and most renowned companies in the audiovisual industry.

In the field of art direction for television, notable projects include daily drama series currently on air such as ‘La Promesa’, the recent winner of a 2024 International Emmy Award in the telenovela category, *Sueños de Libertad*, and *Valle Salvaje*, which has also garnered several awards and accolades.

He has worked on major productions such as ‘La catedral del mar,, Isabel, Hernán, el hombre, Los pacientes del Doctor García and a host of other titles including Ni una más, La señora, Amar en tiempos revueltos, 4 Estrellas, Dos vidas, Brigada Costa del Sol, Mercado central, El nudo, Traición, Lo que escondían sus ojos, Amar es para siempre, Sin identidad, Tierra de lobos, Bandolera, o República. More recently, she has worked on the series Asuntos internos*, La Favorita 1922 and La agencia.

Her work also extends to a wide range of entertainment formats such as Gran Hermano, La Voz, Quién quiere ser millonario, Veo cómo cantas, Bake Off, No sé de qué me hablas, Dame veneno, Pasa sin llamar, El círculo de los famosos, True story, Quién educa a quién, Divididos, Mental samurai, Game of games, Viva la tarde, Movistar plus stadium and ‘El Hormiguero’.

In the field of art direction for theatre and the performing arts, he has worked on productions such as Los Persas for the Teatro Español and Marie Antoniette for the Vienna State Opera Ballet.

Always closely connected to his homeland, he has collaborated as a production designer on several occasions at the Mérida International Classical Theatre Festival, on Antigona and Sueño de una Noche de Verano, and at the Alcántara Classical Theatre Festival on the play El Volpone. He has also worked with theatre companies from Extremadura such as Suripanta Teatro, Espectáculos Ibéricos, Samarkanda Teatro, and La Estampa Teatro.

In the world of film, his art direction on *La Corona Partida* and on numerous short films and advertising projects is particularly noteworthy. He has also been professionally involved in prestigious events such as the Platino Awards, the Forqué Awards, the Music Awards and the Cibeles Madrid Fashion Show.

To carry out these projects, Marcelo collaborates with film and television production companies, including Mediacrest, Bambú Producciones, Diagonal TV, The Good Mood, DLO, Onza Entertainment, Zeppelin, Boxfish, Mediapro, Mod Producciones, Ganga, Mediapro, Boomerang, Zanskar, México & U.S. Hispanic, Winwin, the Mexican company Dopamine, and Warner Bros.

His work is broadcast on platforms such as Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, HBO Max and Movistar, as well as on national free-to-air channels including TVE, Atresmedia and Mediaset.

As a lecturer, Marcelo has taught production design courses at the European Institute of Design (IED) in Madrid and has delivered a masterclass on art direction at the Extremadura Audiovisual Forum.

His talent has been recognised over the years with numerous awards. The Academy of Television Arts and Sciences has awarded him the Iris Award for Best Art Direction and Set Design on three occasions, and his work on La corona partida was shortlisted for the Goya Awards.

He has also received honours such as the Almendralejo Ciudad del Cava Award, the Reyes Abades Award of Honour, the Almendralejo Gold Medal, and the Almendralejo Medal, the city’s highest honour. In 2022, he had the honour of being the official herald for the local festivities in his hometown.