Carlos Manuel Sánchez Díaz is an Afro-Latino writer, director, editor, producer, and executive producer born and raised in Puerto Rico. He studied in the oldest and most respected specialized art school in Puerto Rico, Escuela Especializada Central de Artes Visuales. Since high school, Carlos Manuel has produced and directed various shorts, Anecdotas: Prom (2019) being his most prolific. Taking part and being awarded at multiple festivals in the United States and Latin America, the latest being Best National and International Short, at the FACIUNI Student Film Program (2020).