2025
3D Character Animator
Dream Catchers | Indie Show
Dream Catchers is the indie show of your dreams! Follow Star and TV as they help dreamers with their problems.Dream Catchers is a surreal animated show created by Matthew Lei and Val Yu. I participate in this show as a 3D character animator. I animated for episodes 5 and 6. Now we're working on season 2 :)Animating on this show is amazing! I'm collaborating with lots of great artists and animators.
3D Character Animator
The White Elephant | Short Film
The White Elephant (2025) is a short film directed by Thet Chal. It is her CalArts thesis film. I collaborated in this film doing 3D animation.It was an honour collaborating with Thet Chal and with a lot of other artists for this visually impactful and original film. And also to learn a bit more about another culture and its history.
3D Character Animator
Mr. Astolfo Bird | Teaser
Mr. Astolfo Bird is an animated project directed by Alejandra Cañizares which narrates Franklin’s journey as a migrant child who escapes from the conflict in his country to enter the land of Ecuador. Living on the streets, Franklin finds hope and friendship in the most unexpected place, a wise bird with the ability to speak.I had the opportunity to animate on this stop-motion inspired teaser for the project, which is currently searching for funding in IndieGogo.
3D Artist, Rigger and Animator
Agarima Festival 2º Edition | Teaser
Agarima is a short film festival that showcases new filmmakers projects, mainly short films and music videos.It's organized by Nidara Studio. They contacted me to collaborate in the teaser. They wanted to show different techniques to represent the range of media present in the festival, including 3D. I made it with Blender.We also used the 3D character for some visuals to be screened between short films.
2024
Producer
May You Live To See The Dawn | Fashion Film
May Your Live To See The Dawn (2024) is a fashion film directed by Patricia Lleras Piñeiro and Ramón Martínez Cabada (Flowerfilled).The fashion collection was made by Evelin Carrillo Alvarado.
2022
Co-director and Storyboard Artist
Be Careful It's Weird Out There | Fashion Film
Be Careful It's Weird Out There (2022) is a fashion film for the collection "BE CAREFUL IT'S WEIRD OUT THERE" by Evelin Carrillo Alvarado.I co-directed it with Ramón Martínez Cabada. We shot the whole film in one day.
Animating for Dream Catchers
Agarima Character | Modeling, Shading and Rigging
Animations from my 3D Animation Demo Reel
My Compositing Demo Reel
Hi! I'm Ari. I'm a 26-year old 3D character animator and artist from Vigo, Spain.During my free time I participate on indie animation projects. Currently, I'm collaborating as a character animator on the indie show "Dream Catchers".I enjoy drawing on my sketchbook and on my tablet. I bring them everywhere! I also like to draw comics as a way to tell my own stories.I'm from Galicia and I love my culture and language. If you meet me, you'll hear me talking about my country and speaking Galician accidentally. You'll get used to it!My favorite films are The Mitchells vs. the Machines, Tarzan and Princess Mononoke.If you want to know more about me, here's my resume.