Carlos A. Menéndez was born in Havana, Cuba and is a graduate of The University of Texas at Austin School of Architecture. Upon graduation, Carlos joined the New York architecture firm Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates where he worked as an architect on high-rise commercial buildings. Inspired by the filmmaking process and employing architecture as an aesthetic foundation, Carlos began designing film sets in the early 1990s. He has worked as production designer on The Equalizer (2020), Emergence (2019), NYPD Blue (2019), Dietland (2018), The Breaks (2017), Madoff (2016) South of Hell (2015) Rob the Mob (2014) Step Up Revolution (2012), Love Wedding Marriage (2011) and Stopping Power (2007) as well as art director and set designer on The Dictator (2012), Larry Crowne (2011), Miami Vice (2006), The Lost City (2005), Any Given Sunday (1999), Analyze This (1999), The Horse Whisperer (1998), Wild Things (1998), Speed 2 (1997), Ransom (1996), and Bad Boys (1995). In addition to his work on feature films, Carlos has designed numerous award-winning commercials in South America, Europe, and Southeast Asia. Carlos is a frequent editorial contributor to Perspective Magazine (The Art Directors Guild) and is working on a memoir about Cuba and a collection of short stories.
Eduardo Ponsdomenech is an award-winning music editor and producer. He is currently working on S.W.A.T (CBS) and recently received a Golden Reel nomination for his work on Netflix's Daybreak. Eduardo has produced and edited music for numerous broadcast and streaming series, including The Fugitive, Timeless, Scorpion, Gossip Girl, and Mad Dogs. Other credits include an Emmy nomination and Golden Reel Award for True Blood. His work in feature films include Akeelah And the Bee and the award winning HBO film The Normal Heart, directed by Ryan Murphy. Eduardo has also served as Executive Producer on the web series Get Busy and has directed commercials for the web. He has composed music for film, TV, podcasts, and theater. Eduardo has lectured at AFI, Cal State Fullerton, and U.M. and is a member of the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, Motion Picture Editors Guild, Motion Picture Sound Editors Society, and BMI. He holds a Master of Music degree from the University of Miami and a B.A in Theater Studies from Yale University.