Carlos Baena

Carlos Baena (born December 7, 1974) is a professional animator and a cofounder of the online school Animation Mentor.

Life and career Baena was born in 1974 in Las Palmas, Canary Islands, and raised in Madrid, Spain.

For Cars, Baena animated several scenes with the two Italian cars Guido and Luigi and received a 2007 Annie Award nomination for Best Character Animation for his work.

Baena works with fellow cofounders, Bobby Beck, AnimationMentor.com's CEO and President, and Shawn Kelly to define and shape the school's overall direction. Baena balances his co-founder responsibilities with his full-time animator job at Pixar in Emeryville, California.

Awards Premios Fugaz al cortometraje español

Filmography Animation Department Hubert's Brain (2001) - (animator) Finding Nemo (2003) - (animator) Boundin' (2003) - (animator) Exploring the Reef (2003) - (Video short; animator) The Incredibles (2004) - (animator) Cars (2006) - (animator) Ratatouille (2007) - (animator) WALL-E (2008) - (animator) Toy Story 3 (2010) - (animator) Monsters University (2013) - (character development and animation)

Visual Effects Jurassic Park III (2001) - (CG animator) Men in Black II (2002) - (animator: air chase and post office sequences, ILM) Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones (2002) - (animator: ILM)

Short films The Roddenberry Archive: The Cage (2022) - (director) 765874 – Unification (2024) - (director)