Mario Tena Mapacho

Mario S. Tena (born December 9, 1998), known professionally as Mapacho, is a mexican sound designer, actor and director.

His work as sound designer can be heard in short films such as When I Get Home (Dir. Edgar Adrián, 2026), premiered at Berlinale 76 and the stop motion Secret Theatre (Dir. Diego Martínez Gutiérrez, 2025), premiered at Annecy 2025, Ariel Award 2026 winner for best short animated.

His first co directed and co written short documentary Home Again (Dir. Lilian Mendoza, Salvador López Romero, Sebastián Gonzáles Vázquez, Mario Tena, 2024) has been selected and awarded best documentary by several film festivals.