Cinema industry
“Everything you can imagine is real.”
Any time you design a cover for a book or a Podcast, specially when is gonna help others, it’s going to become the definitive design for that production, so you don’t want to hack something out. You need to put in the kind of care it warrants if it’s going to live in history.
2026: Camino Ilustrado, based on the renowned book Camino by Saint Josemaría Escrivá, was created as a visual storytelling project exploring faith, creativity, and personal growth, where I worked as the creative director and illustrator, developing a series of artworks and narratives shared with a global audience through digital platforms and live experiences.
2025: In collaboration with Amor Seguro, a project inspired by the Theology of the Body of Saint John Paul II, I worked as a creative director and illustrator, translating complex philosophical and theological concepts into contemporary visual language through illustrations, campaigns, and digital content designed to connect with new generations, making accessible the anthropological richness of this vision through art, education, and storytelling (currently not available for public release as it is still in production).
2019: Will Smith and Tom Holland were the main characters in the animated movie, “Spies in disguise”, and I was the cartoonist and the 2D animator in the short film produced by Taylor Cut Films to promote the premiere of the movie in New York City and in Los Angeles, CA , CA. Client: Westbrook INC / Production: Taylor Cut Films
Motion & VFX: Up Inspiring Motion / Softwares: After Effects, Cinema 4D, Octane Render, Procreate. / Creative Team: Samlo (Santiago María López), Jean Estevào, Thales Natan, Renan Santa Terra, Eduardo Lunkes, Eliel Guimaraes, Stefane Kaller, Michelle Kaller, Melina Zanella and Igor Martins.
2023: I just worked in a little drop of this huge project directed by Luis Anzorena. I was the visual developement at the movie poster. I did the drawings and Zuriñe Lafón did the graphic design. What’s this movie about? This documentary traces the career of renowned Spanish dolphin trainer José Luis Barbero and the events leading up to his shocking death in 2015.
2019: I have been working as a Concept Artist and 2D animator through Taylor Cut Films for a Marvel Studios short movie commercial. It was an honor to have met such talented creatives.
Editorial production
“Everything you can imagine is real.”
Any time you design a character for a Book, specially a fairy tale, it’s going to become the definitive design for that character, so you don’t want to hack something out. You need to put in the kind of care it warrants if it’s going to live in history.
2023: The Book That Changed Everything – Written by Allison Regina Gliot and Character designing, Visual development and Creative Direction by Santiago María López Piuma alias Samlo.
2023: Salmones, hormonas y pantallas – Written by Dr. Miguel Ángel Martínez-Gonzalez and cover Illustration by Santiago María López Piuma alias Samlo
2024: La abejita Beena y el oso pardo del bosque – Written by Guillermo Dillon Montaña and Illustration and editorial design by Santiago María López Piuma alias Samlo
Cover designing
“Everything you can imagine is real.”
Any time you design a cover for a book or a Podcast, specially when is gonna help others, it’s going to become the definitive design for that production, so you don’t want to hack something out. You need to put in the kind of care it warrants if it’s going to live in history.
2023: I was hired by Matt from Yes Theory to design The Second Yes Theory Podcast cover. I worked as a graphic designer and illustrator on this project and it was, one more time, an honor.
2020: I was hired by Ammar from Yes Theory to design The Yes Theory Podcast cover in collaboration with Headspace Studios. I worked as a graphic designer and illustrator on this project and it was an honor.