Mando is an aspiring cinematographer and camera operator. Born in Oakland California and raised in the San Francisco East Bay. At 18, Mando began his career at KICU TV as a sports videographer for the Emmy award winning “High School Sports Focus” and “A’s on a Deck Show” for Major League Baseball Oakland Athletics. In 2012, Mando leaped towards pursuing his life long dream of joining major motion studio pictures and developing indie films in the quickly growing Albuquerque, New Mexico Film Community.

Mando is a proud member of the IATSE 480 film Union. and has worked on a variety of Hollywood feature films and national commercials. In 2017, Mando created Darkroad Pictures and in 2019, Darkroad Rentals was formed. It’s been a dream come true to create a production company and this is just the upward journey for Mando and Darkroad Pictures.