Yoel Manuel Prieto Jr is a rising director who was born in Secaucus, New Jersey. He moved to Miami, Florida as a teenager and has loved filmmaking since high school. Having experience from numerous short films, feature films and music videos, directing has helped him expand his career both professionally and creatively. His credits include his two short films, Trapped In and TNT, as well as the music video Serotonin. He is currently working on his next short film, Lover Boy.