Diego Estrada Bernuy is a Peruvian-American filmmaker whose work moves through the themes of identity, migration, and belonging. Born in Lima, Peru and raised in Aurora, Colorado, his work reflects the tension and beauty of living between worlds. Diego is currently based out of Denver, CO where he crafts visual stories with Degotelo Studios for brands and institutions including Frontier Airlines, the Denver Art Museum, ACLU of Colorado, and RAM. His collaborations with poet Alejandro Jimenez have screened across Europe and Latin America, blending poetry and cinema into meditations on displacement and cultural memory. Diego was named a 2022 CineFe Fellow, continuing his pursuit of stories that bridge cultures and reimagine belonging. In his free time, Diego enjoys cooking Peruvian food, playing volleyball, and running.

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ABOUT Weight of a Dream

In Aurora, Colorado, a former Venezuelan Taekwondo team member chases his dream of competing in one of the world’s top MMA organizations. As he fights to prove himself inside the cage, he must also navigate a country that questions his worth beyond it.

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Film

Weight of a Dream

Program Affiliation

Firelight Fund

Cohort Year

2025

Instagram

@degotelo