Nuno Gomes - 2X Latin Grammy Nominated Dir.
Discover how the renowned director Nuno Gomes, twice nominated for the Latin Grammy, transforms music videos into true visual masterpieces through his mastery of colors and lighting. This article explores his creative approach and how he manages to convey emotions and narratives through these techniques. Learn from a music video master and take your productions to the next level!
Alberto Cano
4/10/20253 min read
"You dream to create, you love to feel, you live to last; and you dream, love and live to film" - Nuno Gomes
Who is Nuno Gomes?
Nuno Gomes was born in Caracas, Venezuela. He's a Venezuelan writer and director, better known for directing “El Farsante (Remix)” by Ozuna x Romeo Santos, “La Hora y El Día” by Daddy Yankee x Justin Quiles x Dalex, “Tonta” by Rkm & Ken-Y x Natti Natasha and most recently “Contrato” by Maluma. He has been nominated for the Latin Grammy Award twice.
In this article I don’t will mention all his music videos where he was the director, today I will mention why I consider Nuno Gomes as one of my favorite Directors and how we could learn something about him.
First of all, I think that he left a “mark” in my life because thanks to him I like to make contrast with colors as in the following examples:
My Film Directing professor used to say that the best way to learn how to manage lighting is by analyzing everything we watch, such as movies, series, music videos, short films, and even soap operas.
So, if we analyze some of Nuno Gomes' works, we can notice that he often uses colors like blue, pink, red and yellow.
In terms of direction, he usually provides context in his music videos to support the story that will unfold throughout the video, incorporating detailed shots and slow motion.
Personally, I really enjoy analyzing the video 'La Hora y El Día' by Daddy Yankee, Justin Quiles, and Dalex, because it uses complementary colors such as blue and orange.
For example, here the color orange is used in the shot as a representation of a moment of adrenaline, whereas in the image below, the color blue is used to convey the sadness and pain of our character.
Approximately 4 years ago, Nuno Gomes began a series of live sessions on Instagram called 'University of the Street' (UDLC for its initials in Spanish). This series of live sessions consisted of conversations with Executive Producers, Directors, Directors of Photography, Art Directors, Post-Producers, Sound Designers, VFX specialists, among other areas.
Unfortunately, this content is only available in Spanish, but if you're interested in learning from one of the best directors, Nuno Gomes is undoubtedly a great mentor for it.
Here are his social media links so you can watch his work:
