Diego Hurtado de Mendoza is known for The Space Race (2023), The Redeem Team (2022) and The People's Fighters: Teofilo Stevenson and the Legend of Cuban Boxing (2018).

The People's Fighters: Teofilo Stevenson and the Legend of Cuban Boxing

Diego Hurtado de Mendoza winner for Outstanding Long Documentary: The Redeem Team, NETFLIX at the 44th Annual Sports Emmys at Jazz at Lincoln Center NYC 5/22/2023

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(L-R) Victor Glover, Lisa Cortés, Ed Dwight, Diego Hurtado de Mendoza, and Leland Melvin attend the World Premiere of National Geographic's "The Space Race" during the Tribeca Film Festival at Village East by Angelika on June 12, 2023 in New York City, New York.

Emmy Award-winning Director and Producer Diego Hurtado de Mendoza at the 46th Annual News & Documentary Emmy® Awards Palladium Times Square in New York City June 25 & 26, 2025

Diego Hurtado de Mendoza attends the World Premiere of National Geographic's "The Space Race" during the Tribeca Film Festival at Village East by Angelika on June 12, 2023 in New York City, New York.

(L-R) Bill Nye, Leland Melvin, Ed Dwight, Lisa Cortes, Diego Hurtado De Mendoza and Victor Glover attend National Geographic Documentary Films "The Space Race" DC/DOX Closing Night Event on June 17, 2023.

Diego Hurtado de Mendoza attends The 85th Annual Peabody Awards at Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel on June 01, 2025 in Beverly Hills, California.

Director and Producer Diego Hurtado de Mendoza attends the 10th Annual Critics Choice Documentary Awards with Lisa Cortés. November 9, 2025 in New York

Directors and Producers Diego Hurtado de Mendoza and Lisa Cortés are honored at the 2025 Alfred I. duPont–Columbia Awards with the Silver Baton for their work on the National Geographic documentary The Space Race. January 22, 2025, at Columbia University’s Low Memorial Library

Mike Krzyzewski, Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Carmelo Anthony, Dwyane Wade, Chris Paul, and Chris Bosh in The Redeem Team (2022)

The People's Fighters: Teofilo Stevenson and the Legend of Cuban Boxing (2018)

Rulon Gardner in Rulon Gardner Won't Die (2021)

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