Ricardo Laganaro is a brazilian filmmaker based in São Paulo. He has degrees in Communications from ECA-USP, in Advertising from ESPM, and in Film from the New York Film Academy.

He began working at TV Cultura in 1999 and in 2001 transferred to the advertising area, working in post-production and as a director’s assistant, not only for live-action movies, but also stop-motion, tradicional animation and CGI.

In 2006, he began to direct his own projects, and his first music video won the "Best Music Video for a New Band" Award at the Brazilian MTV's VMA. From there he went on to partner with Universal Music to make more music videos and also directed a documentary about the last album by Ira!, one of the biggest rock bands in Brazil.

Since 2009 he has been at O2 Filmes, the biggest production company in Brazil, where he combines his experience on the film set with his technical knowledge of post-production. He was the Head of the 3D and special effects department and has participated in the production of commercials, special projects, TV series and brazilian feature films, besides international projects such as "360" directed by Fernando Meirelles, and the brazilian-canadian production called "Zoom", coming soon.

Recently, Ricardo directed an immersive film for Museu do Amanhã, one of the great new museums in Rio, and also the most viewed 360º music video in the world.