Pedro started his career as an assistant director in feature films and advertisement. In 2008 he directed his first short film, "The Name of the Cat", selected for more than 30 festivals. From 2009 to 2012, he lived in New York, where he pursued his MFA in Film at Columbia University. In the following year, he began to direct commercials, making films for big brands, and he directed the second season of the TV comedy show “Elmiro Miranda Show “ for TBS Brazil. In 2014, he was hired to be a full-time director at the production company Zola (http://www.zola.pro.br/?pessoa=pedro-coutinho), where he develops movies and television projects, and direct commercials.