Mariana Santos, professionally credited as Mari Santos, is a filmmaker from Sergipe, Brazil, who studied at the Federal University of Sergipe (UFS). Born on July 23, 2002, in Aracaju, her first project was an intimate short film titled Memórias de uma pessoa perdida, released in 2023. She also served as assistant director on the pilot episode of the series A(bi)stratos. In addition, she co-directed two short films in collaboration with Wesllei Cunha, Juliana Neves, and Ellen Karoline, titled Não olha para trás and Eles estão por perto.