Trivia

Eddie Mariano's directing influences while growing up were Martin Scorsese, Steven Spielberg, Stanley Kubrick, Michael Mann, Ridley Scott, Tony Scott, Alfred Hitchcock, Joel Coen, Ethan Coen, Christopher Nolan, Clint Eastwood, Orson Welles, Ron Howard, David Fincher, and Danny Boyle.

Born as Eddie N. Martinez, but goes by the stage name of Eddie Mariano.

Son of Nelson E. Martinez & Carmelina Martinez.

Older brother of Writer & Producer Edwin Mariano. Together both brothers own and operate MPE Studios.

While in film school Eddie Mariano's teachers were the following: directing teachers Larry Leahy and Matthew Harrison, cinematography teacher Matthew Kohnen, and screenwriting teacher Bennett S. Graebner.