“Rota de Tapas” has become an iconic action for the brand Estrella Damm, with widespread consumer recognition. After 15 editions, returns with a more dynamic, creative, and challenging approach to consumers and chefs.

The Brand was looking for an illustrated proposal that would communicate the concept of the route: going from POS to POS through cities, with the bottle acting as an aggregating element. The look and feel should be young, arty, cool, and consumer-friendly, ideally with underlying Mediterranean codes.

Rota de Tapas aims to work with a younger target more closely, bringing added value to the consumer and increasing the "consumer's gastronomic know-how" through an implementation that aims to help POSs develop more creative and dynamic tapas.

CLIENT: SilvaDesigners - Estrella Damm Portugal

“Non si può cogliere l’essenza di Genova senza assaggiare il pesto. È il sapore più autentico di questa città incastonata nel verde delle sue alture. Una sinfonia di ingredienti che conquista tuttə, perfino i palati più sopraffini: è impossibile resistergli! Gustarlo a Genova è un’esperienza straordinaria, il suo aroma, la sua delicatezza e il suo carattere sono estasi pura.”

CLIENT: The Genoeser & Terrae

Entre dicas práticas, mapas ilustrados, petiscos imperdíveis e um sem fim de hotéis, restaurantes, museus, passeios e mais, prepare-se para começar já a viajar com este guia para o ano inteiro.

Naquele que é o primeiro guia de viagem internacional da Observador Lifestyle, preparamos três rotas exaustivas para explorar Marrocos: do mistério do deserto ao exotismo de Marraquexe, da herança portuguesa às fortalezas de paxás, das compras nos mercados ao surf em Essaouira.

Cliente: Observador Lifestyle

L'Eroica was inspired by classic cycling and aimed to rediscover the authentic roots of an extraordinary sport. Over the years, the Eroica vision and values have been shared with the world, creating new events for both classic and modern bikes that reaffirm our taste for healthy and good-spirited participation.

This is the illustration created for the Cuba’s Event in 2024

CLIENT: Eroica & Daiquiri Tours

Questo puzzle ti porterà sulle coste incantevoli dell'Italia, dove il tramonto dipinge il cielo di colori vivaci. 'Tra I Due Golfi' è un omaggio alla serenità delle estati italiane, catturando l'emozione di momenti indimenticabili. L'arte di Marla Cruz, con le sue texture e tonalità calde, trasforma ogni pezzo del puzzle in una piccola storia da scoprire.
(500 Pezzi)

CLIENT: StoPuzzle

Editorial Illustration for the article “A vegetarians Christmas Eve pig roast” from Serious Eats

“… Marla Cruz Linares created a magical scene full of music and laughter for the feature, A Vegetarian's Christmas Eve Pig Roast. I am obsessed with the energy of this illustration and would have loved to be invited to this Cuban Noche Buena Pig Roast in Miami. Marla captured the idea of the feature perfectly, and her composition and line work are so enticing”. —Amanda Suarez, Senior Visual Editor- Serious Eats

CLIENT: Serious Eats

CATEGORY: Editorial Illustration; Food Illustration; Lifestyle Illustration

Illustration and graphic design for a silkscreen-printed Poster for at London’s show from the Courtney Barnett’s 2022 UK & European Tour.

CLIENT: Look Out Kid

THE NAPOLITANER MAGAZINE

The Napolitaner is a weekly fictitious magazine that collects visual concepts about the city of Napoli. Through the covers of a magazine that does not exist, they want to propose a new vision of the Napoli city and celebrate his controversial beauty and the stories of those who live in.

This is my tribute… Fortuna delle banane

CLIENT: The Napolitaner

CATEGORY: Editorial Illustration; Food Illustration; LifeStyle Illustration

Personal project featuring some women and her natural diversity between the typical archetypes and her real nature and inner world.

CATEGORY: Editorial Illustration; LifeStyle Illustration

Artworks and advertising created for Eme Alfonso's single Black Hole.

CLIENT: Eme Alfonso

CATEGORY: Whimsical Illustration; Cover illustration; digital illustration; Advertising Illustration; Animation

The Palermitaner is a weekly fictitious magazine that collects visual concepts about the city of Palermo. Through the covers of a magazine that does not exist, they want to propose a new vision of the Sicilian city and celebrate the controversial beauty of Palermo and the stories of those who live in.

This is my tribute…

CLIENT: The Palermitaner

CATEGORY: Editorial Illustration; Concept Illustration

North Star Goddess is a stylish, fashion-forward interpretation of traditional Rider-Waite-Smith tarot commissioned by North Star Goddess & Tarot.

The strength of traditional tarot symbols combine as much racial and cultural diversity as possible with diverse bodies, up-to-the-minute fashion, and the strength and power of twenty-first-century witchcraft.

The 78 cards of the tarot deck are rich with meaning—archetypes like The Magician, The Empress, and The Chariot reflect our lived experience and are a mirror into the ways in which we interact with the world. In this deck I take these symbols into contemporary life with illustrations that celebrates the diversity and energy of the new kind of magic that is happening in this world.

CLIENT: North Star Goddess & Tarot

CATEGORY: Whimsical Illustration; Tarot illustration; Product Illustration; Editorial Illustration; Card Deck illustrated

Artwork created for Silvio Rodríguez and Eme Alfonso's single “Quiero”

CLIENT: Eme Alfonso

CATEGORY: Whimsical Illustration; Cover illustration; Digital illustration; Advertising Illustration; Animation

Personal project of illustrated maps of Cuba, highlighting the main tourist sites of the country, inspired by a trip around the country in a camper that I made. The result, ten maps of the most charming places in Cuba.

CATEGORY: Map Illustrator; Editorial Illustration; LifeStyle Illustration; Travel Illustration

Personal illustration selected for 3x3 Mag's Illustration Catalogue 2021

Hand lettering projects are used in various ways. Some use it for crafting or scrapbooking while others use it for designing logos.

This is a collection of personal work. If you are interested in licensing any of these images, please feel free to reach out to me.

CATEGORY: Lettering; Advertising; Editorial

Illustration and graphic design for a Poster for the Courtney Barnett’s 2021 - 2022 North American tour.

CLIENT: Look Out Kid

1. Scape / 2. Deal / 3. Protection

CATEGORY: Personal Illustration; Narrative illustration; Book Illustration

This is a personal project inspired by the summer of 2022 in Algarve, Portugal.

If you are interested in licensing any of these images, please feel free to contact me.

CATEGORY: Editorial Illustration; LifeStyle Illustration; Advertising; Lettering; Poster

Editorial Illustrations and graphic design for the myth story Jason and the Golden Fleece

CATEGORY: Editorial Illustrations; Book Illustrations; Narrative; Character Illustration

Artworks and advertising created for Síntesis's single Sire-Sire.

CLIENT: Síntesis

CATEGORY: Whimsical Illustration; Cover illustration; digital illustration; Advertising Illustration

Personal Illustrations for silk-screen prints.

CATEGORY: Editorial Illustration; Lifestyle Illustration; Character Illustration

An illustrated map of Cuba, highlighting top tourist sites along the country and the campers, four-wheel drive jeeps, scooters and bikes from Cuba On the Road.

CUBA ON THE ROAD is a product designed by DAIQUIRI TOURS for travelers who wish to explore Cuba in freedom and comfort.

CLIENT: Cuba on the Road

Graphic design and socially responsive illustrations for UNICEF-Cuba’s Campaing Mídete. This project contain posters, brochure, animations and graphic communication for social networks.

CLIENT: UNICEF-Cuba

Commissioned illustration for a collaborative project for Christmas silk-screen prints.

CLIENT: DiHavana Studio

CATEGORY: Editorial Illustration

Personal Illustrations for silk-screen prints inspired on happy lyrics' songs.

CATEGORY: Editorial Illustration;

Graphic design and socially responsive illustrations for UNICEF-Cuba’s project for the reception and counselling centres for unaccompanied minors.

CLIENT: UNICEF-Cuba

Illustrations for an Article at Condé Nast Traveler Magazine about traveling post-pandemic. (personal project)

Cover illustration for an Especial Number and dossier of Periodismo de Barrio's Magazine. This dossier publishes a set of stories about the housing problem in Cuba.

CLIENT: Periodismo de Barrio

CATEGORY: Editorial Illustration; Concept Illustration

Roberto Fonseca proposes a new playlist to travel with his favorite music. Titled “Día entero” (All day long)… you will be able to travel with the songs that had him hooked all day long. A varied and diverse music selection; from Porter to Kuti, through Silvio Rodríguez.

This is the artwork created for the musician Roberto Fonseca and his Playlist Un DÍa Entero.

CLIENT: Roberto Fonseca

CATEGORY: Whimsical Illustration; Cover illustration; Digital Illustration;

Illustrations created for a Evoluciona's Campaing Mujer Rural.

CLIENT: Evoluciona, Cenesex

CATEGORY: Social illustration; LifeStyle illustration; Advertising Illustration;

Illustrations created for a personal project inspired by Mihaela Noroc's online project Atlas of Beauty: Women of the world in 500 Portraits. It was a opportunity for showcase and understand the diversity of women beauty all around us. The project count 18 illustrations, for now.

CLIENT: Personal Project

CATEGORY: Social illustration; LifeStyle illustration;

Commissioned illustration for a collaborative project for an Italian ice cream shop in Havana.

CLIENT: Gelato's Ice cream Shop

CATEGORY: Advertising Illustration; Brand Illustration; Concept Illustration; Character illustration; LifeStyle Illustration

Illustrations created for a Evoluciona's Campaing Cuerpo de Verano (Summer Body).

CLIENT: Evoluciona, Cenesex

CATEGORY: Social illustration; LifeStyle illustration; Advertising Illustration;

Personal illustration created during the quarantine time in Coronavirus times

Whimsical illustration

New vision about today's rural woman.

Inspiration in Lucía, 1968, Humberto Solás' cuban film.