[2] His first feature-documentary, El Culebro: La historia de mi papá (2017), is a tribute to his father, actor Hernando Casanova.

After several screenings, it premiered on Caracol Televisión, and become one of the most watched documentary that day in Colombia.

He is the youngest son of Colombian legendary actor Hernando Casanova and journalist Gilma Sampayo.

[5] He studied Film and Television at the Jorge Tadeo Lozano University in Colombia.

[6] Nicolas Casanova debuted in cinema producing, editing and directing the feature-documentary El Culebro: La historia de mi papá (2017).