Faena was born and raised in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
His first feature film premiered as a work in progress at the 2007 Mar Del Plata Film Festival, where the lead actress, Dolores Fonzi, won Best Actress.
[1][2][3] Over the last two decades, he has shot for magazines 032c,[4] Vogue Italia,[5] Harper's Bazaar, Vanity Fair, Pop,[6] CR Fashion Book,[7] V Magazine[8] and many others, collaborating with the likes of Cindy Crawford,[9][10] Naomi Campbell,[11] Bella Hadid,[12] Cara Delevingne,[13] Lady Gaga,[14][8] Rihanna,[15] Penelope Cruz,[16] Sigourney Weaver,[17] Amelia Gray[18] to name some.
He directed a short film 'Those Wrecked by Success' in 2015, starring Gigi Hadid.
[21] In 2021, he released his first EP with songs 'Save Your Life' (featuring Gray Sorrenti) and 'Artificial Irresistible'.