Chevez’s journey began in Brooklyn, New York, where he started animating at the age of 4, crafting simple animations on flip books. His formal education in animation, illustration, and filmmaking took place at The High School of Art and Design, followed by further studies at the Art Students League.​ ​ Throughout his formative years, Chevez created numerous films, many of which garnered recognition in festivals. Notably "Paper Cut" (2016), which was selected for the Disney International Film Festival, and "The Red Maestro" (2018), Winner of the Best Editing award at the BRIC Film Festival. In school, Chevez had great teachers, and loved learning about the collaborative world of animation. Working with his peers greatly inspired him and shaped his love for working with a team. After graduating, Chevez jumped into the industry head first, and established Cleos Studios LLC as an animation production house for New York Artists. As a young sole proprietor, Chevez bootstrapped his own company with bigger and bigger freelance jobs and hired his artistic community. Starting with directing small commercials, he built up to show running an animated series for Johns Hopkins. Chevez’s production team is naturally composed of people of color, many of whom share his Puerto Rican background. The studio's inaugural short film, "Train of Thought" (2022), premiered at NiteHawk Cinema to two sold out shows. This fantasy/drama was a labor of love with a production spanning four years. It's a 20 minute, 2D animated picture with over 10,000 drawings. It premiered at Nitehawk Cinema in 2022 to two sold out shows. Chevez's most recent filmmaking achievement involves the completion of a seven-part mini-series titled "Better Together" (2023), commissioned by Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. In this endeavor, Chevez Co-Wrote the screenplays along with Writer and Producer Tyler Holmes. Chevez storyboarded and directed the series leading the talented Cleos Studios production team. With a background spanning five years in producing mini-series, pilots, and short films, Chevez has accumulated valuable experience in various aspects of production, including writing, casting, directing animators, layout artists, actors, and managing the expectations of executive producers, all in the pursuit of telling a good story.