Joe Castro
Directing
Director, Producer, and Special Effects Artist, Joe Castro was born in San Antonio, Texas and began his career at age 15 when he was hired to create special effects make-up for a PBS affiliate and graduated to writing and directing his own feature films. Altogether, Joe has won over 46 awards in producing, directing, and creating special effects. Since teaming with his partner, Steven Escobar, Castro has Produced, Written & Directed 16 feature films.
Born: May 17, 1970 · San Antonio, Texas, USA
Filmography (29)
H. P. Lovecraft's The Old Ones
2024
Special Effects Makeup Ar…
Scalper
2023
Actor: Father Burman
That's a Wrap
2023
Actor: Cop #2Special Effects
The Blue Drum
2022
Prop Designer
The Amityville Harvest
2020
Special Effects
Abominable
2020
Special Effects Makeup Ar…
Xenophobia
2019
DirectorSpecial Effects Makeup Ar…+3
The Haunting of La Llorona
2019
Special Effects
RoboWoman
2019
Special EffectsSpecial Effects Key Makeu…
It Wants Blood!
2019
Creature DesignSecond Unit Director
Iron Sky: The Coming Race
2019
Special Effects
Lake Michigan Monster
2018
Creature Design
Terror Toons 3
2015
Executive ProducerEditor+3
The Summer of Massacre
2011
Actor: Michael RoseWriter+5
L.A. Zombie
2010
Makeup ArtistSpecial Effects
Another Gay Sequel: Gays Gone Wild!
2008
Special Effects Coordinat…
The Wailer
2006
Special Effects Coordinat…
Another Gay Movie
2006
Special Effects Coordinat…
The Young, the Gay and the Restless
2006
DirectorWriter
Vampz
2004
Special Effects Makeup Ar…
Bleed
2002
Special Effects Coordinat…
Demon's Kiss
2002
Special Effects Makeup Ar…
Terror Toons
2002
DirectorSpecial Effects+2
Wishmaster 4: The Prophecy Fulfilled
2002
Makeup Effects
Hell's Highway
2002
Actor: GuardSpecial Effects Makeup Ar…+1
Demonicus
2001
Special Effects Coordinat…
Campfire Tales
1997
Special Effects Makeup Ar…
Evil Toons
1992
Special Effects Makeup Ar…
Teenage Exorcist
1991
Special EffectsMakeup Artist