Luis Castro (TV producer and documentary director)
Luis Oswaldo Castro Montero (born April 5, 1973) is a Venezuelan-British media entrepreneur based in London, and best known for his role as a director of the documentary Chávez, which was broadcast in several TV networks and awarded an Honorific Mention at the Havana Film Festival 2013,[1]
He is a journalist with experience as a TV producer, presenter, director and head of Venispa Productions. His catalogue includes more than one hundred productions, from TV documentaries, TV formats, news items and interviews broadcast by major international networks.
During his 20-year career he has travelled all over the world covering news, current affairs, business, eSports, art, and sports, in the UK, USA, Venezuela, Colombia, Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, Nicaragua, Cuba, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, México, Hawaii, Spain, France, Russia and Iran among others.[2]
Life and career
Luis Castro was born in Caracas, Venezuela, on the 5th of April 1973. He studied at Colegio La Salle La Colina and graduated in journalism and media from Universidad Central de Venezuela (the main university in the country). Some of his highest marks were related to topics as "New Media", "TV Production", "Research Methods", "Radio" and "Sports Journalism". Later he studied sports journalism at Simón Bolívar University.
In 2003 Luis Castro moved to London and continued his education in business, media and English.
Television
Castro created and produced a roundtable current affair TV series called Guayoyo, filmed in 12 countries in Latin America.[3]
He developed, produced and directed a docu-reality format for GinxTV focusing this time on eSports personalities. The series is called IRL and the first season is running on GinxTV available on channel 470 on Sky UK.
Currently he has developed a docu-reality TV format that focuses on the real lives inside football "Fuera del Área", eSports and the adult industry.
Filmography
| Title | Credit | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Occupy Wall Street | Producer | 2012 |
| Alabama HB56: La ilegal ley contra la inmigración ilegal | Producer | 2012 |
| Chile: Construyendo Sueños | Post-Production | 2013 |
| El arte islámico en Francia | Producer | 2013 |
| Islamofobia en Francia | Producer | 2013 |
| Mezquitas improvisadas en España | Producer | 2013 |
| Jornaleros en EE.UU. | Producer | 2013 |
| Los 5 de Cuba contra el Terrorismo | Producer | 2013 |
| Tráfico Humano y Esclavitud Moderna en EEUU | Producer | 2013 |
| La Salud Dental latina en California | Producer | 2013 |
| Muslims, Victims of Espionage in the USA | Director | 2013 |
| Asotrecol | Producer | 2013 |
| Chávez | Director | 2013 |
| Conchita contra la Guerra | Producer | 2014 |
| La Fotografía no es un Crimen | Producer | 2014 |
| La Ley que Justifica el Homicidio | Producer | 2014 |
| Hawaii The Stolen Paradise[4][5] | Director | 2014 |
| Cartas sobre la Mesa | Director | 2015 |
| 47Soul | Director | 2015 |
| Ngabe Struggle | Producer | 2015 |
| Ecuador the Poisoned rainforest | Producer | 2015 |
| Frack off, Power to the people | Producer | 2015 |
| Plan Andinia | Director | 2015 |
| The Great Game Expedition | Producer | 2016 |
| IRL (tv show) | Director and Producer | 2016 |
| Not So Private | Director and Producer | 2016 |
| Fuera del Area | Director and Producer | 2016 |
Awards
As a Documentary Director Luis Castro was awarded an "Honorable Mention of the Jury" at the 2013 Havana Film Festival for his film "Chávez" a biography film on the life and death of the Venezuelan leader Hugo Chávez.[1]