Enrique castillo biography

          Enrique Castillo was born and raised in Calexico, California. His family of 7 lived on Blair Avenue where he attended elementary school in Calexico and graduated from Calexico High School in 1968. He worked the agricultural fields in the Imperial Valley along with his father on weekends and holidays. During the summer months, his family migrated north to continue working in the produce industry where he worked with his father into his sophomore year in college. After graduating from high school, Castillo enrolled at the University of California Berkeley where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Performing Arts. Castillo is an award-winning actor/writer/director and author whose work spans theater, music, television, film, and literature. He received an Imagen Award for writing and directing the theatrical production Veteranos: A Legacy of Valor. He is well known for his stand-out role in Showtime's hit television series Weeds where he p

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Enrique Castillo Biography

Date of Birth:
Dec 10, 1949Birth Place:
Calexico, California, USA

Biography

Enrique Castillo began his film career in 1961 but it wasn't until 1983's Oscar nominated "El Norte," about a brother and sister's desperate flight north to become illegal immigrants, that his career began to gain traction. Indicative of the roles that Castillo would choose throughout his career, "El Norte" detailed the hope and desperation that inspires immigrants to go north and the struggles they face once there. In the '90s, after several small film and television roles, Castillo gained critical acclaim as Chicano prison leader Montana in the drama "Blood In, Blood Out/b. An epic about Chicano identity, violence, and brotherhood, the film costarred Benjamin Bratt, Damian Chapa, and Jesse Borrego. Two years later he was given a small part in the drama "My Family," about several generations of an immigrant family, and Oliver Stone's historical biopic "Nixon," starrin

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Enrique Castillo

American actor (born 1949)

Enrique Castillo
Born	Enrique Jimenez Castillo (1949-12-10) månad 10, 1949 (age 75) Calexico, California, U.S.
Occupation(s)	Film actor, writer, director, producer
Years active	1961–present
Spouse	Belarmina Hernandez

Enrique Castillo (Enrique Jimenez Castillo; born December 10, 1949) is an American actor, writer, director,^[1] and producer. He founded Four Brown Hats Entertainment (FBHE) and was a founding member of the Latino Theater Company.

Life and career

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Castillo was born in Calexico, California, and is founding member of The Latino Theater Company. ^[2] He co-wrote the company's plays Stone Wedding and August 29. In addition to the plays, he wrote and directed the film The History of The Latino Theater Company, a documentary chronicling the theater company, and co-produced the company's annual comedy fundraiser Noche de Risa y Susto.

Castillo was