Marco Castro

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Marco Castro
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Marco Castro
Born (1980-11-30) November 30, 1980 (age 44)
Lima, Peru
NationalityPeruvian-American
Occupation(s)Makeup Artist, Film Director, Entrepreneur
Years active1999–present
Notable workComunidad, To be an American, We, Mexicans, Manuela
Website https://marcocastro.world

Marco Castro (born November 30, 1980) is a Peruvian make-up artist, [1] film director, [2] and entrepreneur. [3] [4]

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Castro has worked in the beauty and fashion industries for over a two decades, and started under the tutelage of François Nars, [5] He is the founder and creative director of his eponymous beauty brand. [6] Castro has worked with Cartier, Calvin Klein, and NARS Cosmetics. [1] His work has appeared in fashion publications, such as i-D magazine , [7] Document Journal , CR Fashion Book, [8] Vogue , and WMagazine. He has also been part of fashion designer Willy Chavarria's creative team. [9]

His films explore themes of diversity and immigration, and his documentary and fashion short films have been screened and nominated at the Palm Springs Film Festival, [10] San Diego Latino Film Festival, Berlin Commercial, [11] Milano Fashion Film Festival, [12] and Malaga Film Festival.

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References

  1. 1 2 Chow, Melanie (December 29, 2017). "For The Love Of Make-Up And Film: Marco Castro Of Nars Speaks To BAZAAR - Page 2 of 3". Harper's BAZAAR Malaysia. Retrieved March 28, 2023.
  2. "Marco Castro | SHOWstudio". www.showstudio.com. Retrieved March 28, 2023.
  3. Fanning Andrews, Arden (September 14, 2023). "Willy Chavarria's "New Glowing Universe of Beauty"—And NYFW's Most-Asked-About Look". VOGUE. Retrieved September 14, 2023.
  4. Phillis, Emily (May 28, 2024). "MARCO CASTRO IS THE EPONYMOUS BEAUTY BRAND BRINGING PERUVIAN BOTANICS TO BROOKLYN". 10 magazine. Retrieved May 28, 2024.
  5. "Meet Marco Castro, François Nars' Right-Hand Man (oh, and Penelope Cruz's Go-To Makeup Guy) - The Beauty Desk | PRIMPED". June 1, 2013. Archived from the original on June 1, 2013. Retrieved March 28, 2023.
  6. "Marco Castro wants to transport you to the Peruvian Rainforest". Latina Magazine. Retrieved July 28, 2023.
  7. Zachary, Mitch. "Photographer Mitch Zachary documents his return to the Dominican Republic". i-d.vice.com. Archived from the original on March 28, 2023. Retrieved March 28, 2023.
  8. "StackPath". models.com. Retrieved March 28, 2023.
  9. Trebay, Guy (September 8, 2021). "Mr. Chavarria Will See You Now". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved March 28, 2023.
  10. "Palm Springs International ShortFest (2006)". Archived from the original on July 27, 2011. Retrieved March 28, 2023.
  11. 1 2 ""To be an American"". berlincommercial.awardsengine.com. Retrieved March 28, 2023.
  12. 1 2 "COMUNIDAD by Marco Castro 2022 | Fashion Film Festival Milano" . Retrieved March 28, 2023.