Marco Castro

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Marco Castro
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Marco Castro
Born (1980-11-30) November 30, 1980 (age 43)
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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