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
NationalityAmerican
Occupation(s)Film Director, Makeup Artist, Entrepreneur
Years active1999–present
Notable workComunidad, To be an American, Any Day Now, Manuela

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 decade, including with 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 , W, and Office Magazines. He has also been part of fashion designer Willy Chavarria's professional team. [9]

His films explore themes of diversity and immigration, and his documentary and fashion short films have been screened 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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