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Alberto Castro

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Alberto Castro

Alberto Castro (Lima, 1989) is a Peruvian podcaster and filmmaker. His debut feature film as a director was the documentary Drag Invasion (2020), an official selection at the Inside Out Toronto and NewFest New York, presented in the Peru Focus section of the 2023 Málaga Film Festival. He later directed Salir del clóset (2022) and Arde Lima (2023). Additionally, Castro worked as a screenwriter for …

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Arde LimaArde Lima · 2024
Arde Lima
2024
MovieDocumentary
Anthony Vergara, Renato Renzo, Gerson del Carpio, and Ernesto Pimentel are four gay men who defy a Lima society that is still very macho, conservative, and religious, wearing high heels, shiny dresses, and well-styled wigs.
DeceitDeceit
Deceit
MovieDramaRomance
Third short film by director and actor Samuel Sunderland.
Rómulo y JulitaRómulo y Julita · 2020
Rómulo y Julita
★ 5.72020
MovieComedyRomance
In a town called Berona where two tuk-tuk companies fight for control of the town, Romulo and Julita, members of opposing companies must find a way to be together. After one fight two long the mayor will choose which company will rule Berona after a tuk-tuk race.
Aj Zombies!Aj Zombies! · 2017
Aj Zombies!
★ 7.32017
MovieComedyHorror
Claudia and Felipe can't be any more different. Only a zombie apocalypse could bring them together. A hilarious love story set in zombie times, Claudia, Felipe, a drunkard and a security guard must escape Lima together in search of safety.
MalignoMaligno · 2016
Maligno
★ 6.12016
MovieHorrorMystery
A bloodcurdling legend becomes reality when a mysterious hole opens in the main hospital of a city, and a dark presence is released.
Salir del closetSalir del closet · 2022
Salir del closet
★ 3.52022
MovieDocumentary
After a painful breakup, Alberto discovers that he still has things to resolve related to his sexual orientation. In order to understand what "coming out" really means in a conservative and homophobic society, he will decide to talk to a dozen homosexual men, of different ages and backgrounds, with whom he discovers that there is no correct or unique way to accept oneself.
Drag InvasionDrag Invasion · 2020
Drag Invasion
2020
MovieDocumentary
In the year 2017, contestants from the TV show RuPaul's Drag Race arrived in Lima, Peru. This documentary is not only focused on that, but also on the local drag queens, their dreams, points of view, their art and their identities.

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