Castillo
Filly Brown at Sundance
December 07, 2011
Filly Brown is being shown at the Sundance Film Festival and photographer John Castillo's photos are being published as the press photos.
Frida Kahlo - John Castillo
October 02, 2011
Photographer John Castillo recently shot the stage play Frida Kahlo, written by Ruben Amavizca-Murua, Artistic Director of Teatro Sinergia in Los Angeles. Frida Kahlo is portrayed by Diana Mandujano (left). Richard Falcon plays Diego Rivera. It is currently playing at the Wilkerson Theater in Sacramento, Ca.
John Castillo - Filly Brown
February 15, 2011
Photographer John Castillo spent much of January on the set of "Filly Brown". In the photo above, actress Gina Rodriquez performs as Majo in the movie directed by Youssef Delara and Micheal Olmos and produced by Mico Olmos. The movie was filmed in Los Angeles and is currently in post production. It is scheduled to be released in July 2011. Edward James Olmos is the Executive Producer.
Children of the Fields
July 06, 2010
Photographer John Castillo recently started a documentary photo project and blog called Children of the Fields. In this photo Ernesto Robles, 14, of Yettem, CA, holds a sack that weighs 65 lbs when full. Robles stared to pick Oranges with his father at 5am the morning of June 5th, 2010, the day the photo was taken.
"All across California, thousands of farmworker children are engaged in grueling and dangerous work. Loopholes in federal laws allow them to work at younger ages, for longer hours and in far more hazardous conditions than any other industry. Children of the Fields will tell their story." said Castillo.
I will help him edit the project.
Vago Funeral
April 20, 2010
A few weeks ago photographer John Castillo was in Victorville to attend the funeral of his uncle who is a member of the Vagos M/C. Over 150 bikers also attended Robert "Papa Duke" Wray's funeral.
John Castillo
September 07, 2009
John Castillo
March 02, 2009
John Castillo has been a freelance photographer for over 25 years, working primarily in the performing arts.
Twenty years ago he shot Edward James Olmos on the set of American Me and has shot Latino performing arts since. Over the last ten years, John has worked with playwright and director Luis Valdez, documenting El Teatro Campesino productions of Zoot Suit and Corridos.
John served as project manager, photo editor and photographer on Americanos, a multi-media project documenting Latino life in the United States.