Alberto Castro
Directing
Biography
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 Maligno (2016) and as a post-production supervisor for Aj Zombies (2017), as well as the executive producer for Rómulo & Julita (2020).
Known For
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.
Aj Zombies!
A bloodcurdling legend becomes reality when a mysterious hole opens in the main hospital of a city, and a dark presence is released.
Maligno
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.
Rómulo y Julita
Third short film by director and actor Samuel Sunderland.
Deceit
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.
Arde Lima
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.
Drag Invasion
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.