# Marco Castro
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{{short description|Makeup artist and Film Director}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2021}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=February 2012}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Marco Castro
| image = MC2017.jpg
| caption = Marco Castro
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|mf=yes|1980|11|30}}
| birth_place = [Lima](/source/Lima), Peru
| occupation = Makeup Artist, Film Director, Entrepreneur
| years_active = 1999–present
| notable_works = ''Comunidad'', ''To be an American'', ''We, Mexicans'', ''Manuela''
| website = https://marcocastro.world
}}
'''Marco Castro''' (born November 30, 1980) is a Peruvian [make-up artist](/source/make-up_artist),[{{Cite web |last=Chow |first=Melanie |date=2017-12-29 |title=For The Love Of Make-Up And Film: Marco Castro Of Nars Speaks To BAZAAR - Page 2 of 3 |url=https://harpersbazaar.my/beauty/love-make-film-marco-castro-nars-speaks-bazaar/ |access-date=2023-03-28 |website=Harper's BAZAAR Malaysia |language=en-US}}] film [director](/source/Film_director),[{{Cite web |title=Marco Castro {{!}} SHOWstudio |url=https://www.showstudio.com/contributors/marco-castro |access-date=2023-03-28 |website=www.showstudio.com |language=en}}] and [entrepreneur](/source/entrepreneur).[{{Cite web |last=Fanning Andrews |first=Arden |date=2023-09-14 |title=Willy Chavarria's "New Glowing Universe of Beauty"—And NYFW's Most-Asked-About Look |url=https://www.vogue.com/article/willy-chavarrias-new-glowing-universe-of-beauty-and-nyfws-most-asked-about-look |access-date=2023-09-14 |website=VOGUE |language=en-US}}][{{Cite web |last=Phillis |first=Emily |date=May 28, 2024 |title=MARCO CASTRO IS THE EPONYMOUS BEAUTY BRAND BRINGING PERUVIAN BOTANICS TO BROOKLYN |url=https://10magazine.com/marco-castro-amazonicoil-cbd-serum-interview/ |access-date=May 28, 2024 |website=10 magazine |language=en-US}}]
Castro has worked in the beauty and fashion industries for over a two decades, and started under the tutelage of [François Nars](/source/NARS_Cosmetics),[{{Cite web |date=2013-06-01 |title=Meet Marco Castro, François Nars' Right-Hand Man (oh, and Penelope Cruz's Go-To Makeup Guy) - The Beauty Desk {{!}} PRIMPED |url=http://primped.ninemsn.com.au/blogs/the-beauty-desk/meet-marco-castro-francois-nars-right-hand-man-oh-and-penelope-cruzs-go-to-makeup-guy |access-date=2023-03-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130601112314/http://primped.ninemsn.com.au/blogs/the-beauty-desk/meet-marco-castro-francois-nars-right-hand-man-oh-and-penelope-cruzs-go-to-makeup-guy |archive-date=June 1, 2013 }}] He is the founder and creative director of his eponymous beauty brand.[{{Cite web |title=Marco Castro wants to transport you to the Peruvian Rainforest |url=https://latina.com/marco-castro-wants-to-transport-you-to-the-peruvian-rainforest/ |access-date=2023-07-28 |website=Latina Magazine |language=en}}] Castro has worked with Cartier, [Calvin Klein](/source/Calvin_Klein), and [NARS Cosmetics](/source/NARS_Cosmetics).[{{Cite web |last=Zachary |first=Mitch |title=Photographer Mitch Zachary documents his return to the Dominican Republic |url=https://i-d.co/article/mitch-zachary-photography-dominican-republic/ |access-date=2023-03-28 |website=i-d.vice.com |language=en |archive-date=March 28, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230328203914/https://i-d.vice.com/en/article/epx85w/mitch-zachary-photography-dominican-republic |url-status=live }}] ''[Document Journal](/source/Document_Journal)'', ''CR Fashion Book'',[{{Cite web |title=StackPath |url=https://models.com/work/cr-fashion-book-21st-century-women |access-date=2023-03-28 |website=models.com}}] ''[Vogue](/source/Vogue_(magazine))'', and ''W'' ''Magazine''. He has also been part of fashion designer [Willy Chavarria's](/source/Willy_Chavarria) creative team.[{{Cite news |last=Trebay |first=Guy |date=2021-09-08 |title=Mr. Chavarria Will See You Now |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/08/style/willy-chavarria-calvin-klein.html |access-date=2023-03-28 |issn=0362-4331}}]
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](/source/Palm_Springs_Film_Festival),[{{Cite web |title=Palm Springs International ShortFest (2006) |url=http://www.psfilmfest.org/festival/film/detail.aspx?id=18598&FID=26 |access-date=2023-03-28 |website=| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110727191714/http://www.psfilmfest.org/festival/film/detail.aspx?id=18598&FID=26 | archive-date=July 27, 2011 }}] [San Diego Latino Film Festival](/source/San_Diego_International_Film_Festival), [Berlin Commercial](/source/Berlin_Commercial_Festival),[{{Cite web |title="To be an American" |url=https://berlincommercial.awardsengine.com/index.cfm?action=ows:entries.details&e=41993&project_year=2020 |access-date=2023-03-28 |website=berlincommercial.awardsengine.com |language=en}}] Milano Fashion Film Festival,[{{Cite web |title=COMUNIDAD by Marco Castro 2022 {{!}} Fashion Film Festival Milano |url=https://fashionfilmfestivalmilano.com/project/comunidad-by-marco-castro-2022/ |access-date=2023-03-28 |language=en-US}}] and [Malaga Film Festival](/source/Malaga_Film_Festival).
==Filmography==
*''Comunidad'' (2021) [Documentary](/source/Documentary) fashion film