José Alberto Castro (born José Alberto Sáinz Castro, 31 May 1963) is a
Mexican producer and director.
Biography
He is the brother of actresses
Verónica Castro, Beatriz Castro, telenovela producer Fausto Gerardo Sáinz, and the uncle of Mexican singer
Cristian Castro
Cristian Sáinz Castro (born 8 December 1974) is a Mexican pop singer. He is the son of actors Verónica Castro and Manuel "El Loco" Valdés, and nephew of actors Ramón Valdés (known for playing Don Ramón in '' El Chavo del Ocho'') and ...
. He began his career in the production crew in the
telenovela
A telenovela is a type of a television serial drama or soap opera produced primarily in Latin America. The word combines ''tele'' (for "television") and ''novela'' (meaning "novel"). Similar Drama (film and television), drama genres around the w ...
''Mi pequeña Soledad''.
He was married to
Angélica Rivera from 1994–2008; the couple had three daughters. The couple divorced in 2008, and their marriage was annulled by the Catholic Church.
He worked as a producer of variety shows presented by
Verónica Castro, such as the ''La movida'' (1991), ''Vero América va!'' (1992), ''En la noche'' (1994) and ''La tocada'' (1996).
In 1993 debut as executive producer of telenovelas in ''
Valentina'' starring
Verónica Castro,
Juan Ferrara and
Rafael Rojas.
Filmography
Awards and nominations
Premios TVyNovelas
The Premios TVyNovelas are presented annually by Televisa and the magazine TVyNovelas to honor the best Mexican television productions, including telenovelas. Instituted in 1983, the award ceremony rotates between Mexico City and Acapulco. The c ...
Premios People en Español
References
External links
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1963 births
Living people
Mexican telenovela directors
Mexican telenovela producers
Mass media people from Mexico City
Mexican Roman Catholics