Lucio Castro
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Lucio Castro (born December 11, 1975) is a film director and fashion designer born in Argentina and based in New York City.[1]
Castro was born in Buenos Aires on December 11th, 1975; his family had immigrated to Argentina in the 1930s. His mother was a Spanish telenovela actress and his father was a nuclear physicist. He graduated from the University of Buenos Aires in 1999 with a film degree and later attended Parsons School of Design.[1]
Career
Fashion
Castro worked for Marc Jacobs, Armani Exchange, and DKNY Jeans before founding his own fashion label in 2011.[1]
Film
After directing a series of short films throughout the 2000s and 2010s, his first feature film, End of the Century, premiered at the New Directors/New Films Festival at the Museum of Modern Art.[2][3] His second feature film, After This Death, had its world premiere at the 75th Berlin International Film Festival in 2025.[4] His third feature film Drunken Noodles is slated to debut at the ACID parallel section of the 2025 Cannes Film Festival on May 18, 2025.[5]