Biography

KEN ARQUELIO, is a director/screenwriter/actor and producer. He most recently directed, wrote, and acted opposite Pepe Serna in a short film called DISCO BEATS that was awarded BEST NARRATIVE SHORT FILM at the Arizona International Film Festival/2025 and EMERGING FILMMAKER AWARD at the Prescott Film Festival/2025.

Other festival selections are: Pasadena International Film Festival, Sarasota Film Festival, USA Film Festival (Dallas), South Beach Film Festival, CineFestival-San Antonio, UrbanFest 360 (Orlando) Catalina Film Festival, and Georgia International Film Festival.

Other recent acting credits include Sheriff Baxter in CASA GRANDE-THE MOVIE for ESX Entertainment starring Lou Diamond Phillips and a lead role in CLOWNSPIRACY, a political satire/horror film produced by Glitch TV that is currently in post-production and due for release in the Fall/2025.

After creating, writing and producing a television pilot called DESERT RATS, he was awarded producing fellowships in the fall of 2021 for the PGA Create program and with NALIP (National Association of Latino Independent Producers).

A theatrically trained actor, Ken originated the lead roles in stage productions of Infinite Black Suitcase by EM Lewis and Resurrection of the Ants by Mike Fontana. He also produced and starred in the West Coast debuts of The Dying Gaul and References to Salvador Dali Make Me Hot.

Ken is the founding member of VINCERO PICTURES, a production company based in Palm Springs, and is currently writing and developing other television pilots and feature films.
- IMDb mini biography by: Ken Arquelio