Biography

Juan Escobedo is an award-winning actor, director and photographer. His recent film Marisol has won several awards including "Best Dramatic Short Film" at the Hollywood Reel Independent Film Festival. Marisol was also Oscar qualified and scripts was acquired by into the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Margaret Herrick Library for research purposes for future film students.

Mr. Escobedo has a degree in Theater Arts with an emphasis on Directing from Cal State LA. He is the founder of The East LA Society of Film and Arts (TELASOFA) and the East LA Film Festival (ELAFF) with the mission of "Provoking Thought and Inspiring Solutions" for youth, emerging artists, filmmakers and photographers.

Juan is currently working on currently working on Las Promotoras, scheduled for release in 2025. Other works in post production are Los Puppy Chulos (The Puppy Chulos or cute puppies), an animation project about his 3 rescue dogs. Other projects on pre-production are Mari and Mary, La Cruciforme, Cry Lady, Cry! and Blaxican, a film about inter-generational trauma affecting an aging out foster youth.
- IMDb mini biography by: Rachel Wiez