José Alberto Castro (born José Alberto Sáinz Castro, 31 May 1963) is a

Mexican Mexican may refer to: Mexico and its culture *Being related to, from, or connected to the country of Mexico, in North America ** People *** Mexicans, inhabitants of the country Mexico and their descendants *** Mexica, ancient indigenous people ...

producer and director.

Biography

He is the brother of actresses

Verónica Castro Verónica Judith Sáinz Castro (; born 19 October 1952) is a Mexican actress, singer, producer, former model and presenter. She started her career as a television actress, where she met comedian Manuel Valdés, father of her son Cristian Cast ...

, 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 Angélica Rivera Hurtado (; born 2 August 1969) is a Mexican singer, model and telenovela actress who, as the wife of Former President Enrique Peña Nieto, was the First Lady of Mexico from 2012 to 2018. During her husband's tenure as preside ...

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

, 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

, 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

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Castro, Jose Alberto 1963 births Living people Mexican telenovela directors Mexican telenovela producers Mass media people from Mexico City Mexican Roman Catholics