Pedro Resto

Pedro Resto has directed and produced music videos for Shaggy, Todd Terry, Little Louie Vega and Latin music superstars LA India and The Barrio Boyz. He also wrote, directed and produced the first short film of an anthology series, 11 Conversations from The Lower Depths, Chapter 1: Cold Turkey, which was an official selection at HBO's New York International Latino Film Festival. Pedro also executive produced the NFL's first-ever national commercial targeting the Latino market, and then went on to direct and produce its Latino campaign the following year. In 2004, Pedro co-produced the multiple award-winning feature film, CrossBronx. His directorial debut and college thesis film, Alma Perdida (Lost Soul), a short film that addresses the reality of teen drug addiction, is owned by over fifty university libraries throughout the country. Pedro is a former film instructor, who was voted in 2002 a top 5% educator in the country. In addition to co-writing and directing I Dream of Mambo, Pedro is also works with at-risk children in Harlem while researching his next screenplay, Baptism by Fire.