Aldo Velasco

Aldo Velasco is a filmmaker and playwright born in Guadalajara, Mexico. He received his MFA in Film Production from UCLA. His short films have screened at the Sundance, SXSW, and Los Angeles Film Festivals, among others. Currently he is in pre-production for his first feature GOD LOVES STU, based on the improbable but true story of Stu Rasmussen, America's first transgender mayor. The project was invited to participated in the Film Independent Director's Lab, as well as the JuntoBox Incubator. His science fiction shorts "Tent City" and "Excarcerated" were commissioned by ITVS for its sci-fi FUTURESTATES series. Aldo is also an editor of feature films. He edited CHITTAGONG, the epic Indian historical drama (Dir: Bedabrata Pain). He also edited Grace Lee's political mock documentary JANEANE FROM DES MOINES which premiered at the Toronto Film Festival, 2012. Velasco's play "The True History of Coca-Cola in Mexico" has been produced at the San Diego Repertory Theatre, the Empty Space in Seattle, and most recently the GALA Hispanic Theater in Washington, D.C.. His short film "INFITD" was selected by UCLA Professor Chon Noriega as one of the 100 Best Chicano Films of all time. Aldo has worked as a private investigator. His investigation of the Mario Rocha case was featured in the film MARIO'S STORY, which won the Audience Award for Best Documentary at the Los Angeles Film Festival in 2006.