Joe Camareno was born and raised in the Los Angeles neighborhood of Boyle Heights, California. He is a multi-award-winning producer, writer, director, producing partner, and co-owner of Brodiaea Pictures; previously with Celtino Entertainment Group (CEG). Joe was nominated for a 2019 Imagen Award in the Best Actor category for Tin Holiday, alongside Antonio Banderas, Andy Garcia, and Anthony Ramos.
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​A true New Media pioneer, Joe took Best Audio Recording honors for his comedic narrative podcast Virgin Falls (2006 Parsec Award), one of the first podcasts of its day. Most recently, he was the series director for the digital series Sister President and the educational web series Fixing Paco, starring Paul Rodriguez. Joe’s work on “Paco” earned him Best Director honors at the 2012 Reel Rasquache Film and Art Festival. The series also received a 2013 People’s Telly Silver Award for Best Program or Webisode, along with several 2013 and 2014 Imagen Award nominations. Joe also served as series director and producer for the 2010 Imagen Award-winning web series Ylse.
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​With a solid background in theater and live show production, Joe has produced and directed several original plays at theater companies across Los Angeles, including the critically acclaimed Lost Angeles at the Lillian Theater in Hollywood. As a writer of educational children’s shows, Joe co-wrote The Environmental Defenders, produced by the Los Angeles County Department of Public Works (LACDPW), as a touring production for the Los Angeles County elementary schools from 1995 to 2005. Praised for its merits by educators and a fast favorite among students, The Environmental Defenders won numerous awards, including the 1999 Productivity & Quality Award of Los Angeles County; the 1999 PRSA Prism Award; a 2001 Telly Award; the 2000 National Association of Counties Achievement Award; and the 2000 Association of Visual Communicators Award of Distinction.
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​As an actor, Joe has a career spanning over 30 years in front of the camera, having performed in more than 400 TV commercials and over 600 radio spots. He has been a campaign actor for Farmers Insurance, AT&T, and the campaign voice for Homeland Security, White Castle, Burger King, Taco Bell, Citre Shine Shampoo, and NutriBullet Rx. He has guest-starred on many hit television shows like SWAT, The Shield, and Grey's Anatomy. Film roles include Alone Time, Expired, Tin Holiday, and Edith & Harvey.
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His latest directed feature film, Tin Holiday, garnered multiple nominations and won Best Director, Best Comedy, and Best Story awards worldwide. Tin secured distribution with Here Media for on-demand showing on their Here TV network and for streaming on Apple TV, Google Play, Amazon Prime, and VUDU.
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Joe's latest venture is a big-screen adaptation of John Mulhall's psychological thriller novel, Dark and Broken Things, which he is set to direct. He is also attached to direct three other features, including The Black, Dark Fall Lake, and The Crawler.
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Joe will soon be a published author. His insider book on entertainment geared to actors just entering the field focuses on the business side of "The Biz" and is set for release in early 2027. More info on this book to follow soon, so keep checking back!