ABOUT TEO
Teo Castellanos is an independent actor/writer/director, who for the past 25 years has worked solely in devised theater, film, and television. Teo is a Doris Duke Artist 2021, United States Artist Fellow 2019, and a Sundance Institute Screen Writers Intensive Fellow 2015. His award-winning solo NE 2nd Avenue, commissioned by Miami Light Project, toured extensively for a decade and won the Fringe First Award at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Scotland 2003…
THEATER
Teo's career has its foundation in devised theater, creating solo works as well as ensemble works with his company, D-Projects. He is currently artistic director of the Combat Hippies.
FILM
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THIRD TRINITY (THE FILM)
Third Trinity (PBS Teaser)
Third Trinity (Full Film)
SYNOPSIS
Third Trinity had its official premiere with The Miami Film Festival and was syndicated by PBS in 2021 for television broadcast. It received honorable mention with Philadelphia Latino Film Festival.
In Mami Yeya's Puerto Rican home, her pregnant daughter Wilma receives an impossible premonition; she will have three sons and two will be born before the one in her womb. Wilma worries this will end her aspirations as an artist, but her santera mother has another message for her.
CREDITS
Directed by Yara Travieso
Based on the play by Teo Castellanos
Screenplay by Teo Castellanos and Yara Travieso
Executive produced by Tarell Alvin McCraney, Rebekah Lengel, and Teo Castellanos
Produced by Andrew Hevia and Jason Fitzroy Jeffers
Starring Jaquén Tee Castellanos, Zuleyma guevara, Sydney Clauser, Liam de la Rosa and Neptune Lawrie
Co-produced by Robert Colom
Costumes by Fernando Rodriguez
Production design by Gaby Vilchez
Original Art by Loni Johnson
Cinematography by Jomo Fray
Edited by Theo Mercado
Music by DJ Le Spam
Post services by Irving Harvey
Sound design by Sam Crawford
Assistant to Director Liz Charky
Third Trinity, 2019. Presented by 305/one and Tarell Alvin McCraney.
WORKSHOPS + EDUCATION
For 30 years, Teo has mentored and trained emerging artists in theater and spoken word. His pioneering work with young artists has had a lasting impression on arts development in South Florida.