Joe Menendez is a multi-genre veteran of drama, action, horror, Sci-Fi, comedy, family and rom-com. His numerous and varied credits show that he is a skilled craftsman and an accomplished, versatile storyteller in both TV and Film. Menendez has directed episodes of the one hour dramas _"12 Monkeys" working as a director and/or producer. Menendez has now added author to his long list of credits, having published his debut novel, the science fiction thriller, "Mindshot" in 2013. The book is available in print and eBook everywhere. Born in New York City, at the raw age of 7, Menendez commandeered his grandmother's Super 8 movie camera and began directing, shooting and editing movies starring his little brother, cousins and friends. He moved to L.A. in 1992, and since then, he's never stopped working as either a writer or a director or a producer. Or all the above. Joe Menendez is a founding member of The Walt Disney Family Museum in San Francisco and resides in Los Angeles with his wife their young daughter.
Named one of "The Top 100 Latinos on the Move" by Latino Impact Magazine in 2001.
Has a daughter.
He is a huge fan of the Miami Dolphins.
Often shoots entire scenes in one continuous take with no cuts, known as "oners".
His feature Ladrn que roba a ladrn had, at the time, the highest grossing opening weekend for a Spanish language film in US movie history.
The late Ninn Sevilla was his great aunt.
He was a one-time Co-Chair of the DGA Latino Committee.
He is completely bilingual, speaking perfect Spanish.
