Joseph D.
Peters covers the horror scene
in South and Central America
via his LATIN HORROR column
'HORROR DOWN SOUTH.'
Joseph D. Peters was born in
Montebello, California. His
father of German descent and
his mother from Bogotá,
Colombia introduced him to the
arts at an early age. He
performed in the musicals of
West Side Story and Godspell
at La Salle High School. He
attended the University of
Southern California and
graduated with a Bachelor of
Arts in Communication. He
formed Renaissance
Productions, Ltd. and began
his career with a music video,
“Mas Que Nada”. He followed
that with his documentary,
“Seniors and Alcohol Abuse”
which was the official
selection of the American Film
Festival. “Eskimo Ice-Cream
Shoes” received the Gold Award
at the Houston Film Festival.
“Rachel” won the Silver Award
at the Chicago Intercom Film
Festival and the Bronze Award
at the International Cindy
Competition. “Emotions”
received the Gold Award at the
International Cindy
Competition and an Honorable
Mention Award at the Columbus
International Film Festival.
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Latin Horror
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He has
recently completed a drama,
“When Autumn Comes” that was
shot entirely in North
Carolina.
Joseph has recently written
several screenplays for the
Hispanic market including
“Hidden Tracks”, “Tango in the
Dark”, “A Silence Within”,
“Shadow of the Werewolf”,
“Blood on the Streets”,
“Silent Storms” and “Tango
Rendezvous”. Joseph can be
contacted through his website
www.josephdpeters.com.
Many of his
influences come from such
television shows as “One Step
Beyond”, Rod Serling’s “The
Twilight Zone”, and Irwin
Allen’s The Time Tunnel”. In
the world of cinema, Joseph
loves films that take him into
another world. He enjoys
watching everything from
Universal’s “The Wolfman” with
Lon Chaney Jr., Hammer’s
“Dracula” with Christopher
Lee, “The Dead Zone” with
Christopher Walken, and “The
Orphanage” produced by
Guillermo de Toro.
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here for his favorite films
In his spare time, Joseph
likes to read film books,
attend trade shows, collect
DVD’s for his collection, and
go to sporting events with his
wife.
Joseph can be reached directly
at LATIN HORROR at: jpeters@latinhorror.com
See also: Gary Deocampo / Anthony
Mendez / Edwin
Pagán / Irene
Villalobos
