Joe Menendez Movies, TV Shows, and Filmography
Joe Menendez
Directing
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Joe Menendez (born June 23, 1969 in New York City) is American film and television director. His television credits include Taina, The Brothers García, Unfabulous, Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide, Imagination Movers, Zeke and Luther, Big Time Rush and among other series. In 2007, Menendez released his first feature film, Ladrón que Roba a Ladrón (To Rob a Thief). Description above from the Wikipedia article Joe Menendez, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography Movies
Acting
To Rob a Thief
Emilio, a Colombian con man, arrives in LA with two weeks to complete his plan to rob a former colleague, Claudio Silvestrini, who's made a fortune using infomercials to peddle snake oil to Latin immigrants. Emilio's friend Alejandro, who sells pirated DVDs, has assembled a team of amateurs, who, as Alejandro says, will go unnoticed because they're immigrants. The team must gain entry to Silvestrini's well-guarded mansion, steal two keys to access a vault, and then get the money off the property. A father and his tomboy daughter, a nervous Cuban actor, a techie, and a muscle man make up the team, plus Alejandro has been courting Silvestrini's nanny. Will they be enough?
The Barrio Murders
In this hard-edged urban drama, when a shocking murder is committed in a Hispanic neighborhood in East Lost Angeles, the local residents are up in arms and demand action from the police. When the cops prove slow to investigate the killing, the local street gangs who prowl the area put aside their differences and set out to find the murderer themselves.
Nightclub Secrets
When Zoe's sister, Rachel, ends up dead from an apparent suicide, Zoe takes it upon herself to find out the truth. Through Rachel's diary Zoe is able to follow a trail to a world of nightclubs and the secrets they hold.
Production
To Rob a Thief
Emilio, a Colombian con man, arrives in LA with two weeks to complete his plan to rob a former colleague, Claudio Silvestrini, who's made a fortune using infomercials to peddle snake oil to Latin immigrants. Emilio's friend Alejandro, who sells pirated DVDs, has assembled a team of amateurs, who, as Alejandro says, will go unnoticed because they're immigrants. The team must gain entry to Silvestrini's well-guarded mansion, steal two keys to access a vault, and then get the money off the property. A father and his tomboy daughter, a nervous Cuban actor, a techie, and a muscle man make up the team, plus Alejandro has been courting Silvestrini's nanny. Will they be enough?
Lords of the Barrio
Tired of living paycheck to paycheck, a newlywed man assumes the identity of dying guns-dealer to make a quick buck and get out of middle-class America. But when a real Miami mobster finds this out, he goes after this impostor from suburbia with a vengeance.
Lords of the Barrio
Tired of living paycheck to paycheck, a newlywed man assumes the identity of dying guns-dealer to make a quick buck and get out of middle-class America. But when a real Miami mobster finds this out, he goes after this impostor from suburbia with a vengeance.
Lords of the Barrio
Tired of living paycheck to paycheck, a newlywed man assumes the identity of dying guns-dealer to make a quick buck and get out of middle-class America. But when a real Miami mobster finds this out, he goes after this impostor from suburbia with a vengeance.
Lords of the Barrio
Tired of living paycheck to paycheck, a newlywed man assumes the identity of dying guns-dealer to make a quick buck and get out of middle-class America. But when a real Miami mobster finds this out, he goes after this impostor from suburbia with a vengeance.
Don't Let Alberto Fall Into Temptation
Albert marries the woman of his dreams, but he's about to lose her trying to discover the answer to why men cheat that will make him famous.
Ladrones
Alejandro Toledo comes out of his retirement from crime to help a community reclaim land stolen from them by a beautiful but ruthless businesswoman and her clan.
The Brittany Murphy Story
A look at Brittany Murphy's rise to Hollywood fame in the 1990s, her struggles with celebrity and self-esteem, and her mysterious death in 2009 at the age of 32.
3 Holiday Tails
Rod and Katherine Wright are enjoying their retirement in Florida – or so they’re telling each other. Actually, Rod’s been bored with nothing to do, and Katherine misses her kids back home, especially with Christmas right around the corner. At least they’ve made friends with their new neighbor Lisa, who’s a golden retriever fan like them – Rod and Katherine’s dog Jake has three new puppy playmates, Mario, Luigi and Pasquale. But when Jake and the puppies take off during a walk with Lisa and interrupt a wedding proposal, Lisa is mortified to discover the proposer is none other than her lifelong-friend-turned-boyfriend-turned-ex, David. Everyone can see that David and Lisa are meant to be together. Everyone, that is, except for David and Lisa. Now, with David’s wedding approaching, they must decide whether to leave their love in the past, or to give it another chance. With a little help from Rod and Katherine and four lovable pups, it’s sure to be a Christmas to remember.
Hunting of Man
A universal story with Latino characters told in an unconventional way (like Forrest Gump and Amadeus) about a man who's trying to keep his hot-headed younger brother from carrying out revenge.