Enrique Castillo

Enrique Castillo is an American actor who also writes, directs and produces, and he was born in Calexico, California. He helped found the Latino Theater Company, co-wrote its plays Stone Wedding and August 29, made a documentary about the troupe, The History of The Latino Theater Company, and co-produced its yearly comedy fundraiser, Noche de Risa y Susto. His stage break came as Smiley Torres in a 1978 production of Zoot Suit, and he later took the title role of Henry Reyna. He is best known for playing Montana in Taylor Hackford's Blood In, Blood Out (1993). In 1997 he set up Four Brown Hats Entertainment, a film and theater company, and through it he directed and adapted The Last Angry Brown Hat. He also wrote and staged Veteranos: A Legacy of Valor, which honored Latinos' military service, and has written feature scripts including Yo Solo, The Cobra, Valley of the Dead and Deerdancer.