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Joe Menendez
Director
Director-Producer-Writer 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. Menendez has directed over 120 hours of television, written a handful of teleplays, produced several TV series and films, and has directed nine feature films and TV movies so far.
Most recently, Menendez directed episodes of
STAR TREK: PICARD
and
EVIL
for Paramount Plus, and
SNOWPIERCER
for Tomorrow Studios.
Joe Menendez was the Co-Executive Producer/Director on The CW's reboot of
KUNG FU
, which is being produced by Warner Brothers Television and Berlanti, for which he’s directed multiples. This marks the third time Menendez has been the P/D on a series. He was also the Co-Executive Producer/Director for Freeform's one-hour mermaid drama
SIREN
, for which he has directed multiples since 2017, including the epic series finale, and Menendez was also the Co-Executive Producer/Director on Disney's
IMAGINATION MOVERS
for two seasons, from 2009 to 2010, for which he directed 1/3 of all the episodes produced.
He's also directed multiples of the one-hour drama series
12 MONKEYS
for SyFy Channel/UCP,
QUEEN OF THE SOUTH
for USA Network/UCP/Fox 21 and episodes for the horror anthology series
12 DEADLY DAYS
, produced by Blumhouse Productions for YouTube Red. Additionally, Menendez has directed multiple episodes of the one-hour drama
FROM DUSK TILL DAWN: The Series
for Robert Rodriguez and his El Rey Network and Netflix, including the final two episodes of the series.
Menendez directed the TV movie
NIGHTCLUB SECRETS,
a thrillerfor Lifetime which premiered June 2nd, 2018, and the action-adventure TV movie
LEGENDS OF THE HIDDEN TEMPLE
for Nickelodeon, which was based on the popular game show of the same name, from the 1990s. The movie premiered November 26th, 2016.
He's also directed multiples of the Amazon Series
JUST ADD MAGIC
and the Prequel Series plus the "uncensored" episodes for the 2nd season of HULU's drama series
EAST LOS HIGH
.
Menendez directed the action/comedy,
LADRONES (THIEVES)
, which was released by Lionsgate and Pantelion Films October 9th, 2015, and received a CinemaScore of "A". LADRONES is the sequel to his 2007 Lionsgate feature film
LADRON QUE ROBA A LADRON (TO ROB A THIEF)
, which opened at the time to a record-grossing opening weekend at the box-office for a Spanish-language film in the U.S..
Menendez's other features as director include, the Spanish language romantic comedy
QUIERO SER FIEL (WHY DO MEN CHEAT)
, which was released in the summer of 2014 all over Latin America, and remained in the top ten of Mexico's box office for two weeks. Another romantic comedy
3 HOLIDAY TAILS
which Menendez directed for MarVista Entertainment, premiered under its TV title "
A Golden Christmas 2: The Second Tai
l" on ION Television in December 2011. The indie drama
HUNTING OF MAN
, which Menendez edited, wrote and directed, WON BEST PICTURE at the 2003 New York Latino International Film Festival and the coveted FESTIVAL DIRECTOR AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE at the 2003 Method Fest where Menendez was also nominated for Best Director. His feature debut was the indie action/thriller
LORDS OF THE BARRIO
, which was released in 2002.Menendez directed several episodes of various Disney series:
FAST LAYNE,
ANDI MACK,
STUCK IN THE MIDDLE
,
KIRBY BUCKETS
,
ZEKE AND LUTHER
and
IMAGINATION MOVERS
. He has also directed multiples for Nickelodeon's
100 THINGS TO DO BEFORE HIGH SCHOOL, BIG TIME RUSH, TRUE JACKSON VP, JUST JORDAN, UNFABULOUS, NED'S DECLASSIFIED SCHOOL SURVIVAL GUIDE, TAINA
and
THE BROTHERS GARCIA
for which he won an Alma Award for OUTSTANDING DIRECTING IN A COMEDY in 2001.
Menendez also directed multiple half hours of
LOS BELTRAN, VIVA VEGAS and SOLO EN AMERICA
for Telemundo. Additionally, Menendez directed (and edited) 215 ten-minute reenactments
PLACAS
, also for Telemundo.
Menendez got his start directing over 20 reenactments for the nationally syndicated TV series:
REAL STORIES OF THE HIGHWAY PATROL
, after HBO commissioned Menendez to write
"Cinderella"
and
"The Twelve Dancing Princesses"
for HBO's animated series
HAPPILY EVER AFTER: STORIES FOR EVERY CHILD
.
He has now added author to his eclectic career, having published his debut novel
MINDSHOT
, a Sci-Fi thriller, in January of 2013.
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