Carlos was born in Fresno, California to Charlie and Adeline Castillo. He graduated from Hoover High School in 1982. He played defensive linebacker #55 for the varsity football team The Patriots. He was married for 10 years to Tamara Parks and lived in Aptos and San Francisco. He spent the last 16 years with his partner, Karla Deshon, living in Novato and Petaluma. Carlos had two wonderful dogs named Fitzgerald and Niles that were like his children.
Carlos graduated from Cal State University Fresno with a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism in 1987. In 1994 he attended City College of San Francisco where he studied Film. Carlos was a masterful writer and film maker. Carlos had a variety of jobs. He worked as a staff writer at the Visalia Times, a production assistant on the feature film Interview with the Vampire, at the Mark Hopkins Inter-Continental Hotel in San Francisco, as a writer at Crittenden Report, created a weekly publication called the Pitreadie Digest on Commercial Real Estate, and owned and operated The Loveable Rogue Bookstore in downtown Novato.
Carlos had a love of storytelling in both film and the written word.
He was the producer, writer, and director of the biographical documentary on a former world champion boxer Bobby Chacon.
He collaborated with Roger Amrhein and was a writer, director, editor and producer of the film Hidden Parts which was a finalist in the Austin Heart of Film Festival.
He was the author of the self-published book Blue Dads.
He wrote many additional screenplays; books; and produced additional short films.
Carlos’ passions included travel, film making, boxing, football, biking, writing, screenplay writing, shopping at thrift stores and taking in local adventures.
He is survived by his parents Charlie and Adeline Castillo, his sister Yvonne Castillo and his partner Karla Deshon.
Visitation and funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, October 16, 2021 at Keaton’s Mortuary, 1801 Novato Blvd in Novato, CA.
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