Buffy Andrade Castillo

Buffy Castillo is an American Indian Executive producer and a true Los Angeles Native belonging to the Luiseño Tribe who inhabited the coastal region of Southern California and including what has become Los Angeles today. She is also affiliated with the Diegueño and Apache Tribes of North America. Gaining inspiration from her father who was a founder of Candelaria Native American Council serving economically disadvantaged and high-risk American Indian and Native American adults, children, and families with employment readiness, training and placement services, emergency assistance with food, clothing, and housing, and a variety of limited social welfare and health-related services. Buffy grew up in a very consciously aware household learning the importance of caring for our fellow man from both lines of her family including her mother who also founded a Migrant Child Development Center for migrant worker families. Her life story is told in her feature film project entitled "Buffalo", a poignant recollection of growing up in Southern California as an American Indian woman. It is a unique female-centric film of empowerment, love and forgiveness. She is producing this film with Native American Director, Simon Balderas alongside his wife and producing partner Lori Balderas. Buffy is a contributing member of the Sundance Circle.

Written by Simon Balderas