Gustavo Guardado, Jr. grew up in Concord, California dreaming of one day being a filmmaker. He started putting his goal in action his senior year in high school and went on to study Communication at Saint Mary's College of Ca. He then pursued and achieved his Masters in Fine Art at Loyola Marymount University in Film Production. Since then Gustavo, has written, directed, and produced numerous independent films including his feature film directorial debut: Love, Concord. Gustavo has taught video production classes for over 16 years and this passion for teaching led him to start the Opificer Media Student film festival. Fun Fact: Gustavo's favorite cookie is freshly baked chocolate chips, with not too many chips.

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