Buddy Calvo
Producer/Screenwriter/Director
Buddy Calvo was born and raised in San Antonio, Texas. He attended Thomas Jefferson High School where he participated in the theater arts program and gained his love for production. Upon graduation, Calvo attended UTSA where he was seeking a degree in International Business. After 3 years Calvo realized it was filmmaking that was his true passion and he began to pursue his writing/directing career. He attended San Antonio College where he began taking courses in the Radio, Television, Film department and wrote for The Ranger.
In 2006 Calvo established the production company Machina Cinema alongside producers Perla Rivera and Joe F. Gallegos III. Later that year Calvo wrote and directed his first film "Wanderlust" and since then has written, directed and produced short films, commercials, music videos, feature films and worked as various crew on regional productions. In the fall of 2012 Calvo accepted a teaching position at the San Antonio School for Inquiry and Creativity where he teaches film production and allows students to intern on productions throughout San Antonio. Machina Cinema recently produced the feature film "The Adventures of Pepper and Paula" with Robin and Kevin Nations.
Perla Rivera
Producer
Perla Rivera began producing films in 2006 when she co-founded the San Antonio production company Machina Cinema alongside producers Buddy Calvo and Joe F. Gallegos III. Rivera, who attended Northwest Vista College and studied business management, worked as head of payroll at Jennings Anderson Ford for 10 years before leaving to produce films full time. In coalition with Machina Cinema, Rivera has also produced several short films, music videos and other commercial projects with filmmakers in San Antonio.
Rivera (Machina Cinema) is currently co-producing the feature film, "The Adventures of Pepper and Paula" and serving as Unit Production Manager on set.
Buddy Calvo was born and raised in San Antonio, Texas. He attended Thomas Jefferson High School where he participated in the theater arts program and gained his love for production. Upon graduation, Calvo attended UTSA where he was seeking a degree in International Business. After 3 years Calvo realized it was filmmaking that was his true passion and he began to pursue his writing/directing career. He attended San Antonio College where he began taking courses in the Radio, Television, Film department and wrote for The Ranger.
In 2006 Calvo established the production company Machina Cinema alongside producers Perla Rivera and Joe F. Gallegos III. Later that year Calvo wrote and directed his first film "Wanderlust" and since then has written, directed and produced short films, commercials, music videos, feature films and worked as various crew on regional productions. In the fall of 2012 Calvo accepted a teaching position at the San Antonio School for Inquiry and Creativity where he teaches film production and allows students to intern on productions throughout San Antonio. Machina Cinema recently produced the feature film "The Adventures of Pepper and Paula" with Robin and Kevin Nations.
Perla Rivera
Producer
Perla Rivera began producing films in 2006 when she co-founded the San Antonio production company Machina Cinema alongside producers Buddy Calvo and Joe F. Gallegos III. Rivera, who attended Northwest Vista College and studied business management, worked as head of payroll at Jennings Anderson Ford for 10 years before leaving to produce films full time. In coalition with Machina Cinema, Rivera has also produced several short films, music videos and other commercial projects with filmmakers in San Antonio.
Rivera (Machina Cinema) is currently co-producing the feature film, "The Adventures of Pepper and Paula" and serving as Unit Production Manager on set.
For more information please contact us at:
info@machinacinema.com
or
210.250.0806
