Hugo A. Castro is a longtime fan of videogames, since the early days of console and computer gaming, and even though he didn’t have the opportunity to learn how to make videogames, he always knew he was going to be involved in the industry.
Since 2008 Hugo has been one of the top promoters of the Mexican game development industry. In forming the non-profit Gamacon, he created one of the most important conferences in Mexico, fostering educational and business opportunities for Mexican and American game developers. He has worked with several educational institutes, advising and complementing their academic programs and works tirelessly to promote Mexican culture and art in games.
Hugo was also part of the board of directors of the Mexican Videogame Developers Association (VGMX) from 2017-2019, and was part of the Mexican Government at the office of ProMexico in Los Angeles from 2015-2018, in charge of the software, videogames, animation and creative media development industry. In addition he has been a speaker at the San Diego Comic Con on several occasions.
Most recently Hugo has founded and leads the creative media production house BC Media Lab to further help Mexican studios all over Mexico (www.bcmedialab.com).