Director Jesse Gasca Garcia was born in Salinas, California. At the age of 18 he went on to study film at the University of Cal State Monterey Bay. Upon graduation, Garcia traveled to Mexico to direct the short documentary ‘Curanderismo.’ For his second short, Garcia returned to Salinas, California to direct the short drama ‘Abet.’ After, working in various professions in distinctive fields, Garcia, reappeared to direct the short drama ‘Gloom.’ The short drama won the Honorable Mention Award at the Independent Shorts Awards International Film Festival. He recently wrote and directed a short romance drama, ‘Bunco’ which has been selected to two international film festivals. He is currently working on his latest short ‘Nociva.’