For nearly twenty years, producer Lauro Chartrand has immersed himself in the world of film and television production. As partner in Dream Chaser Productions, Inc., he currently has several films in development, including Chemical Evil, conceived, written, and soon to be directed by Lauro.
Lauro began his career in the entertainment industry as a stunt performer on the long- running series MacGyver. After finding success as a stunt performer, he branched out into fight and stunt coordinating and numerous acting roles.
More recently, Lauro developed a passion for directing; getting his first taste of it on the CBS hit series Walker, Texas Ranger. He has since directed splinter unit on the made for television movie Rapid Fire for USA network, as well as the short film version of Chemical Evil and the short film spoof Casino Royale with Cheese for the MTV Movie Awards.
Lauro's first duty as producer was on the short film, Treading Water, starring Sinbad, William Katt and Nia Peeples. It was there that he met future partner in Dream Chaser Productions, Jennifer Esquivel. Lauro recently completed the feature length script for Chemical Evil while finishing up post on the short film version. He also has several features and television projects in development at Dream Chaser.
