Joe Menendez at the 2015 World Premiere of his feature film "Ladrones"

Joe Menendez on the set of SIREN, Episode 107, "Street Fight"

Menendez and Alice Braga on the set of Queen of the South.

Joe Menendez on the set of QUEEN OF THE SOUTH, episode 2.07. April 2017

Joe Menendez directs "Legends of the Hidden Temple"

Joe Menendez on the set of "Legends of the Hidden Temple"

Joe Menendez speaks at the 2016 Austin Film Festival

Joe on the set of "From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series"

Joe Menendez and Kirk Fogg on the set of "Legends of the Hidden Temple"

Joe Menendez at the monitor, with Jon Molerio, Oscar Torre and Alfonso Rodriguez on the set of LADRONES.

Joe Menendez on the set of FROM DUSK TILL DAWN the series.

Director Joe Menendez and Patrick Stewart on the set of "Star Trek: Picard"

Director Joe Menendez on the set of "Snowpiercer"

Joe Menendez on the set of "Evil" with the cast Katja Herbers, Mike Colter, Aasif Mandvi

Robert Rodriguez (L), Joe Menendez (C) and Carlos Coto (R).

Joe Menendez at Courtyard Square on the Universal Backlot, shooting QUANTUM LEAP

Director Joe Menendez on the set of "Evil"

Joe Menendez with Carrie Preston and Wendell Pierce

Joe Menendez with Mike Colter and Chukwudi Iwuji on the set of "Evil"

Joe Menendez and Michael Emerson on the set of "Evil"

Joe Menendez at the EVIL Season 4 Premiere in NYC.

Joe Menendez and Ernie Hudson on the set of QUANTUM LEAP

Director Joe Menendez and Annie Wersching on the set of "Star Trek: Picard"

Director Joe Menendez and John De Lancie on the set of "Star Trek: Picard"

Joe Menendez directs Olivia Liang and Vanessa Kai on "Kung Fu"

Joe Menendez (center) directing "Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide" for Nickelodeon in 2004.

Joe Menendez directing "Real Stories of the Highway Patrol" with the Kentucky State Police in 1995.

Sandra Echeverria looks on as Joe Menendez gives direction on the set of "Quiero Ser Fiel" in 2013

Joe Menendez on camera, shooting "Quiero Ser Fiel" in 2013

Joe Menendez directing Valentino Lanus and Sandra Echeverria in 2013 on the set of "Quiero Ser Fiel"

Joe Menendez directs "Ladron Que Roba A Ladron" for Lionsgate Films

Joe Menendez on the set of "Ladron Que Roba A Ladron" in 2006.

Joe Menendez directs "Ladron Que Roba A Ladron" in 2006.