He's also directed episodes for Blumhouse Productions' anthology series 12 Deadly Days for YouTube Red[7] and the action-adventure TV movie Legends of the Hidden Temple (film), which premiered on Nickelodeon on November 26, 2016.
Since the year 2000, Menendez directed multiple episodes for various Nickelodeon shows including 100 Things to Do Before High School, Big Time Rush, True Jackson VP, Just Jordan, Unfabulous, Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide, Taina, and The Brothers Garcia, for which he won an ALMA Award for OUTSTANDING DIRECTING IN A COMEDY in 2001.
[12] Menendez also directed several episodes of Andi Mack and Stuck in the Middle (TV series) for Disney Channel as well as Kirby Buckets and Zeke and Luther for Disney XD, including the June 15th, 2009 world premiere "Bros Go Pro", which delivered the highest ratings ever for a primetime series premiere on the channel.
was released in Latin America in 2014 and was in the top ten of Mexico's box office for two weeks,[26] and made its U.S. debut in March 2016.
[29] Menendez gathered $10,000 from his family and made his feature film debut with the indie action thriller LORDS OF THE BARRIO (originally titled The Impostor), which was shot in 1995 and 1996 but wasn't released on DVD until 2002.
[4] He then landed his first professional gig directing over 20 reenactments for the syndicated reality TV series Real Stories of the Highway Patrol in 1995 [31][32] From 1996 through 2000, Menendez worked almost exclusively in the Spanish TV world, directing multiple episodes for three different Columbia Tri-Star multi-camera half hours: Los Beltran, VIVA VEGAS and SOLO EN AMERICA, which aired on the Telemundo Network.