Rigoberto Castañeda
- Directing
- February 27, 1973 · Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico [now Mexico City, Mexico]
Biography
He wrote his first feature film, "La Llorona," based on a widely known Mexican legend. The Mexican mini-studio Lemon Films immediately picked it up. Based on his script, he directed the horror film Kilómetro 31 in 2007. The result was the highest-grossing film of 2007 in Mexico and the top-grossing Mexican horror film of all time. His debut film also swept the Mexican Academy of Cinematic Arts and Sciences awards, earning 6 nominations and winning 5 statuettes.
Known for
Filmography
- Regresa · Director
- Night Shift · Director, Writer
- Karem the Possession · Producer
- S.O.Z: Soldiers or Zombies · Director
- Originless · Director, Adaptation
- Diablero · Director
- Km 31-2 · Director
- Hasta que te conocí · Director
- Family Blood · Producer
- Blackout · Director
- 13 miedos · Associate Producer
- KM 31: Kilometer 31 · Director, Writer
- If I Never See You Again · Assistant Director