Directing
Rigoberto Castañeda
EN, ES cinema · 12 credits
Born
27 February 1973 (age 53)
Birthplace
Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico [now Mexico City, Mexico]
Also known as Rigoberto Castaneda
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
Night Shift
Writer, Director
Karem the Possession
Producer
Originless
Director, Adaptation
Km 31-2
Director
Family Blood
Producer
Blackout
Director
KM 31: Kilometer 31
Director, Writer
Sin sentido
2002
Sin sentido
Director, Editor
If I Never See You Again
Assistant Director
Necrofilia
1997
Necrofilia
Director, Screenplay