Rigoberto Castañeda
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- February 27, 1973
- Place of birth
- 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.
Movies directed by Rigoberto Castañeda
- Night Shift 2024 · ★ 6.4
- KM 31: Kilometer 31 2006 · ★ 6.1
- Blackout 2008 · ★ 5.4
- Km 31-2 2016 · ★ 7.0
- Originless 2020 · ★ 5.6
- Regresa 2026