Rigoberto Castañeda

Director

Born: February 27, 1973 (53 years old)

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.

Filmography (12)

• Hasta que te conocí (2016, ★ 8.6)
• KM 31: Kilometer 31 (2006, ★ 6.1)
• Blackout (2008, ★ 5.4)
• Karem the Possession (2021, ★ 6.3)
• Km 31-2 (2016, ★ 7.1)
• 13 miedos (2007, ★ 7.4)
• Night Shift (2024, ★ 6.4)
• S.O.Z: Soldiers or Zombies (2021, ★ 7.1)
• Diablero (2018, ★ 7.2)
• If I Never See You Again (1997, ★ 6)
• Originless (2020, ★ 5.6)
• Family Blood (2013, ★ 3)