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.
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Biography from TMDB.
- February 27, 1973 (53)
- Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico [now Mexico City, Mexico]
- Director and writer
- 7 on MovieCove · 12 credits in all
What are Rigoberto Castañeda's films like?
Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Bonds.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 3
Light 0 · Serious 0 · Dark 3
Grounded 0 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 0
Gentle 0 · Charged 1 · Intense 2
Steady 1 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0
Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0
Casual 0 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 0 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 0
Resolved 0 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 2
Moods and endings
- Bittersweet2
- Ambiguous3
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Rigoberto Castañeda's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 7 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Rigoberto Castañeda's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
12 credits, 7 with a MovieCove page.
Night Shift(2024)
Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films
Karem the Possession (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all shows
Originless (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
Demon(2018)
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows
Km 31-2(2016)
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
Hasta Que Te Conocí(2016)
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows
Family Blood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
Blackout (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Trece miedos(2007)
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all shows
KM 31: Kilómetro 31(2006)
Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
If I Never See You Again (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)
Career shape
A full career of 12 titles from 1997 to 2024.
Biggest box office
KM 31: Kilómetro 31 (2006)
Highest rated
Demon (2018)
Most popular right now
Night Shift (2024)
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.
How do Rigoberto Castañeda's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 19th percentile, the median of all 3; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 21st percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up1
- 25th to 49th3
- Below 25th3
Shape of the crowd
6 of their 7 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Loved1
- Mixed6
Reviewers score the atmosphere 76/100 and the pacing 42/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Who does Rigoberto Castañeda work with?
People who share at least 2 of Rigoberto Castañeda's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Fátima Molina shares the most, 2.
Actors
- Fátima MolinaShared titles: S.O.Z: Soldiers or Zombies (2021), Demon (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Fátima Molina
- Horacio Garcia RojasShared titles: S.O.Z: Soldiers or Zombies (2021), Demon (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Horacio Garcia Rojas
- Adrià ColladoShared titles: Km 31-2 (2016), KM 31: Kilómetro 31 (2006)See all 2 shared titles with Adrià Collado
- Carlos AragónShared titles: Km 31-2 (2016), KM 31: Kilómetro 31 (2006)See all 2 shared titles with Carlos Aragón
Producers
- Juan UruchurtuShared titles: S.O.Z: Soldiers or Zombies (2021), Km 31-2 (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Juan Uruchurtu
- Sandra SolaresShared titles: Demon (2018), KM 31: Kilómetro 31 (2006)See all 2 shared titles with Sandra Solares
- Alex GarciaShared titles: Km 31-2 (2016), KM 31: Kilómetro 31 (2006)See all 2 shared titles with Alex Garcia
- Alexis FridmanShared titles: Km 31-2 (2016), KM 31: Kilómetro 31 (2006)See all 2 shared titles with Alexis Fridman
