Screenwriter and director with experience in fiction, documentary and Reality TV. He is co-founder of Giant Stories, a screenwriting studio specialized in the development of original IP's for cinema and OTT's. His debut feature, the documentary "Jirón" (2015), was presented at more than 15 national and international festivals, including the Sitges International Film Festival and the Mórbido Horror and Fantasy Film Festival, where it won best director of Latin American Film. He is also screenwriter and co-director of the short films "Voces" (2015) and "Bolas de fuego" (2016), featured in the anthology "México Bárbaro 2". He co-wrote the documentary "El son del chile frito" (Sony Music, 2019) and the short series "México 85: El día que la tierra se movió" (Promax Prize 2016). He is content director and head writer in the entrepreneurial shows "Shark Tank México" (seasons 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6, winner of a Produ Award) and "Shark Tank Colombia" (seasons 1, 2, 3 and 4) for Teleset and Sony Channel. He was also screenwriter for the reality show "Familias Frente al Fuego" (2019), for Endemol and Televisa. In 2020 he was content director and head writer of the show "La Culpa es de La Malinche", for Comedy Central. He is a graduate of the second generation of "El ABC del Showrunner", a program created by Lemon Studios. He is currently preparing a documentary series on corruption and developing fiction projects for premium platforms and networks, like NBC Universal. Also, he is co-writer of the horror feature film "La Exorcista", which is in production.
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Biography from IMDb.
- January 18, 1985 (41)
- Ciudad Mante, Tamaulipas, Mexico
- Writer and director, also producer
- 3 on MovieCove · 7 credits in all
What are Christian Cueva's films like?
Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Power and Society.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 1 · Wry 0 · Earnest 2
Light 1 · Serious 1 · Dark 1
Grounded 0 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 0
Gentle 0 · Charged 0 · Intense 3
Steady 0 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 1
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 2 · Heavy 1
A split, not a type: Resolved 2 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
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 Christian Cueva's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 2 of their 3 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Christian Cueva'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
7 credits, 3 with a MovieCove page.
Autos, mota y rocanrol(2025)
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
La Exorcista(2022)
Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films
The Song of Fried Chile (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
Mexico Barbaro 2(2017)
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
Voices (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
Jirón (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Delivery (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 6 titles, 5 of them dated from 2014 to 2025.
How do Christian Cueva's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 38th percentile, the median of all 3; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 31st percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up1
- 25th to 49th2
Shape of the crowd
2 of their 3 titles are Cult Classics.
- Cult Classic2
- Crowd Pleaser1
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 Christian Cueva work with?
People who share at least 2 of Christian Cueva's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Ricardo Farias shares the most, 3.
Writers
- Ricardo FariasShared titles: Autos, mota y rocanrol (2025), La Exorcista (2022), Mexico Barbaro 2 (2017)See all 3 shared titles with Ricardo Farias
- Adrian Garcia BoglianoShared titles: La Exorcista (2022), Mexico Barbaro 2 (2017)See all 2 shared titles with Adrian Garcia Bogliano
Editors
- Martha Poly VilShared titles: Autos, mota y rocanrol (2025), La Exorcista (2022)See all 2 shared titles with Martha Poly Vil
