
Person
Melissa Castañeda
Production · Tijuana, Mexico
Biography
Tijuana, 1998. As part of Violeta Cine, she is the producer and co-writer of "Los Fundadores", film awarded at FICUNAM, FIDMarseille, and ZINEBI, and screened at Márgenes, Cámara Lúcida, and Black Canvas. Producer of "Agua Caliente" premiered at FICUNAM and FIDMarseille. Producer and co-writer of "El Mirador", currently in post-production and part of the WIP Competition at the Mar del Plata IFF. All films directed by Diego Hernández. She currently co-produces "Solo tengo sed" (dir. Matt Porterfield), which was part of CineMart Rotterdam, "El fin de la infancia" (dir. Diego Hernández), winner of the Cine Qua Non Lab award at Talents Guadalajara, and Clemente Castor's next feature. She is also developing the documentary short film "Y todo es luz dentro de mí" (Cuōrum Residency, DOCS MX Platform) as a co-director.
Known for

Los Fundadores
Producer

Las Cumbres
Producer

Travesías
Producer

Schrödinger
Producer

Vicario (o mi tercer intento de hacer cine)
Executive Producer

Miss
Director of Photography

El Mirador
Producer

She Stays
Producer

Agua Caliente
Melissa

Cold Metal
Producer
Filmography
- 2025Cold MetalProducer
- 2024El MiradorProducer
- 2024She StaysProducer
- 2023Las CumbresProducer
- 2022SchrödingerProducer
- 2022Agua CalienteMelissa
- 2021TravesíasProducer
- 2021Los FundadoresProducer
- 2020MissDirector of Photography
- 2020Vicario (o mi tercer intento de hacer cine)Executive Producer
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