Melissa Castañeda

Melissa Castañeda

  • Place of birth: 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.

Filmography

Agua Caliente

2022

As Melissa

Production

Documentary for My Homies

2019

As Producer

Miss

2020

As Producer

Miss

2020

As Director of Photography

Los Fundadores

2021

As Producer

Los Fundadores

2021

As Writer

Travesías

2021

As Producer

Agua Caliente

2022

As Producer

Schrödinger

2022

As Producer

El Mirador

2024

As Producer

El Mirador

2024

As Writer

Las Cumbres

2023

As Producer

Las Cumbres

2023

As Editorial Consultant

Las Cumbres

2023

As Camera Operator

She Stays

2024

As Producer

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