Biography

Co-founder of the special effects mexican house Necropia (1985), along with Guillermo del Toro. Necropia is responsible for the special effects in several films, such as "Cabeza De Vaca", "Dollar Mambo", "Mentiras Piadosas", "Bandidos", and many more. As member of Necropia, Rigo Mora worked in all the "Hora Marcada" (TV Series) chapters. Necropia's last work was for the directorial debut in a feature film of Guillermo del Toro, "Cronos" (1993).

Rigo Mora has also collaborated as an advisor in many animation projects generated in his native Guadalajara and in Mexico City, like the awarded "El Octavo Dia, la creacion", "Sin Sosten" and "Hasta Los Huesos".

Mora has directed the animated short films "La gran obra", "Polifemo", "Sombras", "Devorador Onírico" and "Cómo Preparar Un Sandwich" (This one based upon an original idea by Guillermo del Toro), and the live action short "Encrucijada", starring Ignacio Guadalupe and Rodrigo Murray.

In 2010, The Guadalajara International Film Festival created the "Rigo Mora Award" for the best animated Mexican short film in competition.
- IMDb mini biography by: F. PAYÓ