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Contact
mariajaw@gmail.com
Instagram @marianacastaneda.art

Member of A.M.D.A
(Asociación mexicana de dirección de arte)

Mariana Castañeda is a Production Designer and Set Decorator with over 15 years of experience shaping visual narratives across film, television, and spatial design. Her work is defined by a cinematic approach that transforms color, texture, and objects into intentional atmospheres—spaces that feel both lived-in and carefully curated. With a clear editorial presence and meticulous attention to detail, Mariana creates environments that resonate with identity, emotion, and cultural relevance.

Education

She studied Film and Art History in France and Scotland, a dual foundation that enriched her visual language with both narrative structure and artistic sensibility. This international education fostered a multidisciplinary perspective, allowing her to merge cinematic storytelling with design principles, and continues to inform her creative process today.

France - Université Paul Valery
Scotland - Glasgow School of Art

Filmography

COMMERCIALS

2009 - 2025

Select Clients:

Coca Cola
Apple
Corona
Spotify
Bacardi
Pantene
Chevrolet
Don Julio
Crest
Supercell
Facebook
Palacio de Hierro

TV SHOWS | FILM

2024

GATO NEGRO
Show creator: Eric Carrasco
Production Designer: Nicolás Scabini
Position: Art Director

GRINGO HUNTERS
Dir. Adrian Grunberg
Production Designer: Carlos Jacques
Position: Set Decorator

2023

THE BORDER (PILOT)
Dir: Jayro Bustamante
Production Designer: Carlos Jacques
Position: Set Decorator

ACAPULCO SEASON 3
Show creator: Austin Winsberg
Production Designer: Nicolás Scabini
Position: Set Decorator

2022

ACAPULCO SEASON 2
Show creator: Austin Winsberg
Production Designer: Nicolás Scabini
Position: Set Decorator

2021

ACAPULCO SEASON 1
Show creator: Austin Winsberg
Production Designer: Nicolás Scabini
Position: Set Decorator

2020

THE GIGANTES
Dir: Beatriz Sanchis
Production Designer: Luisa Guala
Position: Set Decorator

BARB & STAR GO TO VISTA DEL MAR
Dir: Josh Greenbaum
Production Designer: Steve Saklad
Position: Set Decorator

2019

UN PAPÁ PIRATA
Dir: Humberto Hinojosa
Production Designer: Nicolás Scabini
Position: Set Decorator

HISTORIA DE UN CRIMEN: COLOSIO
Dir: Hiromi Kamata y Natalia Beristaín
Production Designer: Nicolás ScabinI
Position: Set Decorator

2018

LUIS MIGUEL LA SERIE
Dir: Humberto Hinojosa
Production Designer: Nicolas Scabini
Position: Set Decorator

SICARIO: DAY OF THE SOLDADO (Mexico Unit)
Dir: Stefano Sollima
Production Designer: Kevin Kavanaugh
Position: Set Decoration Department

AQUÍ EN LA TIERRA
Show Creator: Gael García Bernal
Production Designer: Carlos Jacques
Position: Set Decoration Department

BELCANTO (Mexico Unit)
Dir. Paul Weitz
Production Designer: Tommaso Ortino
Position: Assistant Set Decorator

2017

GRINGO (Mexico Unit)
Dir: Nash Edgerton
Production Designer: Patrice Vermette
Position: Set Decoration Department

2016

MOZART IN THE JUNGLE (Mexico Unit)
Show creator: Roman Coppola
Production designer: Tommaso Ortino
Position: Set Decorator

LA HABITACIÓN
Dir: Natalia Beristain, Carlos Carrera, Carlos Bolado, Daniel Giménez Cacho (and others)
Production Designer: Carlos Jacques
Position: Set Decoration Department

2015

JAMES BOND: SPECTRE (Mexico Unit)
Dir: Sam Mendes
Production Designer: Dennis Gassner
Position: Assistant Set Decorator

SENSE8 (Mexico Unit)
Show creators: Lana & Lilly Wachowski
Production Designer: Hugh Bateup
Position: Set Decoration Department

2014

LA DICTADURA PERFECTA
Dir: Luis Estrada
Production Designer: Salvador Parra
Position: Set Decoration Department

2013

ELYSIUM
Dir: Neil Blomkamp
Production designer: Philip Ivey
Position: Set Decoration Department

2012

LA NIÑA
Dir: David Riker
Production Designer: Salvador Parra
Position: Set Decoration Department

2011

LA CRISTEADA
Dir: Dean Wright
Production Designer: Salvador Parra
Position: Set Decoration Department

2010

EL INFIERNO
Dir: Luis Estrada
Production Designer: Salvador Parra
Position: Set Decoration Department

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