Known for Directing
Rodrigo Perez-Castro is a Mexican-born Canadian Annie Award-nominated animation filmmaker with decades of experience in the industry. Rodrigo was born and raised in Mexico City. His passion for storytelling brought him to Canada to study at the renowned animation school, Sheridan College. In the years that followed, Rodrigo worked as a Story Artist, in both Canada and the U.S., on numerous film projects for studios like, Disney, Bluesky, Fox Animation, Paramount Animation, and DreamWorks TV. Some of Rodrigo's credits as a story artist include- The Book of Life, Ice Age: Collision Course, Ferdinand, and Rio 2. For his work on Rio 2 he was nominated for an Annie Award in the category of "Outstanding Achievement for Storyboarding in an Animated Feature Film".
Birthplace
Mexico City, Mexico
Filmography
9 films


Night of the Zoopocalypse
2025 · 1h 31m · CA
A wolf and mountain lion team up when a meteor unleashes a virus turning zoo animals into zombies. They join forces with other survivors to rescue the zoo and stop the deranged mutant leader from spreading the virus.


Koati
2021 · 1h 32m · MX
Three unlikely heroes - Nachi, a free-spirited coati; Xochi, a fearless monarch butterfly and Pako, a hyperactive glass frog - embark on an adventure to stop wicked coral snake Zaina from destroying their rain forest homeland.