Artículo de acceso abierto publicado por Revista U.D.C.A Actualidad & Divulgación Científica bajo una licencia Creative Commons CC BY-NC 4.0 Revista U.D.C.A Actualidad & Divulgación Científica 21 (2): 457-466 Julio-Diciembre 2018 458 and photoactive efficiency properties were evaluated. The results showed that the anchoring of the photoactive substances to the esterified starch optimizes the values of water solubility, transparency, acid-base stability and resistance to rupture of the biofilms. The greater photoactive protection was obtained with the biofilm of Rutin, reducing in 66.6% and 57.3% the oxidative degradation of proteins and lipids respectively. It is concluded that the esterification of residual potato starch and its subsequent anchoring of photoactive substances confers a potential use in the production of biodegradable food packaging.