Carlos Carrera
- Born
- August 18, 1962 (64 years old)
- Place of birth
- Mexico, D. F., Mexico
Biography
Luis Carlos Carrera González (born 18 August 1962), better known as Carlos Carrera, is a Mexican film director and screenwriter. He directed El crimen del Padre Amaro (2002), which was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. In 2009, he directed Backyard about the female homicides in Ciudad Juárez, which won a silver plaque at the 2009 Chicago International Film Festival.
In 2008, Carrera was sponsor for Un aliado en el tiempo, a Sundance Film Festival official selection shortfilm.
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Known for
Filmography
- —The Ballad of the PhoenixFilm · Producer
- 2026Dark Blue, Celestial BlueFilm · Director
- 2024The CollectorThe CollectorFilm · Screenplay
- 2023ConfessionsFilm · Director★ 7.1
- 2022I’m Going To Be FamousFilm · Director, Screenplay
- 2017Tales of MexicoFilm · Director
- 2017Ana and BrunoFilm · Director★ 7.6
- 2013El mar muertoFilm · Producer
- 2010De la infanciaFilm · Director, Screenplay, Producer
- 2009BackyardFilm · Director★ 6.4
- 2009Agent Macaw: Shaken & StirredFilm · Creative Consultant★ 7.0
- 2006Sex, Love, and Other PerversionsFilm · Director
- 2005La reina roja, un misterio mayaFilm · Director
- 2004Cero y van cuatroFilm · Director★ 7.8
- 2004De RaízFilm · Animation, Editor, Director, Writer
- 2002The Crime of Padre AmaroFilm · Director★ 6.7
- 1999Under a SpellFilm · Screenplay, Director★ 6.9
- 1995Sin remitenteFilm · Director
- 1994The HeroFilm · Director, Animation, Writer★ 6.6
- 1993Married LifeFilm · Director, Writer
- 1992Matrimonio y mortajaFilm · Director
- 1991Benjamín's WifeFilm · Director, Screenplay★ 6.9
- 1991InfamiaFilm · Director
- 1989Un vestidito blanco como la leche nidoUn vestidito blanco como la leche nidoFilm · Director, Editor
- 1988AmadaFilm · Director
- 1988Un muy cortometrajeUn muy cortometrajeFilm · Director, Writer
- 1988Malayerba nunca muerdeMalayerba nunca muerdeFilm · Director, Writer