Carlos Carrera

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.

Known for

The Crime of Padre Amaro

Agent Macaw: Shaken & Stirred

Credits

Year	Movie / TV show / Other	Role
—	The Collector	Screenplay
2023	Confessions	Director
2022	I’m Going To Be Famous	Director
2022	I’m Going To Be Famous	Screenplay
2021	The Ballad of the Phoenix	Producer
2017	Ana and Bruno	Director
2017	Tales of Mexico	Director
2013	El mar muerto	Producer
2010	De la infancia	Director
2010	De la infancia	Screenplay
2009	Backyard	Director
2009	Agent Macaw: Shaken & Stirred	Creative Consultant
2006	Sexo, amor y otras perversiones	Director
2004	Cero y van cuatro	Director
2004	De Raíz	Animation
2004	De Raíz	Editor
2004	De Raíz	Writer
2004	De Raíz	Director
2002	The Crime of Padre Amaro	Director
1999	Under a Spell	Director
1999	Under a Spell	Screenplay
1995	Sin remitente	Director
1994	The Hero	Director
1994	The Hero	Animation
1994	The Hero	Writer
1993	Married Life	Director
1992	Matrimonio y mortaja	Director
1991	Benjamín's Wife	Director
1991	Benjamín's Wife	Screenplay
1991	Infamia	Director
1988	Amada	Director