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.
Directed 20
2020s
- 2026
Dark Blue, Celestial Blue
Director
- 2023
- 2022
I’m Going To Be Famous
Director
2010s
- 2017
Tales of Mexico
Director
Ana and Bruno
Director
- 2010
De la infancia
Director
2000s
- 2009
Backyard
Director
- 2006
Sex, Love, and Other Perversions
Director
- 2005
La reina roja, un misterio maya
Director
- 2004
Cero y van cuatro
Director
De Raíz
Director
- 2002
1990s
- 1999
Under a Spell
Director
- 1995
Sin remitente
Director
- 1994
The Hero
Director
- 1993
Married Life
Director
- 1992
Matrimonio y mortaja
Director
- 1991
Benjamín's Wife
Director
Infamia
Director
1980s
- 1988
Amada
Director
Wrote 8
2020s
- 2022
I’m Going To Be Famous
Screenplay
2010s
- 2010
De la infancia
Screenplay
2000s
- 2004
De Raíz
Writer
1990s
- 1999
Under a Spell
Screenplay
- 1995
Sin remitente
Screenplay
- 1994
The Hero
Writer
- 1993
Married Life
Writer
- 1991
Benjamín's Wife
Screenplay
Produced 3
2010s
- 2013
El mar muerto
Producer
- 2010
De la infancia
Producer
No release date
The Ballad of the Phoenix
Producer
Visual effects 2
2000s
- 2004
De Raíz
Animation
1990s
- 1994
The Hero
Animation
Edited 1
2000s
- 2004
De Raíz
Editor
Other crew 1
2000s
- 2009
Agent Macaw: Shaken & Stirred
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