6.7
Movie
Directing
Carlos Carrera
- Born
- (age 64)
- Birthplace
- Mexico, D. F., Mexico
- Credits
- 27 titles
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.
Signature work
Known For
6.7
Movie
7.6
Movie
Ana and Bruno
7.8
Movie
Cero y van cuatro
6.4
Movie
Backyard
6.9
Movie
Benjamín's Wife
7.1
Movie
Confessions
7.0
Movie
Agent Macaw: Shaken & Stirred
6.6
Movie
The Hero
6.9
Movie
Under a Spell
4.2
Movie
Sex, Love, and Other Perversions
5.8
Movie
Sin remitente
5.0
Movie
Tales of Mexico
4.7
Movie
Married Life
6.8
Movie
De la infancia
6.0
Movie
Infamia
6.5
Movie
De Raíz
5.0
Movie
El mar muerto
6.5
Movie
La reina roja, un misterio maya
Crew credits 27
| Year | Title | Job |
|---|---|---|
| TBA | The Ballad of the Phoenix Film | Producer |
| 2026 | Dark Blue, Celestial Blue Film | Director |
| 2024 | The Collector Film | Screenplay |
| 2023 | Confessions Film | Director |
| 2022 | I’m Going To Be Famous Film | Director, Screenplay |
| 2017 | Tales of Mexico Film | Director |
| 2017 | Ana and Bruno Film | Director |
| 2013 | El mar muerto Film | Producer |
| 2010 | De la infancia Film | Director, Screenplay, Producer |
| 2009 | Backyard Film | Director |
| 2009 | Agent Macaw: Shaken & Stirred Film | Creative Consultant |
| 2006 | Sex, Love, and Other Perversions Film | Director |
| 2005 | La reina roja, un misterio maya Film | Director |
| 2004 | Cero y van cuatro Film | Director |
| 2004 | De Raíz Film | Animation, Editor, Director, Writer |
| 2002 | The Crime of Padre Amaro Film | Director |
| 1999 | Under a Spell Film | Screenplay, Director |
| 1995 | Sin remitente Film | Director |
| 1994 | The Hero Film | Director, Animation, Writer |
| 1993 | Married Life Film | Director, Writer |
| 1992 | Matrimonio y mortaja Film | Director |
| 1991 | Benjamín's Wife Film | Director, Screenplay |
| 1991 | Infamia Film | Director |
| 1989 | Un vestidito blanco como la leche nido Film | Director, Editor |
| 1988 | Amada Film | Director |
| 1988 | Un muy cortometraje Film | Director, Writer |
| 1988 | Malayerba nunca muerde Film | Director, Writer |