Carlos Carrera

Carlos Carrera

Director · Producer · Writer

Mexico, D. F., Mexico
August 18, 1962

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.

Photo

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Representative Works

Ana and Bruno
Ana and Bruno
7.6
/ Spanish
Confessions
Confessions
7.0
/ Spanish
De Raíz
De Raíz
6.5
/ XX
The Collector
The Collector
No Rating Yet
/ Spanish
Cero y van cuatro
Cero y van cuatro
7.8
/ Spanish
The Hero
The Hero
6.6
/ Spanish
Backyard
Backyard
6.4
/ Spanish
Under a Spell
Under a Spell
6.9
/ Spanish
Benjamín's Wife
Benjamín's Wife
6.9
/ Spanish

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Ana and Bruno
2017Winner

Best Director

Ana and Bruno

The Crime of Padre Amaro
2002Nominee

Best Director

The Crime of Padre Amaro

Confessions
2023Nominee

Best Director

Confessions

Career Highlights

De Raíz
2004Highlight

Career Highlight

De Raíz

Cero y van cuatro
2004Highlight

Best Director

Cero y van cuatro