About
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.
Filmography
Dark Blue, Celestial Blue2026 · Director
The Collector2024 · Screenplay
Confessions2023 · Director
I’m Going To Be Famous2022 · Director, Screenplay
Tales of Mexico2017 · Director
Ana and Bruno2017 · Director
El mar muerto2013 · Producer
De la infancia2010 · Director, Screenplay, Producer
Backyard2009 · Director
Agent Macaw: Shaken & Stirred2009 · Creative Consultant
Sex, Love, and Other Perversions2006 · Director
La reina roja, un misterio maya2005 · Director
Cero y van cuatro2004 · Director
De Raíz2004 · Animation, Editor, Writer, Director
The Crime of Padre Amaro2002 · Director
Under a Spell1999 · Screenplay, Director
Sin remitente1995 · Director
The Hero1994 · Director, Animation, Writer
Married Life1993 · Director, Writer
Matrimonio y mortaja1992 · Director