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.

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Representative Works

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

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Confessions
2023Nominee

Best Director

Confessions

De Raíz
2004Nominee

Career Highlight

De Raíz

Ana and Bruno
2017Winner

Best Director

Ana and Bruno

Career Highlights

The Crime of Padre Amaro
2002Highlight

Best Director

The Crime of Padre Amaro

The Hero
1994Highlight

Best Director

The Hero