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.
Known For
Confessions
(2023)
Director
The Crime of Padre Amaro
(2002)
Director
Ana and Bruno
(2017)
Director
Full Filmography
Directing
Amada
(1988)
Director
Benjamín's Wife
(1991)
Director
Infamia
(1991)
Director
Matrimonio y mortaja
(1992)
Director
Married Life
(1993)
Director
The Hero
(1994)
Director
Sin remitente
(1995)
Director
Under a Spell
(1999)
Director
The Crime of Padre Amaro
(2002)
Director
Cero y van cuatro
(2004)
Director
De Raíz
(2004)
Director
Sexo, amor y otras perversiones
(2006)
Director
Backyard
(2009)
Director
De la infancia
(2010)
Director
Ana and Bruno
(2017)
Director
Tales of Mexico
(2017)
Director
Confessions
(2023)
Director
Writing
Benjamín's Wife
(1991)
Screenplay
The Hero
(1994)
Writer
Under a Spell
(1999)
Screenplay
De Raíz
(2004)
Writer
De la infancia
(2010)
Screenplay
Visual Effects
Editing
Crew
Production