Carlos Carrera

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Carlos Carrera
Born	Luis Carlos Carrera González (1962-08-18) 18 August 1962 (age 62) Mexico City, Mexico
Alma mater	Ibero-American University Centro de Capacitación Cinematográfica
Occupation(s)	Director, screenwriter, producer, animator
Years active	1991–present
Honours	Short Film Palme d'Or Ariel Award

Carlos Carrera (born 18 August 1962) 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.^[1]

In 2008, Carrera was sponsor for Un aliado en el tiempo, a Sundance Film Festival official selection shortfilm.