Carlos Carrera facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Carlos Carrera
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Luis Carlos Carrera González
18 August 1962 Mexico City, Mexico
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| Alma mater | Ibero-American University Centro de Capacitación Cinematográfica |
| Occupation | Director, screenwriter, producer, animator |
| Years active | 1991–present |
| Honours | Short Film Palme d'Or Ariel Award |
Carlos Carrera is a talented Mexican film director and writer. He was born on August 18, 1962. He has made many movies and short films that have won important awards.
His first full-length movie, Benjamin's Woman, came out in 1991. It earned him an Ariel Award for Best First Feature. This was a great start to his career. In 1994, he won a special award called the Palme d’Or at the Cannes film festival. He won it for his short film El héroe.
In 2002, Carlos Carrera directed a movie called El crimen del Padre Amaro. This film was based on a book and told the story of a priest and a woman. Famous actors like Gael García Bernal and Ana Claudia Talancón starred in it. When the movie was released, some groups in Mexico did not agree with its story. They tried to stop it from being shown in theaters.
Despite the disagreements, the movie was very popular. Many people watched it in Mexico and around the world. It was even nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. This is a very big honor in filmmaking. The movie also won 9 Ariel awards out of 13 nominations.
In 2009, he directed another important film called Backyard. This movie was about a serious issue: the murders of women in Ciudad Juárez. The film received a special award at the 2009 Chicago International Film Festival. It was also nominated for 9 Ariel awards and won 5 of them.
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Filmography
Carlos Carrera has directed and written many films and short films. Here are some of his notable works.
Feature Films
| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Producer | Notes |
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| 1991 | Benjamin's Woman | Yes | Yes | No | His first feature film. |
| 1993 | La vida conyugal | Yes | Yes | No | |
| 1995 | Sin remitente | Yes | Yes | No | |
| 1998 | Un embrujo | Yes | Yes | No | |
| 2002 | The Crime of Padre Amaro | Yes | Yes | No | Nominated for an Academy Award. |
| 2009 | Backyard | Yes | No | No | Won a silver plaque at the Chicago International Film Festival. |
| 2010 | De la infancia | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 2017 | Ana y Bruno | Yes | No | No | He also worked as an animator on this film. |
Short Films
| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Notes |
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| 1994 | El héroe | Yes | Yes | Won the 1994 Short Film Palme d'Or. |
| 2004 | De raíz | Yes | Yes |
See also
In Spanish: Carlos Carrera para niños
