Carlos Carrera

Carlos Carrera

director, writer, producer

Carlos Carrera was born on Aug 18, 1962 in Mexico. Carlos Carrera's big-screen debut came with La mujer de Benjamín directed by Carlos Carrera in 1991. Carlos Carrera is known for Sin remitente directed by Carlos Carrera, Fernando Torre Lapham stars as Andrés Altamirano Gallardo and Tiaré Scanda as Mariana. Carlos Carrera has got 30 awards and 16 nominations so far. The most recent award Carlos Carrera achieved is Ariel Awards, Mexico. The upcoming new movie Carlos Carrera plays is Ana y Bruno which will be released on Aug 31, 2018.

With only three feature films, Carlos Carrera is considered one of the best young directors of the new Mexican cinema. He began as an animator at 12 years old and wrote, produced and directed a number of animated-shorts before filming his first live-action movie, a docummentary short titled Vestidito Blanco como la Leche Nido, Un (1989). He studied filmmaking at the Training Center of Cinematography (Centro de Capacitación Cinematográfica) in Mexico City. After that, Carrera made his first feature, Mujer de Benjamín, La (1991). This film won the Mexican Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay and many prizes in film festivals. After his second feature film, Vida conyugal, La (1993), Carrera made Héroe, El (1994), an animated short winner of the Golden Palm at Cannes Festival.

  • Birthday

    Aug 18, 1962
  • Place of Birth

    Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
  • Also known

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Known For

Awards

30 wins & 16 nominations

Ariel Awards, Mexico
2019
Best Screenplay Adapted from Another Source (Mejor Guión Cinematográfico Adaptado)
Winner - Silver Ariel
De la infancia (2010)
2019
Best Feature Length Animated Film (Mejor Largometraje de Animación)
Winner - Silver Ariel
2010
Best Direction (Mejor Dirección)
Winner - Silver Ariel
2005
Best Short Animated Film (Mejor Cortometraje de Animación)
Winner - Silver Ariel
De raíz (2004)
Premios Canacine, MX
2018
Mejor Película Animada
Winner - Premio Canacine
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