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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Biography from TMDB.
- August 18, 1962 (64)
- Mexico, D. F., Mexico
- Director, writer and producer
- 10 on MovieCove · 30 credits in all
What are Carlos Carrera's films like?
Across their 10 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 1 · Wry 2 · Earnest 4
Light 1 · Serious 1 · Dark 5
Grounded 5 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0
Gentle 0 · Charged 4 · Intense 3
Steady 3 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 1
Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 1
Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 1
A split, not a type: Casual 3 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 2
A split, not a type: Easy watch 1 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 4
Resolved 4 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Bittersweet5
- Tragic1
- Ambiguous4
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Carlos Carrera's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 10 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Carlos Carrera's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
30 credits, 10 with a MovieCove page.
Dark Blue, Celestial Blue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)
Wolf: Die Killing(2026)
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)The Collector (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
Confessions(2023)
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
I’m Going To Be Famous (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
Yankee(2019)
Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all shows
Tales of Mexico(2016)
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
Ana y Bruno(2017)
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
Dogma(2017)
Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
El mar muerto (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
De la infancia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
Backyard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Agent Macaw: Shaken & Stirred (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
La reina roja, un misterio maya (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Cero y van 4(2004)
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
De Raíz (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
The Crime of Padre Amaro(2002)
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
Under a Spell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
Sin remitente (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)
The Hero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)
Married Life(1993)
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Matrimonio y mortaja (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)
Benjamín's Wife (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
Infamia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
Un vestidito blanco como la leche nido (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)
Amada (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)
Malayerba nunca muerde (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)
Un muy cortometraje (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)
The Ballad of the Phoenix (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 27 titles, 26 of them dated from 1988 to 2026.
Biggest box office
The Crime of Padre Amaro (2002)
Highest rated
Ana y Bruno (2017)
Most popular right now
Wolf: Die Killing (2026)
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.
How do Carlos Carrera's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 69th percentile, the median of all 7; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 65th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up3
- 50th to 74th3
- 25th to 49th2
- Below 25th2
Shape of the crowd
5 of their 10 titles are Mixed.
- Divisive2
- Crowd Pleaser3
- Mixed5
Reviewers score the atmosphere 68/100 and the pacing 58/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Who does Carlos Carrera work with?
People who share at least 2 of Carlos Carrera's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Óscar Figueroa shares the most, 3.
Actors
- Ana Claudia TalancónShared titles: Confessions (2023), The Crime of Padre Amaro (2002)See all 2 shared titles with Ana Claudia Talancón
- Claudia RamírezShared titles: Confessions (2023), Sexo, amor y otras perversiones (2006)See all 2 shared titles with Claudia Ramírez
- Julio CasadoShared titles: Yankee (2019), Dogma (2017)See all 2 shared titles with Julio Casado
- Álvaro GuerreroShared titles: Ana y Bruno (2017), Married Life (1993)See all 2 shared titles with Álvaro Guerrero
Cinematographers and editors
- Óscar FigueroaShared titles: Tales of Mexico (2016), Cero y van 4 (2004), The Crime of Padre Amaro (2002)See all 3 shared titles with Óscar Figueroa
- Guillermo GranilloShared titles: Tales of Mexico (2016), The Crime of Padre Amaro (2002)See all 2 shared titles with Guillermo Granillo
Producers
- Daniel Birman RipsteinShared titles: Confessions (2023), The Crime of Padre Amaro (2002)See all 2 shared titles with Daniel Birman Ripstein
- Edher CamposShared titles: Confessions (2023), Tales of Mexico (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Edher Campos
- Marya Saab AbdoShared titles: Confessions (2023), Ana y Bruno (2017)See all 2 shared titles with Marya Saab Abdo
- Epigmenio IbarraShared titles: Yankee (2019), Ana y Bruno (2017)See all 2 shared titles with Epigmenio Ibarra
Mixed roles
- Daniel GruenerShared titles: Ana y Bruno (2017), Sexo, amor y otras perversiones (2006)See all 2 shared titles with Daniel Gruener
- Carlos BoladoShared titles: Tales of Mexico (2016), Married Life (1993)See all 2 shared titles with Carlos Bolado
