Carlos Carrera
Encyclopedia
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 2008, Carrera was sponsor for Un aliado en el tiempo
, Sundance Film Festival
official selection shortfilm.
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
film director and screenwriter. He directed El crimen del Padre Amaro
El crimen del Padre Amaro
El crimen del padre Amaro is a 2002 film directed by Carlos Carrera. It is loosely based on the novel O Crime do Padre Amaro by 19th-century Portuguese writer José Maria de Eça de Queiroz....
(2002), which was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
The Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film is one of the Academy Awards of Merit, popularly known as the Oscars, handed out annually by the U.S.-based Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences...
.
In 2008, Carrera was sponsor for Un aliado en el tiempo
Un aliado en el tiempo
Un aliado en el tiempo is a short film written and directed by Miguel A. Reina. Released in 2008, it stars Juan Luis Orendain as a death-defying escapologist, It interweaves nine separate yet connected storylines, about the interactions among nineteen people during one day in Mexico...
, Sundance Film Festival
Sundance Film Festival
The Sundance Film Festival is a film festival that takes place annually in Utah, in the United States. It is the largest independent cinema festival in the United States. Held in January in Park City, Salt Lake City, and Ogden, as well as at the Sundance Resort, the festival is a showcase for new...
official selection shortfilm.