Venezuelan-born and of Spanish descent, Carlos came to the United States to study architecture. After earning his degree, he pursued his passion for visual storytelling at the American Film Institute, where he earned a Master’s in Cinematography. His AFI thesis film, Last Breeze of Summer, was nominated for an Academy Award, launching what would become a long and distinguished career in film and television.

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Carlos began his directing career on the Imagen Award-winning Nickelodeon series The Brothers Garcia. Since then, he has directed a wide range of acclaimed projects, including Unfabulous, Emma Roberts’s breakout show; the hit boy-band comedy Big Time Rush; the Peabody Award-winning Switched at Birth; and the DGA Award-winning 100 Things to Do Before High School.

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Most recently, Carlos served as Producing Director on HBO Max’s The Garcías, the sequel to The Brothers Garcia. He also directed the screen adaptation of Matt Christopher’s classic novel The Kid Who Only Hit Homers for MiMo Studio, Cyma Zarghami’s production company, which premiered on Amazon Prime Video. Additional credits include Producing Director on Nickelodeon’s three-hour mini-series Lost in the West, and two human rights documentaries focused on the Western Sahara conflict.

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In addition to directing, Carlos is a highly accomplished Director of Photography. His cinematography work includes credits on Grey’s Anatomy (ABC) for Shonda Rhimes, The New Normal (NBC) for Ryan Murphy, and Robert Rodríguez’s From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series. His most recent DP credit was on Hulu/Freeform’s critically acclaimed Everything’s Gonna Be Okay.

Carlos has extensive international production experience, having filmed in Italy, Mexico, Spain, Romania, Argentina, Israel, and beyond. He holds American, Spanish (EU), and Venezuelan citizenship.

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He is a member of the Directors Guild of America, the International Cinematographers Guild, and the Society of Venezuelan Cinematographers.