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Carlos Bolado is a Director, Scriptwriter, Producer, Additional Camera, Editor, Music Supervisor and Sound Recordist Mexicain born on 1964

Carlos Bolado

Carlos Bolado
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Nationality Mexique
Birth 1964 (60 years)

Carlos Bolado (Veracruz, Mexico, 1964) is a Mexican filmmaker.

He studied cinematography (CUEC) and sociology both in the same university, the National Autonomous University of Mexico. He has worked as a soundman and editor on several films. After making several short films, he ventured into the genre of film features with the film Baja California: The Limit of Time. The debut that brought high praise from both critics and the general public, becoming entitled to seven Ariel Awards, the highest recognition that Film academy awards in Mexico.

Later on, he co-directed Promises, which was nominated for an Oscar for best documentary. In 2006 he premiered his film Only God Knows, starring Diego Luna and Alice Braga, with good reviews.

In early June 2011, Helios Productions announced it had hired Bolado to direct a thriller/horror feature entitled Malevolence, written by Hugh Sterbakov. Filming is to begin in late August on location in Alaska.

Best films

Amores Perros (2000)
(Editorial Manager)

Usually with

Stephen Most
Stephen Most
(1 films)
Diego Luna
Diego Luna
(1 films)
Carla Ortiz
Carla Ortiz
(1 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Carlos Bolado (6 films)

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Director

Scriptwriter

Producer

Cameraman

Promises
Promises (2001)
, 1h46
Directed by Justine Shapiro, Carlos Bolado
Origin USA
Genres Documentary
Themes Films set in Africa, Films about children, Films about religion, Documentary films about law, Documentary films about war, Documentary films about historical events, Documentaire sur une personnalité, Documentary films about politics, Documentary films about religion, Political films, Films about Jews and Judaism
Roles Additional Camera
Rating82% 4.138554.138554.138554.138554.13855
Ce film documentaire donne la parole à sept enfants juifs et palestiniens, âgés entre 9 et 13 ans. Ils donnent leur vision sur le conflit israélo-palestinien.

Editor

Instructions Not Included, 2h2
Directed by Eugenio Derbez
Origin Mexique
Genres Drama, Comedy
Actors Alessandra Rosaldo, Eugenio Derbez, Arcelia Ramírez, Hugo Stiglitz, Arap Bethke, Karla Souza
Roles Editor
Rating75% 3.752073.752073.752073.752073.75207
Valentín Bravo had been always a rather fearful child, afraid of everything from heights to spiders. His father, Juan "Johnny" Bravo, raised him trying to make him fearless by making a tarantula walk on Valentin and throwing him off a high oceanside cliff known as La Quebrada. When his father locked Valentín in a crypt at a cemetery, Valentín began to resent his father and ran away after stating that he no longer loves him.
Promises
Promises (2001)
, 1h46
Directed by Justine Shapiro, Carlos Bolado
Origin USA
Genres Documentary
Themes Films set in Africa, Films about children, Films about religion, Documentary films about law, Documentary films about war, Documentary films about historical events, Documentaire sur une personnalité, Documentary films about politics, Documentary films about religion, Political films, Films about Jews and Judaism
Roles Editor
Rating82% 4.138554.138554.138554.138554.13855
Ce film documentaire donne la parole à sept enfants juifs et palestiniens, âgés entre 9 et 13 ans. Ils donnent leur vision sur le conflit israélo-palestinien.
Amores Perros, 2h33
Directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu
Origin Mexique
Genres Drama, Thriller
Themes Films about animals, Films about dogs
Actors Emilio Echevarría, Gael García Bernal, Goya Toledo, Vanessa Bauche, Jorge Salinas, Adriana Barraza
Roles Editorial Manager
Rating80% 4.0476554.0476554.0476554.0476554.047655
The film is constructed from three distinct stories linked by a car accident that brings the characters briefly together.
Like Water for Chocolate, 1h53
Directed by Alfonso Arau
Origin Mexique
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Cooking films
Actors Marco Leonardi, Lumi Cavazos, Regina Torné, Margarita Isabel, Mario Iván Martínez, Claudette Maillé
Roles Editor
Rating71% 3.552013.552013.552013.552013.55201
Tita, as the youngest daughter in a traditional Mexican family, is forbidden to marry. Her duty is to care for her mother until the day the mother dies. Therefore, when Pedro, the boy Tita has fallen in love with, and his father come to ask for Tita’s hand in marriage, Tita's mother, Mama Elena, refuses. Mama Elena offers her other daughter, Rosaura, and Pedro accepts in order to be closer to Tita. Tita bakes the wedding cake with tears, causing vomiting, crying, and a longing for their true love in all those who eat it.

Sound

Promises
Promises (2001)
, 1h46
Directed by Justine Shapiro, Carlos Bolado
Origin USA
Genres Documentary
Themes Films set in Africa, Films about children, Films about religion, Documentary films about law, Documentary films about war, Documentary films about historical events, Documentaire sur une personnalité, Documentary films about politics, Documentary films about religion, Political films, Films about Jews and Judaism
Roles Music Supervisor
Rating82% 4.138554.138554.138554.138554.13855
Ce film documentaire donne la parole à sept enfants juifs et palestiniens, âgés entre 9 et 13 ans. Ils donnent leur vision sur le conflit israélo-palestinien.

Team

Promises
Promises (2001)
, 1h46
Directed by Justine Shapiro, Carlos Bolado
Origin USA
Genres Documentary
Themes Films set in Africa, Films about children, Films about religion, Documentary films about law, Documentary films about war, Documentary films about historical events, Documentaire sur une personnalité, Documentary films about politics, Documentary films about religion, Political films, Films about Jews and Judaism
Roles Sound Recordist
Rating82% 4.138554.138554.138554.138554.13855
Ce film documentaire donne la parole à sept enfants juifs et palestiniens, âgés entre 9 et 13 ans. Ils donnent leur vision sur le conflit israélo-palestinien.