Carlos Bolado 

In 1991Carlos received international recognition for his editing of Like Water For Chocolate (Como Agua Para Chocolate) and for Like a Bride (Novia Que Te Vea) winner of the Toronto Int'l Film Festival Audience Award 1993. Carlos has edited 12 other feature films in Mexico. He has edit doctored numerous films including the Mexican feature Amores Perros.

Carlos' 1999 directorial feature film debut, Bajo California, El Limite del Tiempo (Under California, The Limit of Time) was selected by film festivals worldwide including Sundance, Toronto International, San Francisco International, Moscow International, and the Buenos Aires International Independent Film Festival. Bajo California won numerous awards including 7 Mexican "Ariels" (the Mexican "Oscar") for Best Film, Best First Film, and Best Editing; the Audience Award for Best Feature at the San Francisco Int'l Film Festival; Best Film at the Los Angeles Latino Film Festival; Grand Jury Prize & OCIC Award at Amiens International Film Festival (France); National Critic's Award at Guadalajara Muestra in Mexico, and others.

Carlos is directing, editing and producing an experimental documentary feature called The Imaginary Line, an experimental feature documentary that takes viewers on a dynamic and fascinating journey along the entire length of the U.S.-Mexican border. He is currently in post-production.

In the fall of 2003, Carlos will direct his next feature film, Only God Knows.

Carlos is the recipient of a Fellowship from the Rockefeller/ MacArthur Foundation and belongs to SNCA (National System of Art Creators in Mexico).

Carlos was nominated for an Emmy Award for his editing of PROMISES.