Carrie Madariaga

Carrie Madariaga is of Basque, Luiseno, Polish and Scotch-Irish descents. Raised on the Pechanga Indian Reservation in Temecula California, where her ancestors have lived for over ten thousand years. Madariaga began began acting in San Diego ca., working with commercial Emmy award winning director Mario Ortiz. She executive produced the music video Sweet Caroline for recording artist Shelby, which won several awards in the Los Angeles indie music scene. In 2011 she made her writer director debut with the short film Ruser, followed by the comedy Eagle Falls. Under the guidance and mentorship of the LA Skins Fest she participated in the 2013 CBS directors initiative, with award winning director Ian Skorodin executive producing her film Kinda Like a Love Story. Starring native actors Shannon baker and Shyla Marlin.