Carla González Vargas

Born in Mexico City, Carla Gonzalez Vargas started her career as a writer and journalist. Her first book: Woody Allen: His Life and Movies, in 2004 encountered a very successful response. Two more books of her authorship followed: The Routes of Mexican Cinema 1990-2006, and Mexican Cinema from the Spanish publishing house Lunwerg. Additionally, Gonzalez Vargas collaborated as a film columnist for diverse magazines such as Cine Premier and Milenio. As well as multiple radio and TV shows in Mexico. She has served as a member of the jury at the Guadalajara Film Festival and Los Cabos Film Festival. She has also been invited as a guest speaker by UCLA on the subject matter of Mexican Cinema in the Golden Era. She resides in Los Angeles, California, where she established her own production company in 2014, same year in which she directed and produced the documentary Alivio. In 2015, she Executive Produced the feature film Opening Night. At present time Gonzalez Vargas is a Founding Partner and President of Content of Gato Grande Productions, a newly founded Metro-Goldwyn-Meyer joint venture dedicated to developing and producing content for Hispanic and English speaking markets alike. In 2018 she was show runner of Luis Miguel: La Serie, which became one of the most successful TV Series in Latin America. For two consecutive years, Forbes magazine has named Carla one of the 100 most powerful women in Mexico.