Carlos A. Gutiérrez

Carlos A. Gutiérrez is the co-founding executive director of Cinema Tropical, the New York-based media arts non-profit organization founded in 2001 and the leading promoter of Latin American cinema in the U.S. As a guest curator, he has organized series at institutions such as The Museum of Modern Art, Film at Lincoln Center, the Guggenheim Museum, BAM Film, and Anthology Film Archives. He co-curated the Robert Flaherty Film Seminar in 2007 and again in 2025 for its 70th anniversary. He is a founding member of the Distribution Advocates collective and currently serves as artistic director of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston’s Latin Wave film festival, and co-director of Cinema Tucsón. As a publicist, he has overseen press campaigns for numerous films, including the U.S. theatrical releases of Patricio Guzmán’s acclaimed trilogy Nostalgia for the Light, The Pearl Button, and The Cordillera of Dreams. He is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) and serves on the Board of Directors of Film Forum.