Carlos Santos
Film director · 2 films (2023–2025)
Carlos Santos is a director whose work here spans Like or Die (2023) to Winner Takes the Cake (2025), across comedy and drama. The work runs high-key — 30% of frames across the 2 films indexed here, against 12% library-wide. All 290 frames from 2 films are indexed here, searchable by lighting, lens, shot size, colour and mood.
Carlos Santos is a Mexican actor and director, trained at the Center for Artistic Education (CEA) of Televisa and who began his career in brief roles in soap operas and series on said television station, in addition to being part of different theater companies. His talent began to develop as a director of content and artistic development, which led him to emigrate to Miami, where he was part of Univisión, Imagina Usa and Cisneros Media.
Mexico
Directing style
Carlos Santos anchors his visual storytelling in intimate, eye-level medium shots and closeups that keep the camera physically close to the actors within predominantly interior settings. He shapes a tense yet occasionally joyful atmosphere by pairing a shallow depth of field with realistic, motivated lighting sourced from practicals, windows, and sunlight. The director's visual palette relies on a mix of muted, earthy neutrals, soft pastels, and deep, dark tones to ground his blend of comedy, drama, and thriller genres.
Films directed by Carlos Santos
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What films has Carlos Santos directed?
FrameThrower holds stills from 2 of them: Like or Die (2023) and Winner Takes the Cake (2025).
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All 290 indexed frames from 2 films directed by Carlos Santos — searchable by lighting, lens, shot size, mood or plain language.