Originally from Mexico City, Carlos Aguilar was part of the first Roger Ebert Fellowship organized by the Sundance Institute in 2014. Aguilar’s work has appeared in publications such as Los Angeles Times, Variety, The New York Times, The Wrap, Indiewire, Vulture, RogerEbert.com, MovieMaker Magazine, Remezcla, and Filmmaker Magazine, among others. He is a member of the Los Angeles Film Critics Association (LAFCA).