Carlos Reygadas is a Mexican filmmaker. Influenced by existentialist art and philosophy, Reygadas' movies feature spiritual journeys into the inner worlds of his main characters, through which themes of love, suffering, death, and life's meaning are explored. Reygadas has been described as "the one-man third wave of Mexican cinema"; his works are generally considered art films, and are known for their expressionistic cinematography, long takes, and emotionally charged stories. Reygadas first became fascinated with cinema in 1987, upon watching the works of the acclaimed Soviet/Russian filmmaker Andrei Tarkovsky, who had died the previous year. In 1997, he entered a film competition in Belgium with his first short film, Maxhumain.

Carlos Reygadas Castillo (10 de outubro de 1971), é um cineasta mexicano. Influenciados pela arte e filosofia existencialistas, os filmes de Reygadas apresentam jornadas espirituais para os mundos internos de seus personagens principais, através dos quais são explorados temas de amor, sofrimento, morte e significado da vida. Reygadas tem sido descrito como "a terceira onda de um homem do cinema mexicano"; suas obras são geralmente consideradas filmes de arte e são conhecidas por sua cinematografia expressionista, longas tomadas e histórias emocionalmente carregadas. Seus filmes Battle in Heaven (2005) e Post Tenebras Lux (2012) dividiram os críticos.