Carlos Montemayor was born on June 13, 1947 in Parral, Chihuahua, Mexico. He was a cinematographer and producer, known for Cortázar: Apuntes para un documental (2002), Sueños de un suicida (2002) and La independencia inconclusa (2010). He died on February 27, 2010 in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico.