He is a Mexican film director and cinematographer born in Guadalajara. He graduated from the School of Art & Design of Lausanne (ECAL/Ecole Cantonale d'Art de Lausanne). Carlos Tapia González is based in Lausanne, Switzerland.

His short film, SATAN, competed at numerous international film festivals around the world. It was presented at the Cannes Film Festival as part of the Semaine de la Critique official program in 2019.

As a cinematographer, he has worked on numerous short films, including Nora Longatti’s CHUTE, which was awarded the Pardino d’Oro at the 2021 Locarno Film Festival.