Originally from Mexico City, Carmen earned her MFA degree in Theatre Design at the University of British Columbia and has been a Vancouver based designer with more than 80 production credits since 2006. Some of her recent ones include: Stickboy (Vancouver Opera); Crazy For You, The Wizard of Oz and The Music Man (Gateway Theatre); Good People, Peter and the Starcatcher, Bittergirl and Topdog/Underdog (Arts Club Theatre Company); Pericles, The Winter’s Tale and As You Like it (Bard on the Beach Shakespeare Festival). Carmen is the recipient of three Jessie Richardson Theatre Awards (Outstanding Costume Design in the Large Theatre Category in 2015 and 2017 and Small Theatre Category in 2017) as well an Applause Musical Ovation Award for Outstanding Costume Design in 2013.