Carlos Lara
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Carlos Armando Lara Torres | ||
| Date of birth | July 27, 1934 | ||
| Place of birth | Bahía Blanca, Argentina | ||
| Date of death | May 20, 2001 (aged 66) | ||
| Place of death | Mexico City | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | 
| 1953–1955 | Ferro | 40 | (18) | 
| 1956 | River Plate | 4 | (3) | 
| 1956–1966 | Zacatepec | (120) | |
| 1966–1967 | Toluca | (6) | |
| 1967–1969 | Necaxa | (5) | |
| International career | |||
| 1961–1962 | Mexico | 4 | (0) | 
| Managerial career | |||
| 1972–1975 | Zacatepec | ||
| 1975 | Laguna | ||
| 1978–1979 | Veracruz | ||
| 1983–1984 | Oaxtepec | ||
| 1984–1985 | Santos Laguna | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Carlos Armando Lara Torres , also known as El Charro was an Argentine-born naturalized-Mexican citizen footballer and coach. Born in 1934 in Argentina, Lara died in Mexico City in 2001.